Recap On Yesterday's Storm
Yesterday's storm came and went on the same date as day 3 of the blizzard of 1888. That storm produced 5 times as much snow (50.0") in Middletown as this one did. Yesterday's storm tracked close enough to the coast so as to bring the rain & sleet/snow line inland earlier than forecast the day before the storm. This effectively pulled the forecast snowbands about 50-60 miles further to the northwest. Evidence that this was occurring showed up when the snow first changed to sleet as far north as lower Fairfield County by 8 AM. Also, few places (if any) in CT saw actual blizzard conditions (3+ hours with visibilty <1/4 mile & 35+ mph wind). The map above and list below show reported snowfall amounts from the storm. They were gathered from a variety of sources. If you see an error or would like to report a snow amount, please contact me or post it on my facebook page.
Middletown 10.0 Burlington 19.5 Southington 18.5 West Granby 18.0 Simsbury 16.3 Avon 16.0 Farmington 16.0 Canton 16.0 Granby 16.0 Windsor Locks (Bradley) 15.8 West Hartford 15.0 New Britain 14.0 Enfield 13.7 Suffield 13.0 Tolland 14.0 Somers 13.5 Staffordville 13.5 Coventry 13.0 Ellington 13.0 Mansfield Center 11.0 Woodstock 10.5 Hampton 10.0 New Fairfield 20.4 Monroe 16.0 Newtown 12.5 New Canaan 11.6 Weston 11.2 Shelton 10.0 Greenwich 10.0 Bridgeport (Sikorsky) 7.1 Southbury 16.0 Cheshire 10.5 Hamden 9.9 Norwich 8.5 Norfolk 20.0 Winsted 18.5 Harwinton 15.0 Griswold 6.3 Moosup 10.0 Monroe 13.0 Prospect 13.9 North Canton 15.0 Madison Center 6.5 Mystic 2.1 North Grosvenordale (Thompson) 14.0 Bristol 20.0 Norwalk 13.6 Stonington 1.5 New Hartford Center 16.5 Colebrook 16.6 Collinsville 15.9 New London 2.6 Brookfield 13.2 Central Waterford 2.8 Glastonbury Center 15.3 East Hartford 13.0 Watertown 16.0 Milford 6.9 Darien 9.0 Bethel 13.2 Ridgefield 18.5 Thomaston 19.5 North Granby 15.8