A snowstorm that will impact much of the Northeast Monday through
Monday night is responsible for many cities record-breaking daily snow
totals for the month of March.
The snow total for St. Louis, Mo., on Sunday was 12.4 inches, breaking the city's old record of 12.1 inches set in 1912.
Lincoln, Ill., broke their daily snow total of 4 inches which was set in 1947 with 10.8 inches of snow on Sunday.
As
the storm moved through Columbus, Ohio, a record of 2.9 inches,
reported at the airport, broke the old record of 1.8 inches set in 1965.
Although
record-breaking snow didn't happen in some cities, there were some
impressive snow totals in Ohio associated with the snowstorm. Newtown
Falls received 3 inches, Marion received 5.2 inches and 4.9 inches was
reported in Delaware.
Minimal snow was reported in Columbus, Ohio, as of early Monday morning.
Washington,
D.C., also had notable accumulation. The city received its first inch
of snow in the city during the month of March since 2011 due to this
storm system.
Less than a half of an inch of snow was reported to be still on the ground in D.C. on Monday morning.
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