It’s official: Winter of 2009-10 breaks all-time snowfall record

Published February 10, 2010 5:00am ET



The winter of 2009-10 is now the snowiest on record for the nation’s capital.

The National Weather Service measured 9.8 inches of snow accumulation at Ronald Reagan National Airport Wednesday afternoon, lifting the season’s total to 54.8 inches and eclipsing the previous mark of 54.4 inches set during the winter of 1898-99.

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