February 2013: Extremes and Milestones [1]
Wunderground.com By: Jon Erdman Published: March 1, 2013
Portland, Maine: Heaviest Snowstorm on Record
A home is surrounded by deep snow in Portland, Maine, on Feb. 9. (Image credit: iWitness Weather/Firegirl)
Winter Storm Nemo brought an amazing 31.9 inches of snow to Portland, Maine, on Feb. 8-9, making it the heaviest snowstorm on record there. The previous record was 27.1 inches on Jan. 17-18, 1979.
Winter Storm Q brought another 10.7 inches. That, along with other lighter snowfalls, put Portland's February 2013 total at 49.5 inches, making it the third-snowiest February, and tying for the eighth-snowiest month on record. It was the snowiest month, there, since January 1987.
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