17 hours and 39 minutes. According to the National Weather Service, Boston was in blizzard conditions for an incredible 7 hours and 39 minutes continuously, from 8:15 AM to 3:54 PM on Saturday and we ended up with 23.8 inches of snow. The #nws defines a blizzard as a storm with winds of more than 35 miles per hour for at least three hours and enough snow to limit visibility to 0.25 mile or less.

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You, as well as your plants, might have noticed it's exceptionally dry this season. The sunny, dry days that you’ve been enjoying this summer have come with a price — drought conditions in much of the state caused by the lack of rain. State officials said this week “conditions have deteriorated across the state,” and 90 percent of the state is experiencing drought conditions.

Massachusetts has declared a Level 2 (significant) drought in the Connecticut River Valley, Central, Northeast and Southeast regions, and a Level 1 (mild) drought in the Western and Islands regions. Cape Cod is still seeing normal conditions. These charts offer a few ways to look at it.

State officials are urging residents and businesses in Level 2 Drought areas to limit their watering to handheld hoses or watering cans and only water before 9 a.m. or after 5 p.m. People in Level 1 Drought areas should limit their watering to once a week, also sticking to those cooler hours so less water evaporates, officials said.
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