The Daily Numbers for Thursday, Jan. 2

The Daily Numbers: 3-7 inches of snow expected in the Philly region, starting Thursday night and into Friday morning.

8 inches of snow up in the Poconos.

14 inches of snow in the Boston area.

19, high temperature on Friday.

5, what the low will be. Brrrr!

92 dollars, average price of hotel room in Delco, which is making a pitch for fans from out of town coming in for the Eagles-Saints game. That’s as opposed to $153 in Philly, along with $25 for parking.

100 dollars a night, how much people can save by staying in Delco.

2:52 a.m., when the first baby of the new year arrived at Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

9.5 cent per gallon tax hike for the new year tied to the new Pa. Transportation funding package.

3.48 a gallon, average price at pump in Pa. on Tuesday.

3.55, price at the local Wawa this morning.

1 body fished out of the Delaware River in Marcus Hook.

114 years, how long the Mummers have been doing their strut in Philly.

33 Broadway World nominations for Media Theatre.

25,000 dollars bail posted by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia to get Monsignor William Lynn out of jail.

1.5 million dollar gift to West Chester University by a childless couple and alums from Delaware.

27,000 dollars seized from a father and son who did not declare all the cash at Philly International Airport.

3-5 record on the road for the New Orleans Saints this year. They were 8-0 inside their Superdome home.

18 degrees, expected game time temperature at the Linc Saturday night.

2,500 enrollment at Westlake High School in Austin, Texas. The school has produced both Drew Brees and Nick Foles.

2 years, how long Bill O’Brien stayed at Penn State. He’s headed to the NFL as head coach of the Houston Texans.

Call me a Phanatic: A look at the ups and downs of being a Philadelphia sports fan.

If the Saints and Drew Brees don’t like the cold, they are just going to love it in South Philly Saturday night.

I Don’t Get It: The archdiocese posted the $25,000 bail for Monsignor William Lynn. I guess they don’t get how that is going to look.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to Merion Golf Course, which stood up to a huge test and was named the Delco Sports Figure of the Year.

Quote Box: “We are a family band that takes all comers. If you are willing to learn an instrument, we’ll teach you.”

- Bill Razzano, captain of the Delco-based Overbrook String Band.

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