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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Department of Commerce

Who Gets the Most Snow in the United States?

STATE

SNOWFALL IN INCHES

LOCATION

Alabama

5.3

Valley Head

Alaska

551.5

Thompson Pass

Arizona

243.0

Sunrise Mountain

Arkansas

16.2

Gravette

California

470.7

Soda Springs

Colorado

435.6

Wolf Creek Pass

Connecticut

106.8

Norfolk

Delaware

19.6

Wilmington

Florida

0.4

Milton Experiment Station

Georgia

6.6

Clayton

Hawaii

0

(Sorry!)

Idaho

283.5

Mullan Pass

Illinois

47.7

Antioch

Indiana

76.6

South Bend

Iowa

43.8

Dubuque

Kansas

46.0

McDonald

Kentucky

46.4

Benham

Louisiana

1.9

Plain Dealing

Maine

118.5

Phillips

Maryland

95.9

Oakland

Massachusetts

85.0

West Cummington

Michigan

235.8

Herman

Minnesota

108.5

Pigeon River Bridge

Mississippi

4.9

Cleveland

Missouri

25.5

Bethany

Montana

305.5

Kings Hill

Nebraska

62.2

Harrison

Nevada

241.0

Marlette Lake

New Hampshire

315.4

Mount Washington

New Jersey

39.8

Sussex

New Mexico

164.9

Red River

New York

226.7

Old Forge

North Carolina

57.8

Grandfather Mountain

North Dakota

56.5

Bowman

Ohio

97.0

Chardon

Oklahoma

31.6

Boise City

Oregon

529.9

Crater Lake

Pennsylvania

121.6

Corry

Rhode Island

55.5

North Foster

South Carolina

8.7

Caesars Head

South Dakota

193.0

Lead

Tennessee

55.5

North Forester

Texas

23.9

Borger

Utah

516.3

Alta

Vermont

222.0

Mount Mansfield

Virginia

51.8

Burkes Garden

Washington

680.0

Rainier Paradise Ranger Station

West Virginia

157.8

Terra Alta

Wisconsin

138.7

Gurney

Wyoming

285.0

Belcher Ranger Station

How High Can It Climb?—Snowfall Records

SNOWFALL IN INCHES

LOCATION

POPULATION

203.4

Truckee, CA

13,800

179.8

Marquette, MI (airport)

 

173.3

Steamboat Springs, CO

10,000

153.3

Oswego, NY

18,000

131.2

Sault Ste. Marie, MI

16,600

120.2

Syracuse, NY

147,300

118.2

Marquette, MI (city)

19,600

111.2

Meadville, PA

13,700

111.1

Flagstaff, AZ

53,000

110.8

Watertown, NY

26,700

105.9

Muskegon, MI

40,100

99.5

Rochester, NY

219,800

98.5

Utica, NY

60,600

97.9

Montpelier, NY

8,100

96.8

Traverse City, MI

14,500

95.7

Buffalo, NY

292,700

95.3

Juneau, AK

30,700

93.2

Presque Isle, ME

9,600

91.3

Cortland, NY

18,700

85.6

Casper, WY

49,700

83.3

Duluth, MN

87,700

82.6

Berlin, NH

10,300

81.6

Burlington, VT

38,900

Twenty Snowiest Locations in the Wild Wild West

SNOWFALL IN INCHES

LOCATION

680

Paradise Ranger Station, Mount Rainier, WA

552

Thompson Pass, AK

530

Mount Baker Lodge, WA

530

Crater Lake, OR

516

Alta, UT

471

Soda Springs, CA

445

Tamarack, CA

442

Stampede Pass, WA

436

Wolf Creek Pass, CO

429

Silver Lake Brighton, UT

395

Twin Lakes, CA

328

Valdez, AK

300

Kings Hill, MT

285

Bechler River Ranger Station, WY

283

Mullan Pass, ID

276

Snake River, WY

271

Climax, CO

265

Silver Lake, CO

257

Government Camp, OR

254

Holden Village, WA

Snowiest Places in the Whole Wide World!

What comes to mind when you think about the snowiest places in the world? Do you think of Siberia, the Alps, or Mount Everest? Actually, North America is the snowiest continent on Earth. What location comes in second?

It's the Japanese Alps of Honshu Island, where scientists have measured the greatest snow depths on the planet. An incredible 466 inches (38.8 feet) was recorded at the 5,000-foot level of Mount Ibuki in 1927. The snowiest sea-level location in the world outside of Valdez, Alaska, can be found along Japan's coast. The town of Takada, which sits on the Sea of Japan, averages over 262 inches (21.8 feet) of snowfall in a season. In a single month, January 1945, the town recorded 362 inches (30.1 feet) of snow. In just 24 hours on February 8, 1927, 58.6 inches (4.9 feet) fell.

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