New England Is Braced for More Snow as a Historic Winter Continues

Another four to seven inches of snow is expected to fall in Massachusetts early Monday, delaying any hope of respite from the extraordinarily harsh weather that has battered New England throughout February.

Boston is expected to receive up to four inches overnight, while other parts of the region, stretching into Rhode Island, may see as much as seven inches, according to the National Weather Service.

The snow storm is expected to pass before the morning commute, but the winter weather advisory calls on motorists to stay cautious and be alert for snow and ice patches on the road.

Boston has received 102 inches of snow this year, far exceeding the 34 inches considered to be normal and surpassing last year’s total of just over 56 inches. The twenty-year record for snowfall in Boston is 107.6 inches, according to media reports.

The average temperature in Boston for the month of February was just 19 degrees Fahrenheit, almost 13 degrees Fahrenheit colder than normal.

Six Feet Under: Photos of Endless Winter in Boston

A pedestrian makes her way past a Victoria's Secret store along a snow covered street during a winter snowstorm in Boston on Feb. 9, 2015.

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A piece of heavy equipment is used to clear snow from the warning track at Fenway Park in Boston on Feb. 9, 2015.

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Snow fills the seats at Fenway Park in Boston on Feb. 9, 2015.

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A cross-country skier goes up a path near the Charles River in Cambridge, Mass. on Feb. 9, 2015.

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A cyclist rides across the Mass Ave bridge during a winter snow storm in Boston on Feb. 9, 2015.

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Workers clear snow around the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority's (MBTA) South Station in Boston on Feb. 9, 2015.

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Ann Laborte shovels a path through the large mound of snow outside her Commonwealth Avenue home in Boston, Mass., Feb. 10, 2015.

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Greg Burkett clears the snow from the front of his house during a winter snowstorm in Cambridge, Mass. on Feb. 9, 2015.

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Ben Carton snowboards off snow plowed into a pile in a parking lot during a winter snowstorm in Somerville, Mass. on Feb. 9, 2015.

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Jay Bullens Jr. of Able Roofing climbs with a sledgehammer to the third floor of a house to knock snow and ice from a roof on Beals Street in Brookline, Mass. on Feb. 9, 2015.

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A house is covered in snow and ice on Jane Road in Methuen, Mass. on Feb. 9, 2015.

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