The Heaviest Snowfall Records in History

The winter of 1989-90 is in the record books as Valdez’s snowiest winter ever, with a total of 560.7 inches (46 feet) of snowfall. A daily record was set on January 16, 1990 with 45.7 inches of snowfall in just 24 hours. The following day, another snow depth record of 63 inches was set in this coastal town. An average of 2.6 inches fell every hour; that much snow would cover 4 story buildings, houses, and cars .