I have a snow bank in my front yard about five feet high amassed by plowing snow from the communal driveway I share with my daughter and family. The storm here was nothing compared to some others areas, notably in the Midwest, but we did get more than we’ve had at one time in quite a few years.
It may not be perfectly precise, but about 6:30 AM, Friday, February 4, 2011 is probably as close as you need to get to being the middle of winter. Starting then it’s all downhill rolling toward the first day of spring which starts at 6:21 PM, March 20, 2011.
If you hadn’t noticed yet, the days are getting notably longer. Back on the first day of winter, last December 21st, our day was 8 hours 46 minutes in length. Friday, February 4th, our day will be 9 hours 56 minutes, an hour and ten minutes more of daylight, nearly an hour of that in the evening. These facts are for the top of New York State, or the 45 degree North Latitude region, half way between the equator and the north pole. They vary with latitude.
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