Snow officially measurable
With 0.2 inches last night, the Philly total is now just a half inch from Boston's.
So far this winter, the weather forecasts have been about as compelling as the Eagles' playoff preparations, not to reopen a fresh wound.
Just the other day we were saying that no one should be surprised if the next measurable snow in Philadelphia didn't arrive until Groundhog Day.
Then, late last night, parts of the region were ambushed by a light snow that left the official measuring site in National Park, N.J., buried under 0.2 inches.
This morning, the cobwebs were shaken loose from the KYW Storm Center, even though snow-snubbed areas to the north were left to wonder where those cars in the parking lot got their snow.
The official Philadelphia total now stands at 0.5 for the season, and the forecast calls for the snow drought to resume in peace.
It isn't just the Philly city-state that is snow-starved.
The seasonal total at Boston is a mere 1 inch. Up in Burlington, Vt., more-serious snow country, snowfall is just over a foot, or less than half of normal.
Computer models have been hinting at a major pattern change for later this month into February, but they've been known to change their minds.