Saturday, October 24, 2020
Raking record
Just for my own purposes, since I've been keeping the record here for many years.
10/24/2020 first roof raking of the winter. Unusual Oct storm, about 7 inches wet and HEAVY.
Last winter was easy, with only two rakings needed, both in January. Total snow for year was average, but it was distributed in smaller storms with space between, so didn't accumulate much and didn't need much raking.
12/26/2020 after a long and welcome gap, 2nd raking. 4" powdery.
12/31/2020 3rd raking, 6" powdery.
2/16/2021 4th raking, 5" powdery.
3/12/2021: Weather Bureau is pretty sure the snow is done, so we'll close out this year's record at 4 rakes. The winter was a full LaNina in terms of precip, but a lot of the precip happened when the temp was warm enough for rain. If the temp had been cold in Dec, this would have been a giant like 2008, in the 90 inch range. Instead it was about average. I'M NOT COMPLAINING.
Thanks, weather gods! You're the only merciful and sane rulers in this horrible year. Some of the mercy was highly specific, and we thank you specifically.
Labels: coot-proofing, TMI
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