According to the National Weather Service office at Sikorsky Memorial Airport in Stratford, nearly a half-foot of snow (five inches) fell five years ago today, which set a new record for the date, eclipsing the old mark of three inches established in 2007. However, the heaviest snow fell West of Fairfield, with one spotter who lives in the Greenwich backcountry measuring 19 inches.
Sue Drexler of Greenwich sent two photos from the town's backcountry. The first is of Lissy with Holly and Maddy playing in the snow, and the second is of Sue and Holly cross-country skiing. It was a Winter wonderland in the Gateway to New England.
Here is a sampling of the snowfall totals from across southwestern Connecticut from Friday, February 26. Remember, the average snowfall for the entire month in our region is 7.6" based on 40 years of climatology.
- Wilton: 11.3"
- Greenwich: 10.6"
- Darien: 10.3"
- New Canaan: 9.1"
- Stamford: 8.1"
- Norwalk: 7.8"
- Bridgeport: 5.0"
Here is a breakdown of the liquid precipitation recorded each day during the week of February 22 through 26, 2010:
- Monday: 0.02"
- Tuesday: 0.72"
- Wednesday: 1.10"
- Thursday: 2.36"
- Friday: 0.50"
Paul
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