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.
Once the storm picked up speed and headed east, it set record snowfall as well as record low temperatures. In Fort Logan, Montana, the recorded temperature was around -61Â°F and in Monterey, Virginia, -29Â°F. In Cape May, NJ, about 34 inches of snow fell, and 20.5 inches of snow in Washington, D.C.