But the stories allow him to vivify the arguments of the 19th century--of modernity versus reaction, secularism versus religion, monarchy versus republic, the countryside versus the city, Sacre-Coeur versus the Eiffel Tower.
The lake-effect largely contributes to the 55 inches (140 cm) to 80 inches (200 cm) annual snowfall amounts recorded south and east of the lake, with average snowfall amounts exceeding 600 inches (1,500 cm) in the Wasatch Mountains.
The one week snowfall record for Washington DC was also bested with a total of 28.6â. The previous record was 28.0â, set in 1922 during the famed Knickerbocker Storm. BWI received 49.5â during three snowfalls in the first ten days of February.