Summer 'snow' in Philadelphia breaks a confusing 154-year-old record The report comes because weather service guidelines state hail is considered frozen precipitation, in the same category as snow.

The least snow we've ever seen in a season: A trace (1972-1972) The most snow we've ever seen in a season: 78.7 inches (2009-2010) CBS News Philadelphia ...

A snow emergency will go into effect in Philadelphia at 9 p.m. on Sunday as a winter storm continues to move through the region. "While the total snowfall amount is not yet confirmed, it is ...

So even though it was just a "trace" of snow, Philadelphia did actually set a snowfall record for July 14, breaking its old record of a whopping zero inches recorded in 1870.