2nd snowiest winter in Milwaukee

Yesterday, the first full day of Spring, we got a big snow storm for March. Milwaukee totals were 11" but where we're at we got about 14". The sad part was over the last week we were finally seeing grass again for the first time in I'm not even sure how long - early January? December?

Here is a clipping from NOAA and a map of snowfall with some added notes on it by me (average snowfall is 40-50"):

MILWAUKEE NOW AT 2ND SNOWIEST WINTER ON RECORD

As of 1 am CDT, March 22nd, General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee had recorded 96.0 inches of snowfall. This amount ranked as the 2nd snowiest winter season on record at Milwaukee.

Below is a list of the top 20 winter season snowfall amounts for Milwaukee...

RANK AMOUNT SEASON

1 109.8 1885-86
*2* *96.0* *2007-08*
3 94.2 1897-98
4 93.3 1959-60
5 83.2 1973-74
6 82.9 1978-79
7 82.6 1903-04
8 81.9 1993-94
9 80.8 1922-23
10 80.7 1977-78

The totals for Madison and Milwaukee will only continue to rise...as the winter season still has the rest of March and into April remaining.





When we had about 6" on the ground this is what our eaves looked like:
In the morning the snow was gone...
...and so were the bushes! Time for the ugly things to come out I think.
Travis cleaning off the car. The snow was so heavy and wet that this was the easiest way to clear it off:It is Spring after all, why shouldn't Avery do proper Spring-time activities!
Remember I said we saw grass for the first time in forever this last week, well, I found some!