The massive snowstorm that hit Michigan's Upper Peninsula shattered records for both the region and for some of the country.
The snowstorm, which kicked off on May 1 and lasted through May 2, dropped more than two feet of snow in some areas of the U.P.
According to the National Weather Service's Marquette office, it set four records:
- Greatest calendar snowfall in May – 19.8 inches on May 1
- Greatest 2-day snowfall in May – 26.2 inches
- Snowiest May on record – 26.2 inches
- Greatest May snow depth – 20 inches at 8 a.m. on May 2
Also, the office said that the current snowfall for the season is now 265.1 inches at the office. That's more than 22 feet of snow.
Brian Brettschneider, a climatologist in Alaska, also said that the snowfall in Herman, Mich. reported 27" of snow on May 2 alone.
That's the greatest one-day May snowfall record east of the Rocky Mountains.
