95-96 was a true yore winter from November through April. Yes we had melt periods..but man always stuff to track. It won't beat 14-15 for D drip as you said though. I won't see that ferocity again.
I was actually pissed lol. I worked on the Cape that year (still without a full time job) and roads were impassable there. Only to get 30-36" less than a month later.
It's always hard to say. It could some in the form of a sharp cold front, or take a couple of storms to finally bring it in. I'm not too worried about a massive delay or anything this far out.