The Day The Temperature Rose 103 Degrees

Winter Storm Pluto was New England's third snowstorm in about a week's time Feb. 15-16, piling onto the feet of snow that had already fallen since Feb. 9.

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A southward dip in the jet stream, combined with a disturbance from the Southeast, triggered the development and intensification of low pressure off the New England coast.

While this intensification was too late to produce a major, widespread snowstorm across the entire Northeast, northern New England didn't get off the hook for more heavy snow.

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Snow Reports

Snow showers and localized squalls affected areas from western Pennsylvania into upstate New York and portions of Vermont. Visibility was significantly reduced in the heaviest squalls, due to falling snow as well as blowing and drifting snow.

The steadiest, heaviest snow impacted New Hampshire, Maine and, at times, parts of Cape Cod in Massachusetts.

Here are some select snow totals from Winter Storm Pluto:

• Maine: 19.0 inches in Corinna; 18.0 inches in Sanford; 9.2 inches near Eastport; 5.0 inches in Portland
• Massachusetts: 6.0 inches in North Adams; 5.8 inches near Rockport; 4.5 inches in Gloucester, East Boxford, Ipswich and near Newburyport
• New Hampshire: 12.5 inches near Berlin; 12.0 inches in Stratford; 11.5 inches in Monroe
• New York: 16.5 inches in Perrysburg
• Pennsylvania: 6.5 inches in Corry
• Vermont: 20.5 inches in Lower Waterford; 14.0 in Woodford; 11.5 inches near Granby; 11.4 inches in St. Johnsbury

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