Back at the end of December, we'd only seen the slightest hint of snowflakes. In fact, it was estimated that we only received 3.1 inches of snow in all of September, October, November, and December... until one storm after Christmas, that dropped 6 inches. Had it not been for this last storm, we would have made it in the record books. If you're interested, you can check out recorded snowfalls from past months and years here. A storm in early January -- just in time for the start of the new semester -- nearly doubled our snow totals from October-December in 2010.
On top of the multiple snowstorms we've walked through to get to class so far this semester, we also faced frigid and subzero temperatures over multiple days and weeks. Amazingly, back on February 7th, the temperature was 40 degrees at 5pm, but by that same time Tuesday, it was only 3 degrees! Interestingly, this won't be a record because of a technicality in the way official records are measured... the day will go down in the 40s!
Also worth noting from this winter is a new law regarding shoveling snow off public sidewalks. If you happen to live off-campus and this applies to you, the new rule says that you must shovel 24 hours after the storm stops. The city names the stop time for the storm and "due date" for shoveling, so keep an eye on bouldercolorado.gov to know when to get your sidewalks clear. Not shoveling can result in a $100 fine the first offense (and then $500 for a second offense in two years, and $1000 after that!)
Well, that's it from me. I'm certainly looking forward to the coming of Spring, but if we do get more snow, I hope you stay warm!
