I did not know this...

but now we all do, thanks to my nifty calendar.  Here's a fact that might make you feel a little  better about Indiana winters.  The largest reported snowflake measured 15 inches wide and 8 inches thick.  It was discovered by a rancher in Montana in 1887. How long do you suppose it bounced around in the atmosphere?  Too bad that rancher didn't have a cell phone handy to record this phenomenon.  I'm sure it would have gone viral. No idea what that monster snowflake weighed but I wouldn't want it landing on my head.  So the next time you see a snowflake or feel a bit of winter chill, be glad you're not a rancher in Montana.