Time to start the roof-raking record for this winter. As always, this should be in my private daily worklog, but I started doing it here, so I’ll continue the tradition.
Last winter was EASY. Only three rakings, and the first was 12/31/21. This winter is likely to be harder than average. We started with a rollercoaster ride: cold, a little snow, quick melt, serious windstorm, more snow and immediate freeze.
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11/7/2022 First raking of the season. 3″ median-weight snow. 3″ is sort of borderline for my standards; if the next few days will melt, no rake. This time the next few days will be much colder, so yes rake.
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11/30/22 Second raking. 6″ fluffy. No borderline this time.
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12/9/22 Third raking. 1″ heavy, plus accum since last rake.
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3/4/23 Well, I guess that’s all, barring another surprise. We had 7″ a few days ago but the daily highs are in the 40s and it melted before I could even think about raking.
This winter was hard and nasty through Nov and Dec, then just COLD thereafter. The big Nov-Dec snow stayed on the ground and streets through Jan and most of Feb, reinforced by smaller snows and snizzles. The total was 60 inches, well above average but not near the record amounts.
Polistra's Mill 