Recent Record-Breaking Snowstorms Lead to One of Boston's Snowiest Winters Ever

Snowmageddon, the name some have given to three major snowstorms to hit Massachusetts since the Jan. 27 blizzard, has dropped more than 73 inches of snow on Boston.

And along with all that snow have come multiple snowdays for schools in the area, parking and travel bans and three declared snow emergencies for the state.

Boston has seen 73.9 inches of snow in less than three weeks, officially making this winter one of Boston’s 10 snowiest of all time. Winter of 1919 to 1920 previously held the number 10 spot with a total of 72.9 inches, according to the Washington Post.

But that’s not the only record snowmageddon has broken in Boston. When the city hit 60.8 inches, it officially broke the previous record for snowiest 30-day period.

And Bostonians are fed up. Many took to Twitter and other social media sites Monday to complain about the continued snowfall.

Massachusetts’s governor is fed up as well.

On Monday, Feb. 9 Gov. Charlie Baker announced that so much snow has piled up in the state, officials no longer know where to put it. In fact, snow removal efforts have become so difficult, Boston Mayor Marty Walsh has considered dumping excess snow in the Boston Harbour.

The governor has been outspoken during the storms, which began only a few weeks after he gained office.

Following several delays, cancellations and even a train that was stranded in Quincy for two hours Monday, Baker said he is disappointed in the MBTA’s performance during the storms. The Boston subway system shut down trains on the Orange and Red lines Monday morning and later announced that all train, bus and boat services would be suspended starting 7 p.m. Monday night.

Despite the transit system’s failings during snow emergencies, Baker has praised other government agencies for their efforts. At a press conference after the first storm, Wednesday Jan. 28, Baker gave state agencies in charge of snow removal and road safety and ‘A’ for their work to clean up after the blizzard.

Another 20 inches of snow piled up in Boston during Monday’s storm and more may fall in parts of the city as the storm lasts into Tuesday.

Photo courtesy of Jen Sayler via The National Weather Service