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<b><i>In the Spotlight:</i></b> Winter Storm Perils

By Jo-Ann M. Marzullo and Edward Katersky
October 02, 2015

The winter of 2014-2015 brought record amounts of snow to the Greater Boston area in a very condensed period of time. From Jan. 24, 2015 to Feb. 22, 2015, a record 94.4 inches of snow fell in Boston, with heavier amounts in many suburban areas. The previous record snowfall (58.8 inches) in a similar period was recorded from Jan. 9, 1978 to Feb. 7, 1978.

Two factors aggravating the situation were a lack of melting, and more volume due to the drier snow, all caused by very low temperatures (19 degrees on average during the month of February).

Not realizing what was to come, Bostonians watched in disbelief the reports from Buffalo, NY, earlier in the winter ' 88 inches of snow from a single snowstorm caused roof collapses, extensive property damage and lost lives. The lessons from those storms went unheeded by building and property owners and municipal governments in Greater Boston. In total, Boston received during this past winter a record 108.6 inches of snow (through March 15, 2015).

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