North Texas hasn't seen a winter this white in 32 years.
The 11.2 inches of snow that had fallen by midnight Thursday at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport topped the previous record for snowfall in one day of 7.8 inches recorded in 1917 and 1964.
The 12.5 inches that had fallen by 4 a.m. Friday also broke the 24-hour record of 12.1 inches Jan. 15-16, 1964.
Thursday's snow also catapulted seasonal accumulation to 15.7 inches, according to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth.
That ranks as the second snowiest season ever.
The snowiest was when 17.6 inches fell in 1977-78.
That year, 13.5 inches fell in February alone, also a record.
The snow appeared to have finally stopped falling by 6 a.m. Friday
The ingredients for a snowy season are simple: multiple upper-level storm systems supported by temperatures low enough to turn moisture to snow.
Those two elements have collided more than once over North Texas this season.
"It's definitely one of those winters," said Bill Bunting, a meteorologist with the weather service. "You never really know when you’ll get one."
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