The previous record was only 3.6 inches and that was set in 1954 but that's only part of the story, other areas of the state have gotten as much as three feet of snow.
The ice-cap contains almost 70% of the world's fresh water and 90% of its ice, but with very low snowfall, most of the continent technically falls unbelievably into the category of desert!
But as far as the western third of the country goes, the Farmer's Almanac predicts business as usual, cool temperatures with normal amounts of rain and snowfall for 2020.
That's because the publication is calling for a light winter for most of the United States, wet and warmer than normal temperatures with average to below average snowfall.