The storm set a near - record in NYC, with more than 26 inches of snow recorded at Central Park, which broke the all - time daily
snowfall record set in 2006.
Not exact matches
To be fair, Tuesday's forecasted
snowfall may surpass the
record of 6.5 inches for March 14 in Buffalo,
set in 1998.
That was enough to
set the daily
record for
snowfall before noon.
In the East, the early - year cold was accompanied by heavy
snowfall for some locations, including Boston, Massachusetts, which
set a new seasonal
snowfall record with 110.6 inches of snow.
However, winters in northern North America have
set records for cold temperatures and
snowfall, with an increase in devastating tornadoes in the south during La Niña events.
Snoqualmie Pass in Washington observed its snowiest December on
record at 193.3 in (491 cm) of
snowfall, breaking the previous
record of 192 in (488 cm)
set in 1968.
We're in deep — with some of the deepest snow in North America right in our backyard - this season kicked into high gear with
record setting early snow — our total
snowfall to date is over 14 ft with over 45 cms of fresh pow in the last week!
I happened to live near Mt Baker when it
set a world
record for
snowfall in 98 - 99 (see http://www.usatoday.com/weather/news/1999/w514sno.htm).
The north polar ice pack has reformed, and
records were
set for
snowfall, ice coverage, etc. all over the globe.
Fargo, North Dakota is an extreme example of this as the town
set a new
record for latest 1 - inch (3 cm)
snowfall.
Snowfall however is
setting records.
This March a new World
Record Snowfall was
set in Capracotta, Italy, there was 10 feet of snow on Passolanciano, and Popoli was buried under six feet of fresh snow.
According to the NOAA, numerous areas of the country
set snowfall records during the months of March and April.
New York City just
set a
record for January
snowfall.
Newark, New Jersey:
Record snowfall of 27.5 inches, breaking the old record of 4.5 set in
Record snowfall of 27.5 inches, breaking the old
record of 4.5 set in
record of 4.5
set in 2005.
In 1999, Mt. Baker in Washington
set the world's
record for
snowfall at 1140 inches.