It's an accomplishment decades in the making. 

CBC News reports that Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, saw half a foot of snow on Tuesday, bringing the city's total snowfall this snow season to 18 feet. In the season of 1971-1972, the maritime province saw 17.6 feet and held the record for 43 years.

While the record is still unofficial, it's likely that the new measurements are unprecedented for the Canadian city. 

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Snow first fell on Charlottetown in November, but underwhelmed until the end of January, when a snowstorm dropped over a foot of snow on the city and set its numbers back on track.

February and March were above average snowfall months for Charlottetown, according to data from Environment Canada. 

April has been an average month of snowfall so far, but the latest snowstorm this week was enough to tilt the scales and make the record possible. 

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