NWS Spotter Reports NWS Boston, MA
Douglas, MA NOAA Snow Depth Observations
2023-24
Date Amount[in] Notes
11/13/2023 D dusting on lawns only
11/22/2023 1.0 per NWS, melted by afternoon, rain.
01/04/2024 D light dusting
01/07/2024 10.0
01/16/2024 2.5
01/19/2024 D
01/23/2024 D
01/29/2024 2.0
02/13/2024 8.0
02/16/2024 0.7 Spotter report
02/17/2024 D
04/05/2024 1.0 Mostly rain
Total = 25.2
2022-23
Date Amount[in] Notes
11/15/2022 D dusting on lawns only
12/11/2022 3.25
12/16/2022 D 1.38 of rain followed by a dusting
01/06/2023 1.0
01/12/2023 D
01/16/2023 D
01/21/2023 1 Preceeded by 1+ in of rain
01/24/2023 3.5
01/31/2023 D
02/21/2023 D
02/23/2023 D
02/25/2023 1.0
02/28/2023 6.0
03/04/2023 3.5
03/14/2023 1.0 Prec by 2in of rain. NW+higher elev. saw 20+ in
Total = 20.25
2021-22
Date Amount[in] Notes
11/27/2021 D dusting on lawns only
12/09/2021 0.75
12/24/2021 0.50
12/28/2021 D icy-snow mix
01/07/2022 10.5 dry powder
01/10/2022 D
01/17/2022 2.00 heavy, wet, followed by rain and 40F+ temps
01/24/2022 D
01/25/2022 1.00
01/29/2022 15.00 very light powder, cold
02/04/2022 Rain 1.7 in rain, then cold, ice
02/05/2022 D light dusting over ice, maybe 0.25in
02/14/2022 9.00 very light snow
02/19/2022 D
02/25/2022 5.75
04/17/2022 0.00 Snow squalls
Total = 44.50
2020-21
Date Amount[in] Notes
10/30/2020 5.00
12/06/2020 3.00 wet snow preceeded by nearly 2in of rain
12/17/2020 10.00 dry, cold
01/04/2021 1.5 as reported
01/05/2021 D dusting
01/14/2021 T small accum on driveway & lawn
01/19/2021 T
01/21/2021 T
01/27/2021 2.25
02/02/2021 9.75 Storm duration 2/1-2/2
02/07/2021 7.00 Light and fluffy
02/09/2021 2.00 very light
02/20/2021 4.50 Storm duration 2/19-2/20
03/25/2021 0 Last day of snow on yard
04/16/2021 4.75 Ugh!!!!
Total = 48.25 inches
2019-20
Date Amount[in] Notes
12/01/2019 11.50 Storm duration 12/1-12/3
12/11/2019 2.00
01/18/2020 3.75
04/18/2020 4.00 Ugh! Spring is delayed
05/09/2020 0.00 Snow flurries!! Freeze warnings!
Total = 21.25 inches
2018-19
Date Amount[in] Notes
11/15/2018 8.5 Snow 11/15, rain after mid-night. Total is from NWS Spotters; morning local measurement=4.25in.
11/29/2018 D Dusting
12/07/2018 D Dusting
12/17/2018 T Trace, minor accum on lawn and roads
01/08/2019 0.75 Mostly melted later in the day
01/20/2019 3.75 Snow followed by freezing rain and sub-zero temps
01/30/2019 1.5 Previous snow gone
01/31/2019 0.5 Snow squall
02/12/2019 3.0 Previous snow gone.
02/19/2019 3.75 Great skiing.
02/21/2019 1.0 Snow followed by thin layer of ice
02/28/2019 3.0
03/02/2019 2.0
03/04/2019 16.0
03/31/2019 0.00 Last day of snow in yard.
Total = 43.75 inches
2017-18
Date Amount[in] Notes
11/15/2017 0.00 First snow, stuck briefly to frozen garden bed dirt, but not to grass.
