Where the snow falls

Places in the U.S., feet of snow per year

Rank City State Feet
1 Valdez AK 27.4
2 Mt. Washington NH 21.2
3 Blue Canyon CA 20.1
4 Yakutat AK 16.8
5 Marquette MI 10.8
6 Sault Ste. Marie MI 9.7
7 Talkeetna AK 9.6
8 Syracuse NY 9.5
9 Caribou ME 9.2
10 Mount Shasta CA 8.7
11 Lander WY 8.5
12 Flagstaff AZ 8.4
13 Juneau AK 8.3
14 Sexton Summit OR 8.2
15 Muskegon MI 8.1
16 Mcgrath AK 7.8
17 Buffalo NY 7.6
18 Rochester NY 7.5
19 Erie PA 7.1
20 Alpena MI 7.1
21 Bettles AK 6.9
22 Binghamton NY 6.9
23 Casper WY 6.6
24 Kodiak AK 6.5
25 Duluth MN 6.5
26 Burlington VT 6.4
27 Elkins WV 6.3
28 Houghton Lake MI 6.2
29 Sheridan WY 6.0
30 Grand Rapids MI 6.0
31 South Bend IN 5.9
32 Portland ME 5.9
33 Fairbanks AK 5.8
34 Anchorage AK 5.8
35 Worcester MA 5.6
36 Kalispell MT 5.4
37 International Falls MN 5.3
38 Albany NY 5.3
39 Concord NH 5.3
40 Cold Bay AK 5.1
41 Denver CO 5.0
42 Beckley WV 5.0
43 Blue Hill MA 4.9
44 Great Falls MT 4.9
45 Salt Lake City UT 4.8
46 Homer AK 4.8
47 Nome AK 4.8
48 St. Paul Island AK 4.7
49 Billings MT 4.7
50 Youngstown OH 4.7
51 Cleveland OH 4.6
52 Cheyenne WY 4.6
53 Gulkana AK 4.2
53 Spokane WA 4.2
55 Minneapolis-St.Paul MN 4.1
56 Annette AK 4.1
57 Bethel AK 4.1
58 Lansing MI 4.1
59 Ely NV 4.1
59 Rochester MN 4.1
61 Akron OH 4.0
61 Helena MT 4.0
63 Kotzebue AK 4.0
64 Hartford CT 3.9
65 Avoca PA 3.9
66 Milwaukee WI 3.9
67 King Salmon AK 3.9
67 Missoula MT 3.9
69 Green Bay WI 3.8
70 Flint MI 3.8
70 Milford UT 3.8
72 Saint Cloud MN 3.7
73 Dubuque IA 3.6
74 Pocatello ID 3.6
75 Pittsburgh PA 3.6
76 Colorado Springs CO 3.6
76 Madison WI 3.6
78 Big Delta AK 3.5
78 Burns OR 3.5
80 La Crosse WI 3.5
81 Barter Island AK 3.5
82 Bismarck ND 3.5
83 Mansfield OH 3.5
84 Detroit MI 3.5
84 Scottsbluff NE 3.5
86 Williamsport PA 3.4
87 Boston MA 3.4
88 Sioux Falls SD 3.3
89 Huron SD 3.3
89 Unalakleet AK 3.3
91 Rapid City SD 3.3
92 Williston ND 3.2
93 Chicago IL 3.2
94 Fargo ND 3.2
95 Elko NV 3.2
95 Goodland KS 3.2
97 Toledo OH 3.1
98 Aberdeen SD 3.0
99 Providence RI 3.0
100 Rockford IL 2.9
101 Harrisburg PA 2.9
102 Alamosa CO 2.8
103 Des Moines IA 2.8
104 Pueblo CO 2.8
105 Fort Wayne IN 2.7
105 Valentine NE 2.7
107 Charleston WV 2.7
108 Waterloo IA 2.7
109 Sioux City IA 2.7
110 Allentown PA 2.6
111 Omaha NE 2.6
112 Grand Island NE 2.6
112 Norfolk NE 2.6
114 North Platte NE 2.5
115 Moline IL 2.5
116 New York (Central Park) NY 2.3
117 Barrow AK 2.3
118 Dayton OH 2.3
119 Columbus OH 2.3
120 Glasgow MT 2.3
121 Lincoln NE 2.3
122 Newark NJ 2.3
123 Huntington WV 2.1
124 Grand Junction CO 2.1
124 Peoria IL 2.1
126 Bridgeport CT 2.1
127 Reno NV 2.1
128 Winnemucca NV 2.0
129 Yakima WA 2.0
130 Springfield IL 2.0
131 Columbia MO 1.9
132 Roanoke VA 1.9
133 Indianapolis IN 1.9
134 Clayton NM 1.8
135 Concordia KS 1.8
136 Topeka KS 1.8
137 Jackson KY 1.8
