Chicago had already been buried by 75.5 inches of snow this winter, the fourth most on record dating back to 1884-85.
Wednesday’s snow (on Mar 13th) of about 6 inches pushed the seasonal total into third place, ahead of the 77-inch total from 1969-70.
The storm was likely to move the Detroit area close to the 133-year-old seasonal snow-total record of 93.6 inches set in 1880-81, the weather service said.
Is the start of spring really just a week away?
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/three-dead-after-a-50-car-pileup-on-snowy-us-highway-495006
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/12/midwest-snow_n_4946016.html