And while it's certainly not the 20-plus inches Philadelphia saw just last January, the 30 inches of snow in 1996 or even the 19 inches that fell in April 1915 – it was enough white stuff to send snow-removal crews across the region scrambling into action.
While there have been technological improvements, the snowplowing process in the city largely remains the same as ever – push it into piles, scoop it into a truck and haul it away.
With the help of the archives of PhillyHistory.org, we did some digging of our own through old photos of snow and snow removal across Philadelphia from 1914 through 1961, when a snowplow cost the city about $61,000 and drove at 30 miles per hour, according to the history site.
Independence Hall, March 1914
South Broad and Sansom streets, March 1914
South Broad Street, April 1915
North Broad Street and JFK Boulevard, January 1957