[HCRA] Fw: Final Snowfall Reports---President's Day Storm
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From: "Rob Macedo" <[email protected]>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 08:32:35 -0500
Subject: Final Snowfall Reports---President's Day Storm
Hello to all...
An additional statement with corrections and some updated snowfall totals
from the President's Day Storm has been posted. Here is that statement.
Also, Boston's Logan Airport now has the snowiest February on record ever
and that record event report appears below the statement.
NOUS41 KBOX 192125 CCA
PNSBOX
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
425 PM EST WED FEB 19 2003
THE FOLLOWING IS A FINAL SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL TOTALS FOR THE
PRESIDENTS DAY STORM OF FEBRUARY 17TH 2003...WHICH LASTED INTO THE
MORNING OF THE 18TH. MOST OF THE SNOW FELL IN A 12 HOUR PERIOD
BETWEEN 11 AM AND 11 PM ON THE 17TH.
CLIMATOLOGICALLY...THIS WAS A TOP 10 RANKING SNOWSTORM FOR BOSTON...
WORCESTER AND PROVIDENCE IN DETAILED RECORDS DATING BACK TO AT LEAST
1905 AND FOR WESTOVER AIR FORCE BASE IN DETAILED RECORDS DATING BACK
INTO THE 1940S.
A SPECIAL THANKS TO COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS...
AMATEUR RADIO...AND THE MEDIA FOR YOUR HELP.
THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT
(SMALL LETTERS) HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/BOX
TOTAL IN
LOCATION INCHES
...MASSACHUSETTS...
...FRANKLIN COUNTY...
ASHFIELD 23.0
LEVERETT 22.5
CONWAY 21.5
WHATELY 21.0
SUNDERLAND 20.0
GREENFIELD 18.5
DEERFIELD 18.0
...HAMPDEN COUNTY...
MONTGOMERY 24.6
CHESTER 19.0
WESTOVER AFB - CHICOPEE 18.2
N HAMPDEN 18.0
LONGMEADOW 18.0
WEST SPRINGFIELD 17.5
GRANVILLE 17.0
WESTFIELD 16.5
SPRINGFIELD 16.0
HOLYOKE 15.0
HAMPDEN 15.0
SOUTHWICK 15.0
MONSON 15.0
WILBRAHAM 15.0
...HAMPSHIRE COUNTY...
SOUTHAMPTON 22.0
GOSHEN 21.0
EASTHAMPTON 20.0
HUNTINGTON 19.0
AMHERST 18.5
WORTHINGTON 18.0
NORTHAMPTON 17.0
CUMMINGTON 17.0
WESTHAMPTON 16.0
...WORCESTER COUNTY...
PETERSHAM 23.0
PHILLIPSTON 22.0
ASHBURNHAM 21.0
WORCESTER - AIRPORT 20.8
SHREWSBURY 20.5
W BOYLSTON 18.0
WESTBOROUGH 18.0
MILLVILE 18.0
WEST BROOKFIELD 18.0
UPTON 17.5
NORTHBOROUGH 17.0
WEBSTER 17.0
HOPEDALE 16.5
WORCESTER - CITY 16.0
STERLING 16.0
CLINTON 16.0
WEST WARREN 16.0
SUTTON 15.5
LEOMINSTER 15.0
LANCASTER 15.0
...MIDDLESEX COUNTY...
TOWNSEND 24.0
WATERTOWN 22.0
BOXBORO 20.0
FRAMINGHAM 19.5
BELMONT 19.0
N CAMBRIDGE 18.7
BILLERICA 18.5
HUDSON 18.0
HOPKINTON 17.5
WOBURN 17.0
WAKEFIELD 16.5
PEPPERELL 16.0
READING 15.5
NATICK 15.0
WALTHAM 14.5
NEWTON 14.0
STONEHAM 12.0
MAYNARD 10.1
...ESSEX COUNTY...
ROCKPORT 28.0
TOPSFIELD 24.0
SWAMPSCOTT 21.5
SALEM 21.0
MANCHESTER BY THE SEA 20.3
IPSWICH 19.0
GLOUCESTER 17.0
AMESBURY 16.0
NEWBURYPORT 16.0
NORTH ANDOVER 15.0
...SUFFOLK COUNTY...
BOSTON - LOGAN INTL AIRPORT 27.5
WINTHROP 27.1
BRIGHTON 17.2
WEST ROXBURY 16.0
...NORFOLK COUNTY...
BROOKLINE 27.0
SOUTH WEYMOUTH 25.5
MILTON 25.1
MILTON - BLUE HILL OBSERVATORY 23.7
NORWOOD 23.0
RANDOLPH 22.2
BRAINTREE 22.0
WEYMOUTH 21.2
FOXBORO 21.0
QUINCY 21.0
W MEDWAY 20.0
DEDHAM 18.0
NEEDHAM 18.0
EAST WALPOLE 15.8
...BRISTOL COUNTY...
