Robert Post, who owns a landscaping company, puts the final touches on a sidewalk he just cleared in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Houses along the shore of a snowed-over Lake Hopatcong are seen in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Robert Post, who owns a landscaping company, puts the final touches on a sidewalk he just cleared in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Houses along the shore of a snowed-over Lake Hopatcong are seen in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Ice fisherman stand on a snow covered Lake Hopatcong in Landing, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state, on the shores of Lake Hopatcong, got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)An ice fisherman sits on a snow covered Lake Hopatcong in Landing, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state, on the shores of Lake Hopatcong, got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Russell Hoyer tries to find his driveway under the snow in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Russell, right, and Michelle Hoyer try to find their driveway under the snow in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Bob McDonald shovels out his driveway and car in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Russell, left, and Michelle Hoyer try to find their driveway under the snow in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)Russell, left, and Michelle Hoyer try to find their driveway under the snow in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
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Robert Post, who owns a landscaping company, puts the final touches on a sidewalk he just cleared in Mt. Arlington, N.J., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm. The National Weather Service made a preliminary report Tuesday that Mount Arlington in the northern part of the state got 35.5 inches of snow in the three-day storm. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
MOUNT ARLINGTON, N.J. – This week's winter storm appears to have broken a 122-year-old record for the most snow in a New Jersey community from one storm.
Mount Arlington, in the northern part of the state, got 35.5 inches (90 centimeters) of snow in the storm, which lasted about three days, the National Weather Service noted Tuesday in a preliminary report. It could take months to confirm the total and the new record, though.
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The snowfall report came from a trained weather observer, and officials note there's no reason to doubt its veracity. If confirmed, it would top the record of 34 inches (86 centimeters) that fell during a blizzard Feb. 11-Feb. 14 in Cape May County in southern New Jersey in 1899.
Mount Arlington, in Morris County, is about 43 miles (69 kilometers) west of New York City.
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