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Cheer Up: Winter’s Almost Over. And Next Year’s Might Not Be So Bad
The latest iteration of FiveThirtyEight, baseball and politics geek Nate Silver’s quantitative journalism site, launched yesterday. And, in an article by Matt Lanza on this […]
Philly’s Snowiest Half-Decade, Ever
FiveThirtyEight writer Matt Lanza says this was one of the most miserable winters on record—and that Philly, in particular, has experienced a rather extraordinary half-decade […]
Snow Snow Snow Snow….
Spring starts this week! But one of the snowiest winters in city history just won’t let go. Philly.com reports:
State to Examine Ice Storm Power Outage
Remember last month’s ice storm that led to a record number of power outages, a problem so vast that some parts of suburban Philly didn’t […]
The Weather Won’t Suck This Weekend
A couple of things to know about this weekend: • Daylight savings begins! Spring your clock forward an hour on Saturday night, so that when […]
“Cyber Snow Days” Could Keep Classes on Schedule
NewsWorks reports on the possibility of Pennsylvania educators implementing “cyber snow days” to keep education rolling when the snow makes travel impossible: Following this winter’s […]
The Philadelphia Streets Department Just Made an Example of Wendy’s
Don’t shovel snow into the street. Or else the Philadelphia Streets Department will publicly humiliate you on Twitter: $100 ticket issued to Wendy’s today for […]
Our Favorite Instagrams From the “Upside Down” Snow
Even a subpar snow makes for some great, or even funny, photos. To wit:
Are My Savesies Chairs Nice Enough?
I’m not going to name the town where I live. Go ahead and feel superior if you like — if you and all your kumbaya […]
“Upside Down” Snow Storm Hits City
Here’s the weather situation as of 5 am Monday: The schools are shut down. City Hall’s opening late. The snow has arrived–but in Center City, […]
UPDATE: National Weather Service Calling for Somewhat Less Snow
UPDATE [10:55 p.m.]: National Weather Service has just released an updated snowfall map (left) which has pushed snowfall totals down somewhat. They’re now looking at […]
Philadelphia Schools Closed On Monday
Hours after the city officially declared a snow emergency in Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Streets Department announced that those of us with Monday trash pickup […]
Guess What? More Snow Is on the Way
With this winter already the third-snowiest on record — so, perhaps since the quaternary glaciation — it’s no surprise that, yes, there is more snow […]
“Wintry Mess” Due This Weekend
NOOOOoooOOOOOooOOOOOO!: I really don't like what I'm seeing late Sunday thru Tuesday. Another wintry mess. This meteorologist is SO over snow, ice, and rain combo. […]
The Polar Vortex Is Back, and More Snow Is On the Way
Did you enjoy the mild temperatures over the weekend? We didn’t have any snow. It might not have been all that warm, but with the […]