But the stories allow him to vivify the arguments of the 19th century--of modernity versus reaction, secularism versus religion, monarchy versus republic, the countryside versus the city, Sacre-Coeur versus the Eiffel Tower.
The lake-effect largely contributes to the 55 inches (140 cm) to 80 inches (200 cm) annual snowfall amounts recorded south and east of the lake, with average snowfall amounts exceeding 600 inches (1,500 cm) in the Wasatch Mountains.
Springfield, Missouri Average Snowfall. Springfield has had an average annual snowfall of 17.0 inches over the last 30 years, which is 5.4 inches less than the national average (22.4 inches). 82% of Springfield's snow fell during the winter months. The record snowfall was 19.5 inches on February 20, 1912 - about average for snowfall records.