It’s been a while since we’ve seen a start to December like this! The first week of December is the coldest start to the month in 20 years. It’s also the most snowpack we’ve had for the first week of December since 1991!

While we haven’t necessarily had an incredible amount of snowfall, it’s been adding up and sticking around because of the well below normal temperatures. The one exception is the northwest corner of the state, which has had very little snowfall so far.

We’re not alone. Much of the northern U.S. is seeing more snowpack at this point in the season than at any time in at least a few years. Here’s a comparison of this year and last year on the same day:

Of course the cold is the other story. Like a switch, temperatures plummeted just before Thanksgiving and have remained be

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