When Boston’s been buried: History’s biggest snowstorms

BOSTON (AP) — A take a look at the most important snowfalls on document within the Boston space, in keeping with the Nationwide Climate Service, whose data date to 1891. Saturday’s storm might drop greater than 2 ft of snow and make its approach into the document books. The climate service takes its official measurements at Boston’s Logan Worldwide Airport:

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Feb. 17-18, 2003: 27.6 inches (70.1 centimeters)

Feb. 6-7, 1978: 27.1 inches (68.8 centimeters)

March 31-April 1, 1997: 25.4 inches (64.5 centimeters)

Feb. 8-9, 2013: 24.9 inches (63.2 centimeters)

Jan. 26-27, 2015: 24.4 inches (61.9 centimeters)

Feb. 16-17, 2003: 23.6 inches (59.9 centimeters)

Jan. 22-23, 2005: 22.5 inches (57.1 centimeters)

Jan. 26-28, 2015: 22.3 inches (56.6 centimeters)

Feb. 9, 2015: 22.2 inches (56.4 centimeters)

Jan. 20-21, 1978: 21.4 inches (54.3 centimeters)

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Supply: Nationwide Climate Service