© Dennis NettSyracuse was blanketed with several inches of snow and people were out shoveling and snow blowing Dec. 13, 2017.
At Hancock International Airport, the official measuring station for Syracuse, 8.9 inches of snow fell. The old record for Dec. 13 was 5.9 inches, set in 1951.
Syracuse wasn't the snowiest place in Central New York, which saw waves of lake effect snow sweep through. Phoenix had 14.4 inches Wednesday, according to the weather service. Camillus had 10.5 inches.
Tug Hill got even more. Redfield, in Oswego County, had 21.4 inches on Wednesday. Since Sunday, 44.3 inches has fallen there.
Syracuse has had 16.1 inches since Sunday.
Comment: A rare recent blast of winter weather has dusted Louisiana with snow, shutting down much of the state. There has also been record snowfall in Houston, Texas and Alabama. Across the U.S. all 50 states have recorded snow two weeks ahead of Christmas.
Meanwhile just over a week ago, Alaska recorded one of the most extreme snowfall rates on record - when an incredible 10 inches of snow piled up in one hour. In the end, 40 inches of heavy wet snow accumulated in 12 hours.