Albert Lea received about 5 inches of new snowfall from a storm that hit the area Tuesday night through Wednesday afternoon.

According to Rick Ashling, who submits Albert Lea’s snowfall data taken at the wastewater treatment plant to the National Weather Service, only traces of new snow accumulation had been recorded for March before the recent snowstorm.

The air temperature held steady between 30 and 34 degrees on Wednesday, so snow quickly melted and the roads were a muddy mess by late afternoon.

While local highways and interstates were reported as difficult due to heavy snow, no schools were canceled and no serious weather-related car crashes were reported.

Snowfall totals in Albert Lea for the 2010-2011 winter are: 33 1/2 inches in December, 11 inches in January and 7 inches in February.