Strib: Worst winter ever? Let's take a by-the-numbers look

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http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/250988761.html

50: total days with lows below zero

17: consecutive days of subzero lows

21: days with lows below zero in an average year

May 3: Last snow of last winter

Nov. 3: First snow of this winter

6: More weeks of snow than usual

9,361: Minneapolis cars towed for snow-related violations

23: days with windchill warnings

Minus 25: temperature at which windchill warnings are issued

6: weather-related school closings in Minneapolis and Rochester …

7: … and in Duluth

700: frozen home water pipes in St. Paul’s Regional Water System

159,463: heating failure service calls to CenterPoint Energy

225: frostbite cases at HCMC (Jan. and Feb.)

95.7: percent of Lake Superior iced over

61: inches of total snowfall as of March 19

24: inches of snow at its greatest depth, Feb. 21

More at link.

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1. Certianly felt, still feels like that

Got a ton of snow on our backyard with northern exposure. So even in "normal" years it takes long to disappear.

Won't surprise me if we will still see some in June!

I feel bad for all the small business owners who are dependent on yard work. There is nothing they can do probably until May.

Sigh.