27.1 inches over two days. Almost 50 years later, Boston has only beaten it once. Photo: City of Boston Archives.
The February 2026 storm alone grounded most of a day's schedule. The official snow count came from right here.
That is the National Weather Service's own number for Logan Airport. Towns south of the city saw more than double it.
The same February storm dropped 37.9 inches on Providence, a new all-time state record. Photo from a similar 2015 nor'easter.
Strong El Nino winters here have run from 20 to 91 percent of normal. We pulled all seven to find out.