A blanketing of several inches of snow greeted many Americans as they awoke the morning of Dec. 27 as a winter storm rolled through parts of the Northeast and New England.

The UK is grappling with wintry weather following Storm Goretti, which caused widespread power cuts, school closures, and travel disruption across the country.

Starting at number five, we have the intense nor'easter in February 2010, where Central Park recorded 20.9 inches of snow over two days.