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Boston has smashed its all-time record for seasonal snowfall, with a total of 108.6 inches (two and three quarter metres) this winter, after a storm dropped 2.9in on the city on Sunday night.

This breaks the previous record of 107.6in set in the winter of 1995-96, and caps what has been a record-breaking season all round for Boston.

An astonishing 94.4in of snow fell in the 30 days from 24 January to 22 February, meaning that period would rank on its own as the third-snowiest entire winter season on record, according to The Weather Channel.

Dave Mager (@davemagerWBZ) The meteorologists are celebrating like they're working Mission Control and the capsule just landed safely. @BarryWBZ #bostonsnow

February broke the record for the snowiest month ever for the city, too, with 64.8in falling in that month alone, and two winter storms from this season – Juno and Marcus – making it into the top 10 heaviest snowfalls.

The city has been ambivalent about the snow, which has damaged roofs, piled above head height along the side of every road, and caused several deaths.

Some turned it into a game, jumping off roofs and out of windows into snowy piles – causing the mayor, Marty Walsh, to tell them to “stop this nonsense”.

Even Walsh seemed to enjoy Sunday’s record-breaking news, however, nominating an unusual interim replacement for himself:

Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) .​@BostonYeti2015 ​will step in ​as Interim Mayor. #StPatricksDay http://t.co/Uprqb0K4jS pic.twitter.com/Wze0zL43dq

Mayor Marty Walsh (@marty_walsh) Superbowls, World Series', Stanley Cups, and snowfall records. We are truly a title city. There will be no parade. #titletown #bosnow

In a winter season that also saw the New England Patriots win the Superbowl, Boston residents took to social media once again to celebrate breaking the record.

cindy (@acindysays) WE DID IT YOU GUYS!!! #bostonsnow #alltimerecord ❄️❄️❄️❄️⛄️

Hilary Sargent (@lilsarg) ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Katie Slivensky (@paleopaws) I'm so excited that we broke the record, guys. SO EXCITED. We might as well get claim to the title after all we've put up with! #BostonSnow

For others, though, there was a feeling that now, finally, enough was enough.

Ashley (@ashleywisse) Record broken. Now STOP SNOWING FOR AT LEAST 7 MONTHS. #bostonsnow

The weather service noted that more snow is possible. Computer models indicate a coastal storm could develop on Friday, but they differ on its track. The storm could bring little to no precipitation to southern New England, or it could bring “a decent slug” of rain and snow to the region, the forecasters said on Monday morning.