For the month of December measured 4.25″ compared to a normal of 4.30 inches. Most fell as rain but we did receive 8.4″ of snow compared to my average of 13.8″. The approximate water equivalence of the snow was 0.55″, so a very dry cold snow from western clipper systems.
I have been measuring snow since 1993. The average December snow from 93-2010 = 16.1″ and from 2011 to current = 11.3″. Snowfall on average continues to fall as total precipitation increases. All this time we were well into climate change. Wish I had data from the 1960s when I don’t remember a lot of rain storms in winter.
The calendar year just ended with a total of 45.93″ compared to the 30 year NOAA average of 47.54″. The dry late summer/ fall brought us below average. The drought monitor still has this area listed as in “severe drought” but it doesn’t really feel that way to me. Last years total was 63.93″, well above average.
All numbers are from my location in the SE corner of Brattleboro and can vary greatly location to location. Happy New Year.
