The snowiest cities in America

Ranked by inches of snow a year, 30-year average. Syracuse, NY, leads with 116.8.

  1. 1SyracuseNY116.8
  2. 2EriePA97.6
  3. 3RochesterNY96.5
The snowiest cities in America
1Syracuse NY116.8192.1 inSyracuse Hancock International Airport
2Erie PA97.6166.3 inErie International Airport
3Rochester NY96.5161.7 inRochester Gtr International
4Bozeman MT95.6158.5 inBozeman Montana State University
5Buffalo NY94.2199.4 inBuffalo
6Longmont CO91.4152.0 inBoulder
7Boulder CO91.4152.0 inBoulder
8Duluth MN84.0140.1 inDuluth
9Flagstaff AZ83.1210.0 inFlagstaff Airport
10Kentwood MI77.7116.0 inGrand Rapids
11Grand Rapids MI77.7116.0 inGrand Rapids
12Wyoming MI77.7116.0 inGrand Rapids
13Ogden UT76.2—Ogden Hinkley Airport
14Layton UT76.2—Ogden Hinkley Airport
15Utica NY73.8143.5 inSherburne
16Draper UT72.5133.0 inAlpine
17Casper WY71.3151.6 inCasper-natrona County Airport
18Kalamazoo MI70.6113.5 inBattle Creek 5NW
19Battle Creek MI70.6113.5 inBattle Creek 5NW
20Worcester MA69.2131.9 inWorcester
21Sandy UT66.8181.0 inCottonwood Weir
22Brockton MA66.3150.8 inBlue Hill Lcd
23Great Falls MT66.0117.5 inGreat Falls Airport
24Youngstown OH64.8118.7 inYoungstown-warren Regional Airport
25Portland ME64.0141.5 inPortland Jetport
26Mishawaka IN62.3172.0 inS Bend Airport
27South Bend IN62.3172.0 inS Bend Airport
28Ann Arbor MI60.997.1 inAnn Arbor U Of Mich
29Cheyenne WY60.8121.5 inCheyenne
30Haverhill MA58.5123.1 inHaverhill
31Lowell MA57.9120.6 inLowell
32Elyria OH57.6117.9 inCleveland
33Cleveland OH57.6117.9 inCleveland
34Lorain OH57.6117.9 inCleveland
35Parma OH57.6117.9 inCleveland
36Billings MT57.0106.1 inBillings International Airport
37Troy NY56.1112.5 inAlbany International Airport
38Schenectady NY56.1112.5 inAlbany International Airport
39Albany NY56.1112.5 inAlbany International Airport
40Green Bay WI55.6143.7 inGreen Bay
41Framingham MA54.8—Bedford Hanscom Field
42Waltham MA54.8—Bedford Hanscom Field
43Manchester NH53.5—Manchester Airport
44Nashua NH53.5—Manchester Airport
45Eau Claire WI53.298.8 inChippewa Valley Regional Airport
46Plymouth MN53.296.7 inNew Hope
47Maple Grove MN53.296.7 inNew Hope
48Castle Rock CO52.5114.8 inCastle Rock
49Flint MI52.285.3 inFlint Fcwos
50Appleton WI50.383.7 inAppleton
51Eden Prairie MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
52Minneapolis MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
53Burnsville MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
54Blaine MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
55Bloomington MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
56Lakeville MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
57Edina MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
58Minnetonka MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
59St. Louis Park MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
60Coon Rapids MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
61Apple Valley MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
62Brooklyn Park MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
63Eagan MN49.998.6 inMinneapolis-st Paul International Airport
64Rochester MN49.786.8 inRochester International Airport
65Fort Collins CO48.8114.1 inFort Collins
66Madison WI48.6101.4 inMadison Dane County Regional Airport
67Lansing MI47.988.8 inLansing Capital City Airport
68Bismarck ND47.6101.6 inBismarck
69Fargo ND47.5117.0 inFargo Hector International Airport
70Milwaukee WI47.199.1 inMilwaukee Mitchell Airport
71West Allis WI47.199.1 inMilwaukee Mitchell Airport
72Waukesha WI47.199.1 inMilwaukee Mitchell Airport
73Rapid City SD46.8—Rapid City Regional Airport
74St. Cloud MN46.488.2 inSt. Cloud Regional Airport
75Commerce City CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
76Parker CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
77Lakewood CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
78Arvada CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
79Denver CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
80Westminster CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
81Thornton CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
82Broomfield CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
83Aurora CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
84Centennial CO46.199.3 inDenver-stapleton
85Springfield MA45.7—Westfield Barnes Municipal Airport
86Chicopee MA45.7—Westfield Barnes Municipal Airport
87West Valley City UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
88South Jordan UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
89Herriman UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
90Salt Lake City UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
91West Jordan UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
92Millcreek UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
93Murray UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
94Taylorsville UT45.4117.3 inSalt Lake City International Airport
95Danbury CT45.3118.4 inDanbury
96Grand Forks ND45.296.4 inGrand Forks International Airport
97Taunton MA45.0111.2 inNorton W
98Spokane WA44.997.7 inSpokane International Airport
99Spokane Valley WA44.997.7 inSpokane International Airport
100Canton OH44.482.0 inAkron Canton Airport

Figures come from each place’s page and share its sources and rules; see the methodology. City lists include places of 50,000 people or more, measured at the station named for each city.

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