Snowy weather records

How does yesterday's snow fall stack up to blizzards from years gone by? We sent the question to the Ottawa Public Library's "Ask A Librarian" service. Here's their reply:1 - According to Environment Canada's "National Climate Data and Information Archive", the record for most snowfall in a day was set March 2, 1947, with an accumulation of 40.6 cm. In comparison, Sunday's snowfall (