A whole lotta snow

I figured I could continue with the theme of snow. I was reading the Toronto Star and came across this article listing that this year we've accumulated a total of 189cm of snow! Unbelievable. The record for the most snowfall was back in 1938-39 with 207.4cm of snow.

Check it out!

Flurries could make winter 3rd snowiest

Mar 25, 2008 04:30 AM

John Goddard Staff Reporter

Snow forecast for today promises to snatch third place for the current winter in Toronto's snowfall record book.

With a light dusting early yesterday, total accumulation for this winter hit 189 centimetres, said senior Environment Canada climatologist David Phillips.

That locked in fourth place – ahead of the 188.9 centimetres in 1971-72. A further 5 centimetres in today's forecast would move the current winter into third place, ahead of 1964-65, which saw 190.6 centimetres.

"(Tuesday) we will get the bronze medal," Phillips said, "and we'll be aiming for the silver."
Currently holding second place is 1949-50 with 196.4 centimetres.

The snowiest winter on record, since measurements began at Pearson airport in 1937, is that of 1938-39 with 207.4 centimetres – "the gold measure," Phillips said. That means another 18-plus centimetres of snow must fall on Toronto if this winter is to seize top spot.