(Bloomberg) — After lingering at 99.9 inches for a day or so, Boston finally passed the 100-inch barrier for snowfall this season. And normal life, so hard for weeks now, just seems to get more and more difficult.

As of noon Wednesday, Boston's Logan International Airport had officially received 101.8 inches (259 centimeters) for the season, according to the National Weather Service in Taunton, Massachusetts. The city needs 5.9 inches to break the record for the most snow since 1872.

"I don't know if people will want to laugh or cry," said Alan Dunham, an agency meteorologist.

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