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According to the NOAA National Weather Service office in Taunton, Mass., this storm is the second snowiest on record for Providence, R.I., with 23.4 inches, the fifth snowiest for Boston with 22.5 inches, and the fifth snowiest in Worcester, Mass., with 24.1 inches. Records for these cities date back more than 100 years.
Average Snowfall (in inches):
January/Annual
Boston, Mass., 13.5/41.8
Worcester, Mass., 15.9/60.8
Providence, R.I., 10.6/32.9
Hartford, Conn., 14.4/46.0
New York, N.Y., 8.1/22.4
Many major cities also noted back-to-back days of record snowfall. On Sunday, records were set for the date in the following cities (previous record and year of occurrence): Worcester, Mass., 18.1 inches (12.5 inches in 1966); Providence, R.I., 16.4 inches (8.0 inches in 1965) Portland, Maine, 15.3 inches (9.0 inches in 1966); Boston, Mass., 13.4 inches (12.4 inches in 1935). This followed Saturday's record snowfall in Boston, Mass., 9.1 inches (5.3 inches in 1987); New York, N.Y., 8.5 inches (8.1 inches in 1987); Bridgeport, Conn., 7.0 inches (5.6 inches in 1987); Providence, R.I., 7.0 inches (5.5 inches in 1987).
Accumulations over the two-day period not only surpassed the average snowfall for the entire month of January but will also equal a great percentage of the annual average. For Boston and Providence, the 2004-2005 snow season is already above average with 48.8 inches and 46.2 inches (through January 23), respectively.
High winds caused considerable blowing and drifting snow, producing blinding white-out conditions at times. Gusts were frequently in the 30-60 mph range as hurricane-force winds of up to 84 mph slammed Nantucket and Cape Cod in eastern Massachusetts.
Bitter cold temperatures put much of the East in the deep freeze, and the storm's gusty winds made it dangerous to be outside for an extended period of time or with unprotected skin. Several record lows were noted from New Jersey to northern New England. Saturday's low of minus 29 degrees F in Bangor, Maine, was the city's lowest temperature on record for the date and for the month of January.
Although the recent snowstorm has moved out into the Atlantic, there’s plenty of winter weather still to come. For the Northeast, even spring can bring a dose of snow as proven by the April Fool’s storm of 1997. Stay tuned to NOAA for the latest daily, monthly and seasonal forecasts.