What a Difference a Year Can Make!
Last year, I shared with you the snowfall and temperatures that Nampa and the entire Idaho area were having. That was followed by record flooding in the spring. Looking back, Boise, Idaho received 39 inches of snow from November 1, 2016 to March 1, 2017, which, in reality, didn’t set any records, but tell that to the people to witnessed it first hand. In the record books, last winter goes down as Boise, Idaho’s 10th snowiest winter....not too shabby, and it was the snowiest winter since the 1980′s. Everyone agrees with that.
Winter 2017 outside a Nampa, Idaho Walmart. Snow, the hot commodity everyone was eager to part with.
Well, wait a mere 365 days, a scant 1 year, and see what happens. Ye Olde Farmer’s Almanac and many local meteorologists predicted a repeat of last winter for the Boise,Idaho area, and the stores piled their shelves with ice melt, an item that entered legendary status last year as the stores couldn’t keep it in stock if their very existences depended upon it.
So far this winter, we have had a few cold days. In matter of fact, Idaho is in a cold snap right now with Boise experiencing highs barely above freezing, but overall, it has been a very warm winter. In January. we had several days with temperatures of nearly 60 degrees, making January the 6th warmest in Boise history.
Source: Accuweather.com
And as for snow, what snow? We received a small snow shower or two back in December which have long melted, and that’s about it for snow. Once again, if you look at the record books, January 2018 was the 4th least snowy on record in Boise, Idaho. You can’t have two winters much more different than these two winters have been. What a difference a year can make!
