Nah, those are inflated totals for whatever reason(s). I was in lowell yesterday, there was no more or less snow than here, or pretty close.. and we didn't top 10". 9.5"
Like most, I remember the early 80's to early 90s having only a few decent events, but being so young had no reference point to how bad it was. Or maybe I'm wrong and the past 30 years aren't the norm..