Wednesday, February 15, 2006

The Great Blizzard of '06

So how much snow did we actually get in the 'Great Blizzard of '06'?

Time was when Plainfield was one of the meteorological stations of the National Weather Service, and the news would include how much rain or snow fell here, or how fast the winds were.

But that is long gone. When? Why? Does anyone know the story? Would be interested in hearing about it.

Meantime, some real people must have been measuring somewhere to get the New York Times map below (click on map to enlarge it). You will note that Rahway gets an entry.


My highly unscientific method was to measure the snowfall on a picnic table on the patio. Twenty-five inches.

Cacti get a look at the snow















My 'scientific' measure- ment lab













At any rate, the birds enjoyed a snack in the snow









Somehow it didn't seem like much of a storm. No driving wind. No whiteouts. Just endless flakes lightly piling up. And with the warm weather the next couple of days, it will just be a memory.

On to Spring!

-- Dan Damon

Here's the New York Times story:
"As Monsters Go, This Storm Had a Lighter Tread"

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The lady who used to do it for Plfd died several years ago. Her name was Vivian something. Anyway, unless you have one of the Weather Services Snow Meters( Central Park has one) the most acurate way to do it is to put down a piece of plywood and measure it at 6 inches. Then shake off the snow and put it down again for another 6 inches. The point is that snow packs down under its own weight and this is at least a consistent way of doing it for the Weather Service.