Anchorage broke its January snowfall record Tuesday, forcing schools to send students home early as the city plowed through another winter storm.
As of 3 p.m., the storm had dropped 10.6 inches of snow at the National Weather Service office in West Anchorage, bringing the month’s total to 39.7 inches — the most ever recorded for January, eclipsing a record set in 2000.
What’s even more remarkable is the nearly 3 inches of liquid held in that snow, along with some rain that fell during the month, National Weather Service climate researcher Brian Brettschneider said…