After wondering when winter would finally arrive in Connecticut, we finally got a small taste of winter weather with last night's snowfall. Much of the interior part of the state picked up 2-3 inches of snow, but as I write this, temperatures are hovering around 40 degrees, rain is moving in from the west, and much of the snow will be gone by tomorrow morning. There might be a few chances for flurries or a light accumulation over the next 3-4 days, but nothing of any significance is expected, nor is there much in the way of truly cold air on the horizon for the next week or so.
So far, the biggest snowfall we've had was the 12-inch storm on October 28th that left much of the interior of the state without electricity for up to 10 days. But that was truly a freak storm, that occurred in the middle of Autumn. We haven't really seen any significant snow since then.
It's easy to blame global warming as the culprit behind the unusually mild and snow-free winter, but other parts of the country are certainly seeing their fair share of the white stuff, especially in the midwest. All I can say is that nature eventually returns to the average, and as we have been so far below average in snowfall for the winter season up to now, we can only cringe in horror at what the remainder of winter might bring us if nature decides to play catch-up.
