The Lansing area set a new record for snowfall on Jan. 5, coming in at 9.5 inches total.
Sunday’s snowfall towers over Lansing’s previous daily record by 7 inches, and light snow has continued to fall throughout Monday morning.
Lansing area sees record-breaking snowfall Sunday
Finance sophomore Jesse Jezak, right, and supply chain management sophomore Ben Fudala remove snow Jan. 5, 2014, in front of a Spartan Village laundry facility. The student employees were part the snow removal efforts throughout Spartan Village. Christina Strong/The State News
The previous record was considerably lower, recorded at 2.5 inches on Jan. 5, 1873. National Weather Services meteorologist Evan Webb said the previous record was “low for that day.”
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