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Total snowfall last winter 2013-2014 ranged from 272" to as low as 38".

(National Weather Service - Grand Rapids, MI)

Last year's snowfall in Michigan was very interesting. Snowfall ranged from extremely heavy and record breaking to actually below normal in some areas.

The top graphic shows the Lower Peninsula snowfall totals for last winter 2013-2014, using snow reports compiled by the Grand Rapids National Weather Service. The National Weather Service just produced this map yesterday.

Several points of interest stick out to me. The typical lake effect pattern shows up with the heaviest snow falling on the western third of Lower Michigan. But look at the very heavy snowfall in Leelanau County, northwest of Traverse City. That is where Maple City had 266 inches of snow. Another area that had record snowfall was extreme southeast Michigan. Detroit set the all-time snowfall record with 94.9". Flint also had its snowiest winter on record at 83.9".

But one area actually had below normal snowfall. In eastern Lower Michigan, Standish only recorded 38.9" of snow. That is about six inches below normal. Central Lower Michigan from Alma to Midland didn't have above normal snowfall either, with around 44 inches.

Below is a detailed list of snowfall totals from heaviest to lightest. While the map doesn't include the Upper Peninsula, it is included in the snowfall list.

Herman - 272.9"

Maple City - 266.3"

Ontanagon - 201.9"

Tahquamenon - 199.5"

Marquette(Sawyer Int'l Airport) - 198.9"

Bergland Dam - 192.5"

Ironwood - 192.4"

Munising - 185.4"

Petoskey - 183.1"

Gaylord - 177.7"

Boyne Falls - 172.5"

Wellston - 172.5"

Chatham Exp Farm - 166.6"

Bloomingdale - 166"

Big Bay - 164.8"

S Boardman - 164"

NW MI Research Farm - 157.7"

Watton - 157.1"

Copper Harbor - 155.5"

Jacobsville - 154.7"

Holland - 153.1"

Kalkaska - 152.2"

East Jordan - 151.5"

St James - 146.1"

Northport - 142.9"

Beulah - 139"

Traverse City - 138.4"

Michigamme - 138.2"

Sault Ste Marie - 136.9"

Scottville - 136.7"

Sault Ste Marie - 135.3"

Muskegon - 132.7"

Cheboygan - 132.5"

Baraga - 130.3"

Clarksburg - 129.7"

Hart - 129"

Grand Haven - 128.3"

Freemont - 127.9"

Onaway - 126.5"

Alberta - 126.5"

Charlevoix - 123.3"

Frankfort - 120.5"

Kalkaska - 119.9"

Marquette(Downtown) - 119.9"

Cooks - 118.4"

Fife Lake - 117.7"

Grand Rapids - 116"

Kalamazoo - 115.3"

Trout Lake - 114.9"

Pickford - 111.5"

Cadillac - 109.5"

Hastings - 109.1"

South Haven - 106.9"

Battle Creek - 106.8"

Engadine - 106.4"

Hesperia - 103.2"

Garden Corners - 102"

Big Rapids - 101.6"

Rapid River - 101.2"

Vanderbilt - 100.1"

Rudyard - 99.1"

Ann Arbor- U of M - 97.1"

Baldwin - 95.5"

Detroit - 94.9"

Moran - 94.7"

Gladstone - 92"

Lake City - 91.6"

Stambaugh - 89.6"

Gulf Lake - 87.3"

Detour Village - 86.4"

Flint - 83.9"

Brooklyn - 81.3"

Rogers City - 79.5"

Harbor Beach - 78.3"

Iron Mt/Kingsford - 77.6"

Jackson - 75"

Morenci - 73.3"

Owosso - 71.6"

Charlotte - 71.2"

Lansing - 69.1"

Manistique - 69"

Mio - 68.5"

Gladwin - 67.9"

West Branch - 66.6"

Mount Clemens - 66"

East Tawas - 65"

Atlanta - 64.8"

Alpena - 64"

Yale - 63.2"

Milford - 62.1"

Houghton Lake - 61.9"

Harrisville - 61.5"

Bad Axe - 61.4"

Howell - 61.3"

Menominee - 61.3"

Grosse Pointe - 60.4"

Bay City - 60"

Lapeer - 60"

Adrian - 58.8"

Chelsea - 56.5"

Grand Ledge - 55.5"

Port Huron - 54.6"

Pontiac - 51.2"

Lupton - 50.5"

Sandusky - 47.8"

Glennie - 46.2"

Caro - 45.7"

Saginaw - 45.4"

St Ignace - 45.1"

Midland - 44.4"

Alma - 43"

Standish - 38.9"

Are you hoping for another winter like last? Post your thoughts below.

MLive Chief Meteorologist Mark Torregrossa has been forecasting Michigan weather for more than 20 years. He's been chief meteorologist at three television news stations in Michigan, and he's an avid gardener and hunter. Email him at mark@farmerweather.com and find him on Facebook at facebook.com/mark.torregrossa and Twitter @weathermanmark