(Bloomberg) -- Boston received 2.9 inches (7.4 centimeters) of new snow Sunday, finally breaking the 19-year-old seasonal record, the National Weather Service said.
The 108.6 inches that has fallen this winter at the city’s Logan International Airport broke the old mark of 107.6 inches set in 1995-1996, the weather service said.
Since Jan. 23, 103.1 fell at the airport from a series of storms that closed schools for days at a time.
“It is quite impressive, really,” said Steve LaVoie, a meteorologist at Hometown Forecast Services Inc. in Nashua, New Hampshire. “I’m not surprised, considering how many larger storms we had.”
The current seasonal total is 69.9 inches higher than what the city would normally have had at this time of year, according to weather service records.
The season’s snowfall has crimped service on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority, the city’s mass transit system, which still doesn’t have its commuter rail service fully restored.
LaVoie said it’s possible Boston will get more measurable snow in coming weeks.
The city has had late-season snowfalls in the past. In 1997, 25.4 inches of snow fell from March 31 to April 1, and in May 1977 the city’s suburbs got about 5 inches.
There may be snow showers later this week and the next chance for measurable snow will be next weekend, LaVoie said.
For Monday, skies will be clear and the high temperature should be around 45 degrees Fahrenheit (7 Celsius), he said.
Copyright 2018 Bloomberg. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Want to continue reading?
Become a Free PropertyCasualty360 Digital Reader
Your access to unlimited PropertyCasualty360 content isn’t changing.
Once you are an ALM digital member, you’ll receive:
- Breaking insurance news and analysis, on-site and via our newsletters and custom alerts
- Weekly Insurance Speak podcast featuring exclusive interviews with industry leaders
- Educational webcasts, white papers, and ebooks from industry thought leaders
- Critical converage of the employee benefits and financial advisory markets on our other ALM sites, BenefitsPRO and ThinkAdvisor
Already have an account? Sign In Now
© 2024 ALM Global, LLC, All Rights Reserved. Request academic re-use from www.copyright.com. All other uses, submit a request to [email protected]. For more information visit Asset & Logo Licensing.