138 Boise ID 1.7
139 Baltimore MD 1.7
139 Philadelphia PA 1.7
141 Islip NY 1.7
142 Wilmington DE 1.7
143 Kansas City MO 1.7
144 Dodge City KS 1.7
145 Walla Walla WA 1.7
146 St. Louis MO 1.7
147 Lynchburg VA 1.5
148 Pendleton OR 1.5
149 Olympia WA 1.4
150 Springfield MO 1.4
151 Washington (National Airport) DC 1.4
152 Lewiston ID 1.4
152 Louisville KY 1.4
154 Atlantic City NJ 1.3
154 Wichita KS 1.3
156 Bristol-Johnson City-Kingsport TN 1.3
156 Lexington KY 1.3
158 Asheville NC 1.3
159 Amarillo TX 1.3
160 Richmond VA 1.2
161 Evansville IN 1.1
162 Quillayute WA 1.1
163 Knoxville TN 1.0
164 Roswell NM 1.0
165 Albuquerque NM 0.9
166 Winslow AZ 0.9
167 Lubbock TX 0.9
168 Cairo IL 0.9
168 Nashville TN 0.9
170 Oak Ridge TN 0.8
171 Oklahoma City OK 0.8
171 Tulsa OK 0.8
173 Wallops Island VA 0.7
174 Greensboro-Wnston-Salem-Highpoint NC 0.7
175 Bishop CA 0.7
176 Norfolk VA 0.6
177 Medford OR 0.6
178 Seattle WA 0.6
179 Raleigh NC 0.6
180 Salem OR 0.6
181 Eugene OR 0.6
181 North Little Rock AR 0.6
183 Portland OR 0.5
184 Fort Smith AR 0.5
184 Greenville-Spartanburg SC 0.5
186 Wichita Falls TX 0.5
187 Charlotte NC 0.5
187 El Paso TX 0.5
189 Little Rock AR 0.4
189 Memphis TN 0.4
191 Abilene TX 0.4
192 Astoria OR 0.4
193 Chattanooga TN 0.4
194 Midland-Odessa TX 0.4
195 Redding CA 0.3
196 San Angelo TX 0.3
197 Tupelo MS 0.2
198 Huntsville AL 0.2
199 Dallas-Fort Worth TX 0.2
200 Athens GA 0.2
201 Atlanta GA 0.2
201 Cape Hatteras NC 0.2
203 Birmingham AL 0.2
203 Columbia SC 0.2
203 Wilmington NC 0.2
206 Shreveport LA 0.1
207 Meridian MS 0.1
207 Waco TX 0.1
209 Las Vegas NV 0.1
209 Tucson AZ 0.1
211 Augusta GA 0.1
212 Del Rio TX 0.1
212 Macon GA 0.1
214 Austin TX 0.1
214 Jackson MS 0.1
216 Charleston SC 0.1
216 San Antonio TX 0.1
217 Apalachicola FL Trace
217 Bakersfield CA Trace
217 Brownsville TX Trace
217 Daytona Beach FL Trace
217 Gainesville FL Trace
217 Jacksonville FL Trace
217 Long Beach CA Trace
217 Los Angeles CA Trace
217 Orlando FL Trace
217 Phoenix AZ Trace
217 Sacramento CA Trace
217 San Diego CA Trace
217 San Francisco CA Trace
217 San Juan PR Trace
217 Santa Maria CA Trace
217 Stockton CA Trace
217 Tallahassee FL Trace
217 Tampa FL Trace
217 Vero Beach FL Trace
217 West Palm Beach FL Trace
217 Yuma AZ Trace
218 Columbus GA 0.0
218 Mobile AL 0.0
220 Houston TX 0.0
220 Montgomery AL 0.0
220 Savannah GA 0.0
223 Lake Charles LA 0.0
223 Port Arthur TX 0.0
225 Baton Rouge LA 0.0
225 Eureka PA 0.0
225 Galveston TX 0.0
225 New Orleans LA 0.0
225 Pensacola FL 0.0
230 Corpus Christi TX 0.0
230 Fresno CA 0.0
230 Victoria TX 0.0
233 Fort Myers FL 0.0
233 Hilo HI 0.0
233 Honolulu HI 0.0
233 Kahului HI 0.0
233 Key West FL 0.0
233 Lihue HI 0.0
233 Miami FL 0.0
233 Santa Barbara CA 0.0

Last Updated on 07/08/1999

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