– Heavy snowfall in Japan (Ice Age Now, Dec 4, 2014):
The city of Nayoro was buried in 70 cm (27 inches) of snow, while 46 cm (18 inches) fell in Horokanai and 40 cm (16 inches) in Otaru.
This is according to the Japanese language website Hokkaido Nippon News (posted 12/4/2014).