After spending a brief period at the top of the snow pile, it looks like Baltimore sledded to 5th position by the season's end in the competition for the title of "Snowiest U.S. City 2009-10."
Here are the top 10 finishers, according to a Web site called Golden Snow Globe. No idea who they are, so I can't vouch for their numbers. I know the total listed for Baltimore (80.4 inches) is no longer valid. The National Weather Service forecast office at Sterling, Va. has recalculated and cut the official total for BWI-Marshall Airport to 77 inches. That pushed Mobtown to 5th place, instead of 4th as listed on the site.
Here's now it should look:
1. Syracuse, N.Y.: 106 inches
2. Erie, Pa.: 90.9 inches
3. Rochester, N.Y.: 89.6 inches
4. Philadelphia, Pa.: 78.7 inches
5. Baltimore, Md.: 77 inches
6. Pittsburgh, Pa.: 76.9 inches
7. Buffalo, N.Y.: 74.1 inches
8. GrandRapids, Mich.: 70.2 inches
9. Fort Collins, Colo.: 69.6 inches
10. Lakewood, Colo.: 68.2 inches
(SUN PHOTO: Algerina Perna)