UPDATE: Blog reader Greg points out that the number for North Bay, ON is incorrect, however I do not have a replacement graphic, so I am just going to correct it in the text below. It should be 111", not 250." Not sure where we got that from!

The media (and the Forums!) are abuzz this week with records being broken in the "2007-2008 Snow Belt" area which stretches from Des Moines through Maine.

Put in your two cents worth on the "Record Snowfall" thread on the AccuWeather.com Forums.

The amounts we featured in today's map are listed below in descending order:

Caribou, ME: 139"
North Bay, ON: 111"
Montreal, Quebec: 106"
Portlant, ME: 93"
Madison, WI: 88"
Saginaw, MI: 73"
Toronto, ON: 63"
Des Moines, IA: 51"
Chicago, IL: 49"

NOAA NOHRSC maps showing snow depth indicate that there is a wide area of more than 40 inches of snow, with as much as 75 inches, on the ground from northeast New York state through Maine.

Blog reader Justin from Concord, New Hampshire sends these snow stats and points out an article from WMUR which tells of a local roof collapse due to the heavy snow:

In an Associated Press article, northerners "lament" the record snow season:

"Grand Rapids, Mich., shattered its December-February snowfall record... as of Tuesday afternoon, 90.4 inches had fallen. And though the month doesn't end until Friday, the city has a new February record. In Chicago, this the first winter since 1978-79 the area has seen more than 50 inches of snow."

PHOTO CAPTION: Paul White, 75, works on clearing his car after another snowfall in Laconia, N.H., Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. New England is reaching record season snowfall levels. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

NWS record reports abound... NCDC lists over 1,000 records tied or broken for February alone:

11 Stations Broke All-Time Monthly Snow Records (1 Tied)
46 Stations Broke Monthly Snow Records (12 Tied)
784 Stations Broke Daily Snow Records (150 Tied)

Of course... not all of those records are in the eastern snow belt -- parts of the West have been getting pounded too. Let's not forget them. From affiliate KCNC back on February 12th, raw video of Red Cross preparations and piles of snow in Denver, Colorado:

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VIDEO CAPTION: The American Red Cross in Denver is packing up emergency supplies to be delivered to mountain residents in Colorado trapped by heavy snow. Crews in Park County, about 100 miles southwest of Denver, were working Tuesday (2/12) to clear roads that were blocked by up to 25 feet of snow. Windy weather has created huge snowdrifts and made travel impossible in some areas. Regular snowplows aren't able to clear the snowdrifts. Heavy pieces of equipment owned by the county and neighboring communities were being used to try and clear the roads. County commissioners have asked for state of emergency status after snowstorms prompted road closures and left some residents unable to leave their homes.

Many roof collapses were also blamed on the heavy snow in the Rockies during mid-month. And you think that's impressive... (with apologies to our wireless users) check out this photo of a lady standing next to a 6-foot wall of snow in Utah: