Jacket-Worthy St. Patrick's Day - Dry Rut Lingers into early April - Minneapolis Star Tribune
At temperatures colder than 15F a meager inch of snow, at the wrong time, sparks gridlock and a disproportionate number of fender-benders. But 27 inches of snow. Kentucky picked up more snow than the Twin Cities as a temporarily locked jet stream pattern whisked the most formidable storms well south of Minnesota. Meilinger wanted to know if MSP set any cold weather records. We counted up 3 records for the metro: the warmest low on December 14 (43F), a record high on December 15 (51), and a snowfall record for January 8 (3 inches). Expect a chilly bias, maybe a few flakes or snow showers the next 2 weeks, but nothing Boston-like. 6 inches has fallen in Boston, a new all-time record. Mayor Marty Walsh tweeted: "Superbowls, World Series, Stanley Cups and snowfall records. Boston Sets New Snow Record. Here's an excerpt from NBC News : " Boston officially broke its snowfall record for one season, notching up 108. 6 inches this winter, the National Weather Service said Sunday. February was by the snowiest February on record in Boston, at 64. 8. For the winter season, that put the city an inch above the 107. 6 inches set in the winter of 1995-96. . ". Fake Snow, Real Money: The High-Tech Fight to Save California Skiing. Source: www.startribune.com
