A Winter Season's Awesome Snowfall In Burlington, Vermont - By: Brian OConnell

This winter season turned out to be quite a godsend for individuals who are fond of snow, but for Vermonters who aren't this has turned out to be a protracted and painful period. I adore my job. Building CPA websites is lots of fun and it's magnificent intellectual exercise, but it's a terrible way to stay healthy.

With winter waning we're looking back on a long winter. Burlington has gotten almost twice as much snow as normal this year. This is great if you're a skier, but for the rest of us it's becoming a bit tiresome.

So what does Burlington normally get?

On average, according to the National Weather Service, Burlington should get an average of 67.4 inches of snow each winter. Up here that means pretty much October through April. They conducted a long term 30 year study to come up with this figure. I've broken down the average annual value into months below to get a better idea of what can be expected on a monthly basis.

Average Monthly Snowfall Totals
October – 0.5"
November – 5.5"
December – 14.2"
January – 19.5"
February – 11.8"
March – 13.2"
April – 2.7"

Then I compared these figure with this years actual snowfall.

As of March 23rd, when I ran these figures, we had seen 127.1 inches! Our snowiest month so far has been February with a total of 43.1 inches. 11.3" of the monthly total came on February 2nd when a very vigorous low pressure system moved through the Ohio River Valley early in the day and rapidly moved ENE'ward toward southern Nova Scotia. However, the most impressive one day snowfall total that we received actually occurred shortly before I ran these figures. Between March 6-7th, Burlington received 24.3" of snow! 17.1" of that 24.3" fell on the 7th and produced a daily record!

Below are the monthly totals that we have received for this year. When October and November occurred, I was beginning to think that we were going to have another below average season. I never thought that we'd crush our seasonal average the way the season had begun.

2010-2011 Snowfall Totals for Burlington, VT
October – 0.1"
November – 0.3"
December – 27.9"
January – 26.9"
February – 43.1"
March – 28.8" (As of March 23rd)
What about the remainder of the season?

So Burlington, VT is way above normal for the year, but were we going to see any more snow? I took a look at the short range models for the next 5 days and the long range models that went into early to mid April. Between March 24-25th, we did have the chance to see some total snow accumulations between 1-3" but beyond that time period, I really didn't see another chance for snow until the beginning of April. With the current long range forecast that was in play, it seemed possible we could see another 2-5" of snow between April 01st through April 08th.

What it boils down to is this... It's been a very white winter. According to the records I was looking at, which go back to 1884, we've never seen this much snow before. I have to say, as ready as I am for spring to come it will surely be a very dreary mud season.

About the Author

Brian O'Connell is the CEO and founder of CPA Site Solutions, one of North America's largest website firms oriented exclusively to CPA Websites.

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