The map above has nothing to do with the little story I'm about to tell you.I'll get to its relevance in a moment.
First let's go back in time to March 29, 1970, which was Easter Sunday. On thatday, southwestern Connecticut was hit by the biggest late-season snowfall I canremember. The entire scope of the storm went all the way back into Pennsylvaniaand western Maryland.
In Newtown, Conn., the storm started at daybreak as a mix of rain and sleet.
Soon it was snowing, and by midmorning it was snowing very hard. The stormcontinued throughout the day with lightning and thunder occurring during thelate afternoon and early evening. For a budding meteorologist, this was prettyexciting to say the least.
Late-season snowfalls are often wet and slushy, but this storm wasn't. Duringthe daylight hours, the temperature kept dropping through the 20s, and byevening it was in the teens. Though it was late March, the next day looked likethe middle of January.
The total snow accumulation at my home in Newtown was about 12 inches.
So why did I tell you all this? Actually, I really don't know other than it'sclose to the anniversary date, and it has left an indelible memory.
Perhaps I got inspired by the cold, snowy look of the current weather pattern.
