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Two cities in the Upper Peninsula top the list of the 10 snowiest, non-mountain cities in the United States.
The Washington Post reports that at a total of 157 inches, Marquette is actually running below average by about 11 inches. But Sault Ste. Marie has seen 158.7 inches, which is a solid four feet above its average through March 21.
The month of November really helped to put the Soo ahead of pace, when a record-setting 65.4 inches of snow fell according to the National Weather Service. The previous record November snowfall was 46.8 inches in 1989.
Maine had the next two entries on the list, Bangor at 131.5 inches and Caribou at 129.4 inches, while cities in New York, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania were also represented in the top 10.
