Italian Town Gets the Most Snow Ever in One Day (You Won't Believe How Much!)

Streets in Capracotta, Italy were covered under 8 feet of snow after last Thursday’s record-breaking snowfall. (Photo: ale_fitt/Instagram)

We thought we had it bad this winter in the U.S. (hello, Boston!), but a town in Italy is likely to break the entire world record for snowfall in a single day after being blasted with more than 8 feet in 24 hours.

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Last Thursday, March 5, Capracotta was hit with a winter storm that smothered the town in a whooping 8.4 feet of snow. To give you some perspective, that’s more than what dumped down on Beantown in both January and February combined — and Capracotta got it all in less than a day.

Residents were forced to climb out of windows to leave their houses. (Photo: Ropi/ZUMA Wire)

Residents were forced to climb out of windows and travel through the town using skis and snowshoes. Others reportedly dug tunnels out of their front doors to leave their homes. The storm also left many in the area without power or water.

The World Meteorological Organization will investigate and confirm whether the snowfall in Capracotta breaks the current world record set in 1921 in Silver Lake, Colorado, after the town received 75.8 inches of snow in 24 hours. (Capracotta’s 8.4 feet is 100.8 inches.)

Residents had fun posing next to giant piles of snow. (Photo: elisabetta_carugno/Instagram)

Home to approximately 1,400 residents, Capracotta is three hours east of Rome and sits at an altitude of 4,662. Though it isn’t located in the Italian Alps, the town is still victim to heavy storms coming in from the northeast.

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