Today was a historic day in State College. Never before has there been an accumulating snowfall this early in the season! Prior to today, the earliest accumulating snowfall in State College took place on 18 October 1901. Last weekend I said I was jealous of the early-season snow that was falling in Minnesota and Wisconsin. At the time I had no idea that I’d only have to wait less than a week to see some here in central Pennsylvania!
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When I walked to campus this morning at 8:45am, I noticed what seemed to be occasional wet snowflakes mixed in with the cold 36-degree rain. Then around 10am the rain was really starting to switch over to snow in earnest. It waffled back and forth for a few minutes, but pretty soon stuck with snow, and was coming down at a pretty good clip. At that point, it was only a matter of time before the snow started to accumulate on the grassy areas and leaves. I’m normally excited for the first snowfall of the season, but today I was like a kid in a candy shop, taking a bunch of pictures both when I went to lunch and then after class this afternoon. 🙂 I mean, it’s not every day when you get to witness a historic snowfall! And then to top it off, a bit before 9:30pm tonight I saw a flash of lightning out my patio window! What a great day for weather! Hopefully it doesn’t switch back to a cold rain over the next few days. I definitely don’t want mid 30s and rain during tailgating and the Penn State vs Minnesota football game on Saturday. I want more snow!