I think those maxes were brief. Like one day maybe briefly with the coastal front and then the other when it ended? I mean 34 in Hingham means you likely were colder.
6” is 6” whether it’s man snow or not. I could care less who I lose out to. Why is it so triggering? And in Boxing Day you had almost a foot. It’s not like you had 3” of sand and lost out to Boston.
They may be similar because latitude mattered with the initial band. So it might be drier there, but in actuality less snow may have fallen.
I saw 7” downtown Hingham? That seems awfully low, though it is at the water.