Not all of these are official records recognized by the SCEC. and Canada” (a Weatherwise magazine publication) and since updated by myself. Ludlum and published in his 1970 booklet “Weather Record Book: U.S. The data was originally compiled by weather historian David M. The recordsįigure 1 below shows the results of my research into the 24-hour snowfall records for each state. The most recent state 24-hour snowfall record is 36.0” at Ansonia, Connecticut during the big blizzard of February 8-9, 2013 (Hamden reported an unofficial 40.0” in 24-hours during this storm). Rose Ski Resort reported a monthly total of 295.0”. The previous month (January 2017) was the snowiest month on record for anywhere in Nevada when the Mt. However, the originally reported storm total of 65.1” for December 24-27, 2017, and monthly total of 121.3”-which would have been state records-were later corrected, after the State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) found issues in snow-total reporting and snowboard placement that appear to have inflated the totals (see the initial SCEC findings).Įarlier that year Chimney Pond, Maine, established a state record for greatest depth of snow when 94.0” was measured on February 16, 2017. The winter of 2017-2018 saw Erie, Pennsylvania set city snowfall records for the season (166.0”), the month of December (93.8”), and any 24-hour period (32.6”). Unlike the state precipitation records, there have been no state snowfall records established since 2017 of which I’m aware. had snow cover on December 2, the largest percentage in NOAA records dating back to 2003. The snow cover of 22” at Duluth, Minnesota, on December 1 tied with 1985 for the largest on record there on the first day of meteorological winter (period of record 1884-). Madison’s seasonal normal is 50.9” and record was 101.4” in 2007-2008. Madison, Wisconsin experienced its snowiest start on record (period of record 1884-), with 15.7” of snowfall observed at Truax Airport through November 23. The 2019-2020 snow season has already gotten off to a big start in portions of the Upper Great Lakes region. This month I tackle a similar topic: state snowfall extremes. In late October, I posted a Category 6 entry about U.S. Image credit: Courtesy Jourdan Lagace, via. The storm total of 65.1” was the greatest single-storm snowfall for the state of Pennsylvania ever measured. A big snowstorm is “never out of the question, even in mild winters.Above: A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania digs his driveway out during the record snowstorm of December 24-27, 2017. There are also signs that La Niña may be ending, and that the polar vortex could send in another wave of cold air, both of which may herald somewhat better odds of a snow day, he said. February is the snowiest month in the mid-Atlantic, and, of course, snow can still arrive in March and even April. There’s still a chance for decent snow along the East Coast, said David Robinson, New Jersey’s state climatologist and a professor at Rutgers University.

Both cities have recorded a season’s first measurable snow as far out as mid-February. Washington and Baltimore also typically see snow by mid-December, but late first snowfalls are slightly more common. 3 - except for the winter of 1972–73, when the city got no measurable snow at all. The latest that Philadelphia has seen its first snowfall for a season is Feb. With this dearth of snow, New York has fallen more than a month behind its average pace: The city usually sees snow by mid-December. “A lot has to come together right to get snow along the coast,” Mr. But it’s also true that snowfall varies immensely season to season, and that luck - good or bad, depending on how you feel about snow - has had a hand in this season’s snow drought.

Snowfall totals by city