That's interesting that 01-02 is in that list with so little snow. I recall a big storm in January 2002. Granted, those are NYC numbers and I'm in NW NJ, so perhaps NW NJ cashed in.
However, this was the same day that the famous Raiders at Patriots "Tuck Rule" playoff game was played. It snowed big time in Foxboro that evening. Is it possible that the storm managed to hit NW NJ and somehow get to Southern New England without slamming NYC?