IAP 12.310
January 2008
Significant U.S. Weather Events
Near-record December snowfall (Dec 2007)
If this was your first year in Boston, you might ask: is it normal for
Boston to have this much snow? The answer -- no.
Two noteworthy facts:
1) In concert
with the below-average temperatures, December recorded
26.9" of snowfall,
1" shy from the record.
2) More snow has already fallen this year than ** all ** of last
winter (17").
2007
Climatological data from the National Weather Service (NWS)
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