Remembering anniversary of when parts of central NC received 40 inches of snow

WILSON, N.C. (WNCN) — With very warm afternoons on the horizon, it’s easy to forget it’s still technically winter. And that we still have the ability to see a rare March snowfall.

Here are some of the biggest March events we’ve seen since 1887.

The standout by far is March 2, 1927, when Raleigh picked up 17.8 inches in a single day.

Not only is that the most ever for a day in March, it’s the second most all-time, just barely behind January 25, 2000…

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