Rain fell throughout much of the day, making the already-warm snow increasingly soggy. Interestingly, though, the snow didn't seem to be melting much faster than it has been. The ground beneath it is still frozen solid, of course, so perhaps that kept the melting at bay. In any case, the snow seemed to exhibit entirely different behavior to similar snow accumulations I've seen in similar temperatures back in Virginia. There, when temperatures rose into the forties and rain began to fall, watch out, flooding was a certainty. Indeed, word from my mother had it that the creek in front of my childhood home was doing just that. But here in upstate New York, the rivers and brooks remained largely peaceful.