Now that the snow is gone I personally can find two things to attribute to the amount of snow we received.
First, I look for a certain nonchalance from Frank concerning upcoming storms. From the "Snow fever spikes" posting he wrote, "Me? I'm not holding my breath" concerning chatter about upcoming snow. Over the years of reading Frank's blog I look for statements like that to signal a more significant snowfall. I theorize that its Frank's buildup of anticipation of a good snowstorm that generates just enough heat to change a decent snow to one of our more droll wintry mixes.
Secondly, and to a much lesser degree, I put my snow shovel away from the front of the house to the deep dark corners of the garage a week prior. This undoubtedly contributed another inch or so to the total here in Owings Mills.
Keep up the great work, Frank! And if you'll keep the anticipation at bay this December I'll keep the shovel in the garage for a possible white Christmas!

FR: It has been a hallmark of my career that when I write about a trend, it stops. When I venture a prediction, it flops. And when I write it off, watch out. A bellweather of the negative sort, but pretty damn reliable.