12/10/2017 6.00 First "real" snow. Great for X-Ski
12/14/2017 0.30 Good coating between 0.25 & 0.5 inches.
12/25/2017 3.25 White Christmas!
02/18/2018 4.75
03/08/2018 11.00 Heavy wet, major MECo outages-25%
03/??/2018 11.00 lite, dry, wet bottom. Official local meas was 25in
Total = ~26.75 inches
From the Winter of 2017 onwards the measurements are from our new Homestead in Douglas, MA. Prior measurements are from Whitinsville, MA.
2016-17
Date Amount[in] Notes
11/20/2016 0.00 First snow in the air, melted on contact (Berkshires rcvd 6+!)
12/05/2016 1.50 First snow that stuck. Melted from roads, but remained on lawn.
12/12/2016 1.50
12/17/2016 4.50 Completely melted a day later.
12/30/2016 1.00 Almost an inch of rain, then wet snow.
1/7/2017 8.50 Cold & light, great x-country skiing
1/8/2017 0.25 Light dusting
1/24/2017 1.00 Heavy rain & wind. Overnight snow accum.
1/31/2017 2.50
2/9/2017 10.5
2/11/2017 3.0
2/13/2017 5.0
3/10/2017 3.25
3/14/2017 12.0 Cold followed by rain, heavy
4/1/2017 1.00 Lots of rain mixed with snow, sleet.
4/4/2017 0.00 Last day of snow on lawn
Total = 55.5 inches
2015-16
Date Amount[in] Notes
12/29/2015 1.00 Snow overnight followed by freezing rain
01/12/2016 1.25 Prev. Dec snow all melted
01/18/2016 4.00 Prev. Jan 12 snow mostly melted
01/24/2016 5.50 Prev. Jan 18 snow mostly melted
02/05/2016 10.0 Prev. Jan 24 snow melted, heavy & wet
02/08/2016 6.00 Dry, cold
03/21/2016 2.50 Happy Spring!
04/03/2016 6.00 Booo! Friday was 70!
04/04/2016 4.00 Dbl-boo!
Total = 40.25 inches
2014-15
Date Amount[in] Notes
11/14/2014 - 0.5 Dusting, wet, lawn/deck only
11/27/2014 - 3
12/11/2014 - T Dusting
01/03/2015 - 2.5 Followed by a warm-up and rain
01/06/2015 - 0.25 Dusting
01/09/2015 - 1.5
01/24/2015 - 5 Wet snow, melted before blizzard
01/27/2015 - 30 Blizzard, dry/light, cold
02/02/2015 - 10.5 dry/light, cold
02/05/2015 - 2.5 a little wet, but turned cold
02/08/2015 - 3
02/09/2015 - 10 dry/light, cold
02/15/2015 - 10 Blizzard II, dry/light, cold
02/17/2015 - T Dusting
02/19/2015 - 1 Fluffy
02/22/2015 - 2.75 Moist snow
02/25/2015 - T Dusting
02/26/2015 - T Dusting, melted on roads
03/01/2015 - 2.75 Wet
03/03/2015 - 0.75 Wet
03/15/2015 - T Snow squalls, melted
03/28/2015 - 1 1 in accum at night, melted by midday
04/09/2015 - T Minor snow accum on lawn
04/14/2015 - 0 Last day of snow on lawn!
Total = 87.0 inches
2013-14
Date Amount Notes
12/10/2013 - 2.25in
12/14/2013 - 6in
12/17/2013 - 5.5in Dry powder
12/26/2013 - 0.25in
01/03/2014 - 6in Dry powder
01/18/2014 - 1.5in Wet, big flakes
01/21/2014 - 3in Dry powder
01/26/2014 - Dusting
02/03/2014 - 3in
02/05/2014 - 12in
02/10/2014 - 0.5in
02/13/2014 - 9in
02/15/2014 - 3.5in
02/18/2014 - 6.5in
04/10/2014 - 0.25 Dusting (ugh!)
Total = 59.25 in