REHOBOTH 22.0
NORTON 21.5
EASTON 21.5
MANSFIELD 20.5
EAST MANSFIELD 18.5
ACUSHNET 18.0
TAUNTON - NWS 17.8
FAIRHAVEN 17.0
...PLYMOUTH COUNTY...
HANSON 25.0
BROCKTON 23.0
HINGHAM 23.0
SCITUATE 21.0
BRIDGEWATER 19.0
MARSHFIELD 18.0
...BARNSTABLE COUNTY...
POCASSET 16.0
CHATHAM 16.0
CENTERVILLE 15.0
HYANNIS 15.0
DENNISPORT 15.0
SANDWICH 15.0
MASHPEE 14.5
FALMOUTH 14.3
EASTHAM 14.0
MARSTONS MILLS 14.0
...DUKES COUNTY...
EDGARTOWN 13.0
WEST TISBURY 12.8
...NANTUCKET COUNTY...
NANTUCKET 15.0
...CONNECTICUT...
...HARTFORD COUNTY...
MANCHESTER 20.2
HARTFORD 20.0
BURLINGTON 18.5
GLASTONBURY 17.5
WETHERSFIELD 17.5
FARMINGTON 17.5
S WINDSOR 17.0
W HARTFORD 16.0
SOUTHINGTON 16.0
GRANBY 15.8
NORTH GRANBY 15.0
SIMSBURY 15.0
NEWINGTON 15.0
WINDSOR LOCKS - BRADLEY INTL AP 15.0
WINDSOR CENTER 14.5
UNIONVILLE 14.0
...TOLLAND COUNTY...
UNION 19.7
ANDOVER 18.0
STAFFORD SPRINGS 17.5
STORRS 16.0
MANSFIELD 15.0
...WINDHAM COUNTY...
WOODSTOCK 18.0
ASHFORD 15.0
THOMPSON 14.6
...RHODE ISLAND...
...PROVIDENCE COUNTY...
BURRILLVILLE 23.0
CUMBERLAND 21.5
CRANSTON 21.0
WOONSOCKET 20.0
NORTH FOSTER 17.1
JOHNSTON 17.0
PROVIDENCE 16.7
...KENT COUNTY...
WEST WARWICK 17.0
COVENTRY 15.0
WARWICK - T.F. GREEN AIRPORT 15.0
...WASHINGTON COUNTY...
SOUTH KINGSTOWN 19.0
NORTH KINGSTOWN 15.0
...NEWPORT COUNTY...
MIDDLETOWN 16.0
TIVERTON 14.7
PORTSMOUTH 14.0
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
...CHESHIRE COUNTY...
JAFFREY 19.5
SWANZEY 8.0
MARLOW 6.0
WALPOLE 5.0
...HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY...
MERRIMACK 22.0
MANCHESTER 21.0
PETERBOROUGH 21.0
WILTON 20.8
MILFORD 20.5
NASHUA 18.0
GREENFIELD 17.0
WEARE 13.0
$$
CORRECTED TO LIST SEVERAL LOCATIONS IN CORRECT COUNTY
SXUS99 KBOX 191534
RERBOS
RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
1035 AM EST WED FEB 19 2003
...RECORD 24 HOUR SNOWFALL AND RECORD SNOWSTORM SNOWFALL SET AT
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT FEBRUARY 17TH-18TH 2003...
...FEBRUARY MONTHLY SNOWFALL RECORD ESTABLISHED IN BOSTON...
...FEBRUARY 2003 IS THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF ANY MONTH ON RECORD...
LOGAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN EAST BOSTON MEASURED 27.5 INCHES OF
SNOWFALL. THIS ECLIPSED THE PREVIOUS 24 HOUR SNOWFALL RECORD OF 25.4
INCHES SET DURING THE APRIL FOOLS DAY BLIZZARD OF MARCH 31ST AND
APRIL 1ST OF 1997.
THE TOTAL OF 27.5 INCHES ALSO SET THE RECORD FOR GREATEST SNOWSTORM
SNOWFALL TOTAL. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 27.1 INCHES SET FEBRUARY 6TH
AND 7TH 1978.
IN ADDITION THE PRESIDENTS DAY SNOWSTORM HELPED SET THE FEBRUARY
SNOWFALL RECORD IN BOSTON. CURRENTLY THE FEBRUARY 2003 SNOWFALL
TOTAL IS 41.6 INCHES. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS FEBRUARY MONTHLY
RECORD OF 41.3 INCHES SET IN 1969.
FEBRUARY 2003 IS NOW THE SNOWIEST MONTH OF ANY MONTH ON RECORD IN
BOSTON.
SNOWFALL RECORDS HAVE BEEN KEPT IN BOSTON SINCE 1892.
$$
AED/STRAUSS
Respectfully Submitted,
Robert Macedo (KD1CY)
ARES SKYWARN Coordinator
SEMCARES Emergency Coordinator