Final tally is in...18". Took an hour and a half to clear the driveway, front walk, and fire hydrant out. (Doesn't include the half hour this morning.) Negative temps for a low tonight.

 

NorCal is having a tough time. Keep in mind that this is where Napa Valley and the majority of the California wine region is. No rain is not good for the grapes. And no grapes means no wine. And what wine there is in the stores will go up in price. Of course, that's important, but having no water is kind of even a bigger problem over all.

For the first time in 165 years, San Francisco recorded no measurable rain in January. Santa Cruz normally gets 6 inches of rain and likewise got none. SoCal got a little rain in January, but not our usual amount during what is normally the wettest month.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/californ...ary-1422822938

 

sorry lainey no concrete here. light and fluffy. of course that means it blows right back ten minutes after you move it.
it's looking like I may have to drag the snowblower through the house and out to the deck and clear it.

 

Not much snow,here,but freaking cold;-22C' tonight.Brr....

 

We got 15” with drifts well over 2 feet and the damn County snowplow driver left me with over 4 feet at the end of my MG driveway!









As you can see the birds get top priority after the house drive.

 

Calm winds, no new snow overnight, clear sky with full moon, 19.3 below zero. Time to put another log on the fire,
Levi

 

We have really dodged a few bullets here due to temps a bit too warm and being just out of range of the big storms. Of course we still have the rest of Feb, our normally snowiest month, to get through.

 

Dave we got about that yesterday too, but on top of the 3 feet we already had on the ground.
My driveway is looking like a bobsled run.

 

Plattsburgh got an honorable mention on the news Levi they said it was 18 below its balmy here by comparison only 15 below!

 

They also said Boston got the most snow ever in a 10 day period at over 40 inches.