Four weeks of winter’s fury: 30 inches of snow in 30 days

Madison now on pace for above average snow

Dave Caulfield by Dave Caulfield

If you’ve been feeling worn out for the last four weeks, I think I might have a possible reason why.

Mother Nature has attempted to fit all of winter into one month across southern Wisconsin.

WOW: Crunching some wild numbers on this Wednesday: In just the last FOUR WEEKS alone, Madison has picked up 30.8″ (more than 2.5 feet) of snow! That’s more than an inch of snow PER DAY! And, we still have (on average) about 10″ of snow left to go! #wiwx pic.twitter.com/3WGwkQR1Fv

— Dave Caulfield (@DaveCaulfield_) February 13, 2019

Tuesday’s snowfall at the airport finished at 8.3 inches, which broke a daily snowfall record for Feb. 12 which had been standing since 1923.

Add that to the one and a half inches of snow recorded on Feb. 11 and 0.2 inches that fell early Wednesday morning, and the total snowfall from this last storm finishes at 10 inches.

More than two-and-a-half feet of snow has fallen in Madison in the last 28 days alone.

Madison has already eclipsed its typical February snowfall with half of the month to go. For the first time all winter, we’ve also moved ahead of schedule in terms of seasonal snowfall.

The last time Madison experienced above average seasonal snowfall was Winter 2013-2014, when almost 60 inches of snow fell throughout the season. Typically, another foot of snow falls between now and the end of the snow season (which, as we saw last year, is April).

Whether it’s dealing with constant snowstorms, bouts of freezing rain or historic cold snaps, it’s a wonder we’re all not napping at this very moment!

The gusty winds will diminish this afternoon under partly sunny skies. Highs will reach the middle 20s. Clouds increase tonight ahead of rain/snow showers during the afternoon and evening on Valentine’s Day. https://t.co/USLd7X6S8q pic.twitter.com/Mgsw2KH4Vm

— First Alert Weather (@news3weather) February 13, 2019

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