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© MOMIN QURESHI/680NEWSGTA residents had a difficult time shovelling the heavy wet snow, Feb. 27, 2013
It's another sloppy drive to work and school Thursday morning as the slow-moving storm system that dumped record amounts of wet snow on the GTA Wednesday continues to hang around.

Snowfall record

Toronto broke a snowfall record for Feb. 27, according to Environment Canada.

At Pearson International Airport, 12.4 centimetres of the heavy wet snow covered the ground, breaking the record of 7.1 centimetres set in 1967.

Storm cleanup

The slush is still flooding some city streets. City officials are asking homeowners to stop shovelling the slushy snow onto the road as it's blocking the catch basins.

According to a report in the Toronto Sun, the city said the cost to clean up Wednesday's slushy mess is around $2.5-million. However, that figure doesn't cover any potential plowing, Thursday.

Toronto had set aside $82-million for snow removal this winter.

Peter Noehammer, director of Toronto's Transportation Services, told theSunthat despite Toronto's rough winter, the snow budget is still in "pretty good shape."