Snowfall Matters- UPDATED

Since we got our first tangible snowfall last night (other than the 10/9 soliloquy), I researched record snowfalls. I'm simultaneously despondent and grateful I don't live in Thompson Pass, Alaska.

	Inches	Station Name	State	Date
Greatest daily snowfall	63	GEORGETOWN	CO	12/04/1913
Greatest 2-day snowfall	120.6	THOMPSON PASS	AK	12/30/1955
Greatest 3-day snowfall	147	THOMPSON PASS	AK	12/30/1955
Greatest 4-day snowfall	163	THOMPSON PASS	AK	12/30/1955
Greatest 5-day snowfall	175.4	THOMPSON PASS	AK	12/31/1955
Greatest 6-day snowfall	172.6	THOMPSON PASS	AK	02/24/1953
Greatest 7-day snowfall	186.9	THOMPSON PASS	AK	02/25/1953
Greatest monthly snowfall total	313	TAMARACK	CA	03/1907
Greatest Aug-July snowfall total	974.1	THOMPSON PASS	AK	1953
Greatest daily Snow Depth	293	RAINIER PARADISE	WA	04/12/1974

UPDATE: Valdez, AK- 68 inches    12/17/09


from NOAA, via Factcheck.org