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.
Very heavy (30+ inches) monthly snowfalls can occur in March, such as in 1951 and 1965, and rarely, April, such as in April 2002 when over 20 inches of snow fell at Minneapolis, and April 2013, when heavy snow blanketed Minnesota and Duluth received a record monthly snowfall (for any month) of over 50 inches.