1996 .The state of New Jersey recorded its second-largest snowstorm at Edison, where 32 inches (81 cm) fell (the greatest single storm record being 34 inches (86 cm) at Cape May in the Great Blizzard of 1899 ). Newark , the state's largest city, received a record-setting 27.8 inches (70.6 cm), while Trenton , the capital, received 24.2 inches