Snowing in Highland CA

[Walter]

How bout the orange groves?

Actually, snow doesn't hurt oranges. It actually acts as an insulator from the cold. Temps below 32 degrees for an extended period of time causes freeze damage in citrus. Lemon tree actually die from sustained sub freezing temps. I farmed oranges and lemons for years in the Central Valley of California. We used to use 'smudge pots' (burning sludge) to try to get the temps from damaging the fruit. Now wind machines are used to circulate the air and prevents serious damage.

 

[Earth Wind and Fire]

Tug Hill is an elevated area 10-20 miles east of Lake Ontario and adds orographics to the abundant lake effect.
We average near 90" a year in the Maine foothills, but our 10 years in Fort Kent (northern Maine) ran 130"+ with a peak of 186.7" in 1976-77. Nippy too - we moved there from Bangor on New Year's Day of 1976 on a day with temperature in the low 20s. Eleven days later it was 41 below, 4th day of a frigid streak with lows of -33, -24, -36, -41 and -37. Only on the final hours of that last day did the temperature rise above zero.

Nope, no way Jose!