The first 21 days of April were about a half degree colder than normal, on average. The coldest days were the 16th-18th, which included about an inch of snow on the 16th, bringing our total for the winter in Harpswell to 75". My niece, Emily, asked if I have ever had snow on my birthday before and I don't remember for sure, so I searched the internet to find out. So far no definitive answers on which years had snow on April 16th in Hartford or Portland, prior to the latest 5 years but I did find probabilities. According to weatherspark.com, snow falls on average in Hartford on April 16th once in 24 years and in Portland once in 15 years. I have only resided in Portland the last 4 years and I know it has not snowed during those years. I resided in Hartford for 48 years (if I include 4 in Troy, NY as equivalent), so the average probability implies it should have snowed twice during those years; sounds about right.
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Sam
4/22/2014 12:54:41 am
first snow on your birthday! wowie woowee!! hope we won't get any in BDA
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Dad
4/24/2014 06:25:42 am
Thanks for checking in! They only have pink snow in BDA.
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SOURCEWeather statistics are based on 5-minute readings at an Ambient Weather station near Mill Cove off of upper Harpswell Sound. Archives
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