“Of the three major snowfalls in March 1956 the storm from March 18-20th was the most significant with upwards of 20 inches falling along the Northeast corridor and much of Southern New England. What was remarkable was that there were three snowstorms in March 1956 in a period of just 10 days. The storms started with a rather typical coastal development on March 14th which left 2.3″ of snowfall at Blue Hill Observatory. . . The next storm was just two days later. . . By the end of the month, three 12 inch plus snowstorms had blanked the Northeast bringing the monthly total to 49.4″ making the winter of 1955-56 the third snowiest on the Observatory’s 132-year record. Many of us remember shoveling much of the month, fortunately under a warm March sun!”
Dr. Bill Minsinger of the Blue Hill Observatory & Science Center