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The what made last winter’s precipitation particularly destructive wasn’t necessarily the volume or the amount. It was the temperature while the precipitation was happening that made it so devastating. Winter 2023 was pretty warm (for winter), and that alone was a major contributor to the disaster. If the snowfall were cooler, it would have been drier. The wetness of the snowfall during the February and March storms allowed for accumulation to exceed what would have normally not caused such damage at the same volume. This is because wet snow is so much heavier than dry snow. I’m not a weatherman or meteorologist. I just think about trees all the time. I think if 2024 winter will be colder, I suspect (and hope) that we won’t see as much tree damage if the winter is cold. Although, if winter is cold and we get, say, triple the amount of normal snowfall, sure, some tree damage is expected. But, the takeaway here is that colder temperatures, even though we may not be very fond of them, sort of help prevent some structural damage caused by snowload.
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