2009-10 Golden SnowDown: 1-50

At last, it’s time to reveal the top 50 NWS reporting stations.

Rankings 11-50
Rank	Location	City Population	Season Snowfall
11	Burlington, VT	38,889	91.0
12	Rochester, NY	219,773	89.6
13	Cheyenne, WY	53,011	87.3
14	Mansfield, OH	49,579	84.1
15	Binghamton, NY	47,380	81.4
16	Bluefield, VA	5,078	81.1
17	Philadelphia, PA	1,517,550	78.7
18	Pittsburgh, PA	334,563	77.4
19	Baltimore, MD	651,154	77.0
20	Youngstown, OH	82,026	75.7
21	Buffalo, NY	292,648	74.1
22	Cold Bay, AK	74	74.0
23	Muskegon, MI	40,105	73.6
24	Washington (Dulles), DC	572,059	73.2
25	Wilmington, DE	72,664	72.7
26	Scottsbluff, NE	14,732	72.4
27	Grand Rapids, MI	197,800	72.2
28	Caribou, ME	8,312	69.6
29	Des Moines, IA	198,682	69.0
30	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	16,542	68.8
31	Casper, WY	49,644	64.9
32	Worcester, MA	172,648	64.6
33	Akron, OH	217,074	63.1
34	Juneau, AK	30,711	62.2
35	Charleston, WV	53,421	61.3
35	Duluth, MN	86,918	61.3
37	Valley, NE	1,788	60.6
38	Anchorage, AK	260,283	60.5
39	North Platte, NE	23,878	60.2
40	Sioux City, IA	8,2807	59.8
40	Allentown, PA	106,632	59.8
42	Cleveland, OH	478,403	59.5
43	Sisseton, SD	2,572	59.3
44	Denver, CO	554,636	58.8
45	Watertown, SD	20,237	58.6
46	Riverton, WY	9,310	58.4
47	Atlantic City, NJ	40,517	58.1
48	Harrisburg, PA	48,950	57.3
48	South Bend, IN	107,789	57.3
50	Sioux Falls, SD	123,975	57.1

You didn’t believe I’d just reveal the top 10 that way, did you? Big surprise for me among the 40 listed is Cheyenne, WY almost cracking the top 10, coming in 13th. A little humorous to me is Cold Bay Alaska, population 74, has 74 inches, one inch per person. Probably won’t see that again any time soon. Now, here are the top 10:

10. Ely, NV: 91.1
Ely’s population is 4,041 and just snuck in ahead of Burlington, VT and has the most snow among the Nevada cities.

9. Erie, PA: 91.4
Erie, population 103,717, the 2nd place city among those with population over 100,000 comes in 9th among all NWS sites.

8. Lander, WY: 102.4
Lander, population 6,867, has the most snow among Wyoming sites.

7. Elkins, WV: 104.7
Elkins, population 7,032, is 7th overall, but is 2nd among West Virginia stations.

6. Syracuse, NY: 106.1
Syracuse, with a population of 147,036, having the most snow among cities with population over 100,000, is 6th place.

5. Yakutat, AK: 107.1
Yakutat, population 680, is the top city among those with population under 1,000.

4. Beckley, WV: 132.9
Beckley’s population is 17,254 and has the most snow among West Virginia sites.

3. Flagstaff, AZ: 141.8
As mentioned in the previous post, Flagstaff, with population 52,894 is not the top city, but does have the most among cities with a population of 50,000 or more.

2. Marquette, MI: 145.6
Marquette, population 19,661, has the most snow among those with a population of 5,000 or more and is in 2nd place overall.

1. Valdez, AK: 293.3
Valdez, population 4,036, with almost 300 inches of snow, claims the top spot among all NWS sites.

I hope you’ve enjoyed this countdown for the season among all NWS sites. Remember, all snowfall data is from early April, and population statistics are from the most recent estimates available from city-data.com.

Have a great week everyone!