The previous record was set in 1929. Williston got one foot of snow which easily surpassed the record set in 1929, which was five (5) inches (all numbers rounded).
At one point, the snow was falling at the rate of two inches an hour.
Using Whiting's method of calculating IPs, this works out to more than four feet in one 24-hour period. Using BEXP's method of calculating IPs, this works out to more than 48 feet of snow in one 24-hour period. And, of course, using the method of calculating IPs by a company I won't name, this equates to two inches. Period.
