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Psychological_Tune53 t1_j7znwqd wrote

Do we normally get more snow? This is my first winter here and at first I thought the lack of snow was because we're on the coast.

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allhailthehale t1_j7zwcw5 wrote

Yes, absolutely. This winter has been very, very warm. Usually we would gave gotten a few big snows by now of 4 or more inches.

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GotenRocko t1_j80t3gi wrote

Dreading a big blizzard right at the end like we got last time we had a winter with this much lack of snow.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j7zwlss wrote

A typical year is like 3-5 feet of snow, years that go way above that.

Providence gets less than more inland places typically but there was over 2 feet last January alone. For a full winter, it can really add up on the big years. In 2015, the snowpile by the armory was still around until June because there was so fucking much of it

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Previous_Floor t1_j81w8na wrote

There was also a ton of snow in the 2017-18 winter. And it also included a stretch of like 2 weeks where wind chills were below zero (and as bad as -20).

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D-camchow t1_j7zwgrk wrote

yea this is definitely a light winter. on the plus side haven't had to shovel this year lol

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kbd77 t1_j80b8sk wrote

We don’t get as much as northern New England or even most of Massachusetts because of our proximity to the coast, but we usually get a handful of storms every winter. Other than last weekend when it was jarringly cold, this whole winter has felt much more like spring. It’s pretty unnerving. I keep waiting for the temps to drop for good, but…nope!

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RandomChurn t1_j83ncyi wrote

Haha, one winter in the mid 90s we had 17 snowstorms in a row -- it made narrow streets impassible. It made property owners who didn't shovel their sidewalks resented for decades 😆

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