Winter has arrived: Worcester breaks snowfall record
WORCESTER ― Let's hear it for Worcester! The city broke a snowfall record Tuesday when just 2.0 inches of the white stuff fell.
The previous record for the Nov. 21 date was 1.9 inches, set back in 1978.
Seeing snow before Thanksgiving isn't uncommon, especially in Worcester. In fact, the earliest snowfall recorded in the city was Oct. 8, in 1988.
But this year, the summer's heat stuck around, with the city hitting 90 degrees as recently as Sept. 7. It wasn't just New England that is seeing record-breaking weather events.
“September 2023 was the fourth month in a row of record-warm global temperatures,” said NOAA chief scientist Dr. Sarah Kapnick. “Not only was it the warmest September on record, it was far and away the most atypically warm month of any in NOAA’s 174 years of climate keeping. To put it another way, September 2023 was warmer than the average July from 2001-2010.”
Believe it or not, a record snowfall of 2.0 fell in Worcester yesterday (Tuesday, 11/21). This breaks the previous record of 1.9" set in 1978.
While it seems paltry, 2 inches is the "snow year" to date (July 1st to June 30th) average for Worcester. To date, ORH has recieved 2.2"— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) November 22, 2023
Despite the fact we still have several weeks before we usher in 2024, experts said there is a "greater than 99% probability that 2023 will rank as the warmest year on record.
Tuesday's snow is already melting, as pre-Thanksgiving rain is expected to falling into the afternoon. The wind, however, will stick around through the holiday.
[Windy Wednesday] With the threat for snow over, our attention turns to gusty winds that will impact coastal MA and RI thru this afternoon. Gusts in excess of 40mph can be expected in areas under a Wind Advisory, with gusts to 55mph possible on Nantucket. pic.twitter.com/gcYcbdUG4Q
— NWS Boston (@NWSBoston) November 22, 2023
This article originally appeared on Telegram & Gazette: City of Worcester breaks record with 2 inches of snow on Nov. 21
