Winter Storm Maximus

1st February Peoria was hit by 'Winter Storm Maximus' which dumped 5" snow. Temperatures reached a maximum of -11C during the day on Sunday 1st February, a with -19C forecast overnight. The bad news is 'Gertie' the groundhog predicts a late spring, with winter lasting another 6 weeks in Peoria, lets hope she is wrong, as the first snow fell in November, and we have had snow on the ground ever since.