Sunday, March 24, 2013
Thanks to the weather gods
As the Midwest gets hammered yet again, Spokane is getting a week of nice cold crisp sunny days. According to the Weather Bureau, our total snowfall this winter was 43 inches, just an inch behind the long-term mean. Pretty much what you'd expect from a weak El Nino year.
This winter felt much weaker than average to me, probably because the snow was slow and slutty**, with only one big storm.
My own measure of winter severity is Number of Roof Rakings. This winter my NRR was only 2, and one of them was more obsessive than strictly necessary. Last winter was around 4, if I'm remembering right; yet its official snow total was even lower at 35 inches. More big storms, less slutty.
Polistra and friends thank the weather gods for sparing us this time. We'll get our turn again next year, no doubt.
**Might as well use the phrase, since it belongs to a Spokane weathercaster!
¶ 6:23 AM 
**Might as well use the phrase, since it belongs to a Spokane weathercaster!
¶ 6:23 AM
