Putting "Blizzard 2016" Into Perspective

4' to 6' drifts are common (Cabin John, MD)

After pummeling the east coast for 36 hours, “Blizzard 2016” has come to a close.  Several cities in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast – including Baltimore, Harrisburg (30.2”) and New York City (JFK and LaGuardia Airports saw 30.5” and 27.9” respectively) all saw their largest snowfalls on record. 

The DC-Baltimore Region saw its largest snowfall since the record setting winter of 2009-2010 when two of the top 10 snowfalls occurred in the Nation’s Capital.  Incidentally, this was the first top 10 snowfall to occur in Washington, D.C. during the month of January in 20 years. 

For details on how much snow fell this weekend in the Nation’s Capital, check out this story I wrote for the WUSA 9 website.  Here are some additional snowfall totals from this weekend’s historic storm from the National Weather Service:

Washington, D.C.

Dalecarlia Reservoir (NW D.C.) – 26.0”
National Zoo (NW D.C.) – 22.4”

Maryland

North Potomac – 38.5”
Gaithersburg – 35.2”
College Park – 20.2”
Hollywood – 15.8”

Virginia

Manassas – 29.5”
Herndon – 28.5”

Dale City – 26.3”
Arlington – 25.8”
 

West Virginia

Glengary -  42.0”

Shepherdstown – 40.5”
Shenandoah Junction – 35.5”
Vanville – 35.4”