This again? Jan '96 eats Feb. 5, 2010, and defecates snowmageddon.
Feb. '83 had the greatest rates I've ever seen: 32" in about 16 hours, including thunder-snow and low teens temps. Rates 5" per hour for a time.
Dec. '09 for the time of year it occurred, and since it had been so long since we'd had a good snow storm, much less a good winter.
Feb. '03 for the cold. Temps fell to 0F during the afternoon that Saturday and stayed in the single digits until after the storm.
Oct. '79, well, because it was pure insanity.