While winter is a distant memory for most Americans , it continues unabated in Anchorage , Alaska -- where a new bout of precipitation this weekend helped the city break its record for seasonal snowfall , at more than 133 inches ( 3.38 meters ) . Some 3.4 inches of snow -- and counting -- had fallen as of 4 p.m. ( 8 p.m . ET ) Saturday in Anchorage , according to the National Weather Service . That brought the seasonal total for the city to 133.6 inches -- breaking the record of 132.6 inches , set in 1954-1955 . And with snow continuing to fall into early Sunday morning , the figure promises to get even larger . `` Okay ... now the records broken , could you please make the snow go away ? ? ! ! '' wrote one commenter of the Facebook page of the weather service 's Alaska division . Another said , `` Oh , it 's not chilly . I 'm wearing a tee-shirt and shorts while cooking outside and enjoying this beautiful springtime weather @ 35 degrees . '' While snow is nothing new to Alaskans , this year 's record haul in Anchorage is notable given that the average seasonal snowfall is 74.5 inches . And it 's also striking considering that , elsewhere in the United States , this past winter was known more for its warmth than its white stuff . Across the United States , the 2011-2012 winter season was the fourth warmest ever recorded , according to the National Climatic Data Center . The agency 's report , issued in March , found that a relative dearth of snow throughout the contiguous United States contributed to snow cover levels in North America being the fourth lowest since such records were first kept . Still , as much as Anchorage residents can revel in being standouts when it comes to snow in their country , they hardly merit top billing in their own state . Other record-setters in the state include Haines , a community about 92 miles north of Juneau that saw about 360 inches of snow for the 2011-2012 season -- smashing the previous record of 309 inches set five years ago , according to the weather service .
Anchorage has had 74.5 inches of snow for a season . This breaks the previous snowfall record for 57 years ago , set the 2011-2012 season . The U.S. overall saw less snow , with the first least snow cover recorded .