A week of back-to-back snowstorms may have failed to make much of an impact in New York City, but they have made history in Boston.
The city smashed through its previous record for snowiest week ever, which had stood at of 31.2in (79.2cm), set in January 1996. The snowfall for the last seven-day period reached 40.2in (102cm) on Monday afternoon, according to local ABC affiliate WCBV.
The storm that hit the area on Monday moved in from the west having already hit Wisconsin, Chicago, Ohio and Michigan with almost two feet of snow. Detroit, meanwhile, saw its third-heaviest snowfall on record.
Schools in Boston were closed for the fifth time in six days since the frigid weather began, and Mayor Marty Walsh announced that freezing temperatures meant the New England Patriots’ Super Bowl victory parade would have to be postponed, according to the Associated Press, while the trials of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and Aaron Hernandez were also delayed.
The snow has been followed by freezing temperatures across the north-east, leading to concerns about icy roads and dangerous conditions.
The winter storm has been blamed for at least nine deaths across the country, mostly in road accidents. The mayor of Toledo, Ohio, Michael Collins, is in critical condition after having a heart attack while driving home from a news conference about the weather.
