Sixty years ago this week, southeastern South Dakota was hit with a snowstorm of monster proportions. Beginning on February 16 and lasting through the 18th, the storm dropped a total of 32.2 inches of snow in Sioux Falls, making it the biggest single snow event in Sioux Falls weather history. In addition, the storm accounted for the single highest 24-hour snow total of 26 inches. All told, the month of February 1962 saw over four FEET of snow (48.4 inches) cover the area.