Cascading Waters can be found at 135 Olean Street on the eastern edge of Worcester's northwest parklands, the Cascades. The Cascades are 350 acres of park and conservation lands along the borders of Worcester, Paxton, and Holden, Massachusetts. Home to countless species of plants and animals, the Cascades are open to passive recreation year-round.

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Happy Birthday! (Celebrate with MORE SNOW!)

One year ago today we posted the first of the GWLT Lodge at Cascading Waters observations.
What a cool year it has been!

Floods, 
Ice Storms,
Snow Storms,
Wind Blasts,
Coyotes,
Deer,
Hawk attack!,
Disappearing Ponds,
No phone,
No electricity,

and that is just the stuff that pops to mind.

Well it has been fun!


The conditions for today as of 9 a.m.:
21.2 degrees F and steady;
73% humidity and rising;
29.53" of Hg and falling;
5.2" in the Cascades Brook;
USFS Fire Danger Class is LOW.

We had only a dusting at 9 a.m., so we waited and measured again at 11 a.m. and had 1/2" at that point.

Since 9 a.m. :
the temperature has fallen to 19.2 degrees F,
the humidity has risen to 80%,
the pressure has fallen to 29.41" Hg,

and the beat goes on!


We were already on track to have a higher than typical precipitation for 2008, and that was BEFORE the storm started adding to the totals!

A final precipitation tally will be made tomorrow for 2008!
Sit tight.

Enjoy the snow.

We are about to fire up the fieldstone fireplace here at the Lodge.

Happy New Years!!

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