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[PotatoChip]

2. This winter reminds me of a more typical one than what we've had in recent yrs.

Perhaps a little snowier than usual, but overall pretty close to what I normally think of regarding our winters. I think we've been a bit spoiled by the past 5 years or more of mild temps and less snow. It's really starting get old, though, isn't it? Sigh...

Btw, I found a website that lists weather extremes by state. I was surprised to learn that we are the 3rd coldest. Alaska is (of course) the worst by far, but that is to be expected. What surprised me is how close we were to the 2nd coldest state, North Dakota. Not even a full degree of difference!

Average annual temperature for each state.

State...................Temp(F)............Rank

Alaska.....................26.6..................50
North Dakota........... 40.4..................49
Maine......................41.0..................48
http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/average-annual-state-temperatures.php

And then, there is data on snowfall. We are in the top 5 states for that, w/New York state unsurprisingly being #1... But notice how they used the notoriously snowy Syracuse against southern Maine's Portland. If you add Rangeley's stats to the mix, you get a much different picture:

Average yearly snowfall by state.

Days................State................Place.....................Inches

66.4.................New York..........Syracuse.................123.8
27.8.................Maine...............Portland..................61.8
63.9..................."...................Rangeley................121.3


http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/US/average-snowfall-by-state.php
http://www.currentresults.com/Weather/Maine/annual-snowfall.php

Sorry for all of this, but I thought it was quite interesting. I'm a bit of a data nerd, lol!