The weather was much different a year ago today. We were dealing with a bombogenesis cyclone.
In Boston, we broke our daily record snowfall with 13.4″ of snow falling on January 4th. We had sustained winds close to 40 mph and a peak wind gust of 51mph.
We also had a record crest at the Boston Harbor at 15.16 ft, creating major coastal flooding.
Peak Wind Gusts Across the Region:
-Rockport, MA: 72mph
-Nantucket, MA: 76mph
-Worcester, MA: 57mph
-Milford, MA: 55mph
Snow Totals Across the Region:
-Worcester: 16.8″
-Dorchester: 16.0″
-Milton: 17.0″
-Fitchburg: 12.5″
On average, we get 13.1″ of snow in the month on January. Last year, we had that much snow in just one day. In 2018, w had 17.8″ of snow for the month of January.
On average, we normally see the most snowfall in January. So far, our seasonal snowfall is 0.2″ of snow.