Tokyo averages only about 4 inches of snow each year, roughly on par with Charlotte, N.C.
In February, two snow events blanketed one of the world's most populous cities with significant snow in less than a week.
By the evening of Feb. 8, 11 inches of snow blanketed central Tokyo. According to Fuji TV, it was the heaviest snow in 45 years for Tokyo and in 60 years for the city of Kumagaya, northwest of Tokyo. Digital meteorologist Nick Wiltgen (Twitter) says the all-time calendar-day snow record was tied in Kumagaya (43 cm, or 16.9 inches).
http://www.weather.com/news/science/2014-world-extreme-weather-events-20140226?pageno=2
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