First Snow of 2006
Our first measurable snow since 16 December began around 21:30 on 17 January. Light snow fell steadily for several hours, ending sometime before 07:00 on the 18th, giving us a 2" blanket of white. Between 09:00-10:00 on the 18th, another ¼" of snow fell.Reminiscent of our Januarys in the Denver, Colorado, area, this brief bit of winter quickly succumbed to spring-like temperatures the next day (the 19th). The thermometer took less than 12 hours to climb from 24.1° (at 04:30) to 52.8° (at 15:55).
Since then the temperature has remained above 50° (it is now 54.1° at 00:13 on the 21st), except for a brief dip from 15:25 to 19:35 on the 20th. During that time the temperature traced out a classic V bottoming out at 47° around 17:15 (see chart at right), as a compact area of light rain moved through Fort Wayne.
Needless to say, the blanket of snow was completely removed in short order by the breezy warm air.