If you thought the month of January was much snowier than usual, the numbers show you would be right.
Environment Canada meteorologist Jill Maepea said snowfall totals were above average in both Saint John and Moncton.
“Saint John has seen 99.8 centimetres and the average for this time of year is 64 centimetres. Moncton has seen 149.6 centimetres. Their average is 78 centimetres,” said Maepea.
The last time either community saw this much snow in January was back in 2015. Maepea said Saint John received 135 centimetres while Moncton had 153 centimetres.
January snowfall totals were considerably less in the years since, ranging from 17.1 to 76.8 centimetres in Saint John, to between 45.4 and 101.5 centimetres in Moncton.
However, Maepea said this January’s snowfall totals are not record-breaking for the month.
“Saint John did not make the top 10 snowiest Januarys but Moncton is currently the fourth snowiest January,” she said, noting the records dated back more than 100 years.
Saint John’s snowiest January was in 1955 with nearly 155 centimetres of snow. Twenty years later, in 1975, Moncton received a whopping 169 centimetres of snow.
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