We in Minneapolis celebrated the first day of spring with 3 new inches of snow. The temps made it up to mid 30s, melting some. Maybe sun and 40s tomorrow. That should take care of the new snow. Now just have to get rid of the several inches still left. Of course by the sidewalks and driveways it's piled higher from scooping. Here's a look at the number, for anyone planning on moving here:
50: total days with lows below zero
17: consecutive days of subzero lows
21: days with lows below zero in an average year
May 3: Last snow of last winter
Nov. 3: First snow of this winter
6: More weeks of snow than usual
9,361: Minneapolis cars towed for snow-related violations
23: days with windchill warnings
Minus 25: temperature at which windchill warnings are issued
6: weather-related school closings in Minneapolis and Rochester …
7: … and in Duluth
700: frozen home water pipes in St. Paul’s Regional Water System
159,463: heating failure service calls to CenterPoint Energy
225: frostbite cases at HCMC (Jan. and Feb.)
95.7: percent of Lake Superior iced over
61: inches of total snowfall as of March 19
24: inches of snow at its greatest depth, Feb.