William Rainey Harper’s Index
Snow blown
By Jason Kelly
Photography by Dan Dry
Amount of snowfall, in inches, during the February 1–3 blizzard:
25 (a campus record)
Speed of wind gusts that piled shoulder-high snow drifts:
70 mph
Days the University canceled classes because of the weather conditions:
2
Number of landscape-services staff members who worked on campus snow removal:
21
Length, in hours, of their shifts:
15–17
Amount, in tons, of de-icing material used after the pavement was cleared:
15
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