Actually, that's not true. Sikorsky averages 29" per year, and they are on a peninsula in the Sound. But here is the real problem...I did a some research a number of years ago, and discovered that the NWS at Sikorsky, at least into the 1980s, measured snow by taking the liquid equivalent, and multiplying by 10....no matter what. The best example was February 1983. They recorded 13" of snow, when we all had to shovel 20". However, a check of the records shows they also recorded 1.3" of liquid equivalent, even though the temps were in the teens throughout the storm.