The Daily Numbers for Tuesday, Feb. 4

The Daily Numbers: 3.5 inches of snow recorded Monday at Philly International Airport.

40.6 inches of snow so far this winter.

9 inches of snow recorded in many parts of Chester County.

4-6 inches of snow possible in northern and western suburbs tonight into Wednesday morning, mixed and turning into freezing rain before going to all rain later Wednesday.

3, as in a possible 3rd storm due on Sunday.

4,300 flights delayed in Philadelphia, Newark, N.J. and New York City.

12 percent dip in sales reported by GM. Yes, they are blaming the weather.

7 percent decline for Ford & Toyota.

8 percent hike for Chrysler.

19 percent boost for Subaru.

2.1 percent cap for any tax hike in Garnet Valley.

2.8 percent cap in Interboro.

3.6 percent increase in spending to be announced by Gov. Tom Corbett in his budget address today.

29.4 billion dollar budget overall.

4 percent increase in projected tax revenue collections, taking the state over the $30 billion mark. 340 million dollar block grant program for schools.

20 million dollars in new funding for special education.

326 point plunge for Dow Jones and markets yesterday. Welcome, Janet Yellen, new boss at the Fed.

1st time in history a woman has headed the Federal Reserve.

81-58 win for Villanova over Xavier.

26 turnovers for the Sixers in another brutal 108-102 loss to Nets.

21 points for Michael Carter-Williams.

3 3rd period goals that lifted Flyers to 5-2 win over San Jose.

111.5 million people who tuned in to watch the Super Bowl.

1, as in the No. 1 watched TV show in history.

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

Football is officially over. How many days until the Draft?

I Don’t Get It: Heroin doesn’t care if you’re rich and famous. Just ask those who knew and loved actor Philly Seymour Hoffman.

Today’s Upper: Kudos to PennDOT, for another bang-up job handling Monday’s snow storm. We’re getting hit again tonight.

Quote Box: “We had no clue how they were going to get her out of the river.”

- Theresa Lacinski on the rescue of her dog Phoebe from the Delaware River.

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