What City Was Winning Snow Contest This Time Last Season
I thought it would be fun to compare last season (2014-2015) with this snow season (2015-2016) to see how the cities are doing as we come down the home stretch 
You can compare the cities snow totals to date for both seasons in the chart below. Keep in mind there will be some new cities that were added this snow season just to mix it up and also some cities that were dropped.
I think there are two things that stand out the most. Number one being where the heck is Lowell, Massachusetts and the other MA cities this season? Lowell, MA is the defending National Big city snow champs from the 2014-2015 snow season. You will have to scroll down quite a bit to find Lowell this season as they are currently in 39th place right now. Lowell, MA has 88.7 inches less snow this season compared to last season at this time.
If you remember, last season it was a two-way tie between Worcester, Ma and Syracuse, NY at the end of the season when Mother Nature sneezed and gave Lowell just enough snow to win the Golden Snow Globe snow contest. Or maybe it was an adjustment, wink, wink 
Last season was as close as it could have gotten and was a lot of fun. I’m pretty sure we will have a different snow champ this season, no offense to those of you from Lowell but I don’t think there are enough snow storms left this season to make up 40+ inches of snow.
The second thing that stands out the most is the snow totals or should I say lack of snow totals. This could be the first season since starting the snow contest back in the 2009-2010 season that the winning city may have under 100 inches of snow. Syracuse, NY, the current leader is still almost 30 inches away from 100 inches as of this posting. WOW, what a wimpy snow season for a lot of cities so far. Yes, even though nice weather is taking over I don’t think we are quite done yet 
Some Cities Way Below Last Seasons Snow Totals as of 3/6/2016
As always, Keep in mind my fuzzy math
Lowell, MA – Minus 88.7 Inches
Worcester, MA – Minus 83.9 Inches
Boston, MA – Minus 79.8 Inches
Buffalo, NY – Minus 60.8 Inches
Rochester, NY – Minus 59.7 Inches
Providence, RI – 54.1 Inches
Syracuse, NY – Minus 42 Inches
Erie, PA – Minus – 35.5 Inches
And the list goes on as you will see below. There are several cities that are doing a bit better than last season as you will also see below but nothing to really brag about. This season’s snow leaders are on the left and last season’s leaders on the right.
Compare This Snow Season To Last Season
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Some of the Top 25 Snowiest
Cities in the United States 2015-2016 Snow Season Updated 3/7/2016
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| Snowiest City on 3/7 |
US States
and Cities
|
2015 – 2016
Snowfall Totals
|
Snowiest City 3/7/2015
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2014 – 2015
Snowfall Totals
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| 1 |
Syracuse, New York |
72.2
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Worcester, Mass |
115.6
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|
2 |
Erie, Pennsylvania |
68.3
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Syracuse, New York |
114.2
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| 3 |
South Bend, Indiana |
66.1
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Lowell, MA
|
113.6
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| 4 |
Flint, Michigan |
61.6
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Buffalo, New York |
108.8
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| 5 |
Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
56.6
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Boston, Mass |
105.7
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| 6 |
Lakewood, Colorado |
53.6
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Erie, Pennsylvania |
103.8
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| 7 |
Rochester, New York |
53.5
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Rochester, New York |
95.1
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| 8 |
Grand Rapids, Michigan |
51.7
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South Bend, Indiana |
79.4
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| 9 |
Ann Arbor, Michigan |
50.5
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Grand Rapids, Michigan |
77.9
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| 10 |
Buffalo, New York |
48.0
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Providence, Rhode Island |
73.5
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| 11 |
Fort Collins, Colorado |
45.9
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Lakewood, Colorado |
70.0
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| 12 |
Lansing, Michigan |
42.5
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Cleveland, Ohio |
65.9
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| 13 |
New York, New York (JFK) |
40.9
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Hartford, Connecticut |
59.3
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| 14 |
Denver, Colorado |
38.8
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Akron, Ohio |
58.8
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| 15 |
Green Bay, Wisconsin |
37.5
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Ann Arbor, Michigan |
51.3
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| 16 |
Allentown, Pennsylvania |
36.2
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Bridgeport, Connecticut |
51.3
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| 17 |
Newark, New Jersey |
36.2
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Detroit, Michigan |
47.5
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| 18 |
Rochester, Minnesota |
35.4
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Denver, Colorado |
47.5
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| 19 |
Baltimore, Maryland |
35.1
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Billings, Montana |
47.2
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| 20 |
Detroit, Michigan |
34.0
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Pittsburgh,
Pa |
45.4
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| 21 |
Spokane, Washington |
33.6
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Colorado Springs, Colorado |
44.8
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| 22 |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
33.3
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Toledo, Ohio |
44.6
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| 23 |
Worcester, Mass |
31.7
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Chicago, Illinois |
44.3
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| 24 |
Salt Lake City, Utah |
31.6
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Flint, Michigan |
43.9
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| 25 |
Minneapolis, Minnesota |
31.2
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Allentown, Pennsylvania |
43.6
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Some of The Other Snowy
Cities in The United States
| 26 |
Chicago, Illinois |
30.1
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New York, New York (Central
Park) |
42.5
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| 27 |
Des Moines, Iowa |
30.0
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Newark, New Jersey |
42.5
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| 28 |
Anchorage, Alaska |
29.3
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
41.5
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| 29 |
Madison, Wisconsin |
28.0
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Fort Wayne, Indiana |
40.1
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| 30 |
Omaha, Nebraska |
27.4
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Rochester, Minnesota |
38.3
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| 31 |
Philadelphia, Pa |
27.2
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Fort Collins, Colorado |
38.2
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| 32 |
Colorado Springs, Colorado |
27.1
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Lansing, Michigan |
35.6
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| 33 |
Provo, Utah |
27.0
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Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
31.9
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| 34 |
Pittsburgh,
Pa |
26.1
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Rockford, Illinois |
30.4
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| 35 |
Boston, Mass |
25.9
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Madison, Wisconsin |
30.3
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| 36 |
Bridgeport, Connecticut |
25.2
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Green Bay, Wisconsin |
29.9
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| 37 |
Akron, Ohio |
25.1
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Cincinnati, Ohio |
29.9
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| 38 |
Cleveland, Ohio |
25.0
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Des Moines, Iowa |
29.1
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|
39 |
Lowell, MA
|
24.9
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Minneapolis, Minnesota |
27.2
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| 40 |
Fargo, North Dakota |
24.7
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Peoria, Illinois |
27.0
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| 41 |
Billings, Montana |
24.4
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Philadelphia, Pa |
23.0
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| 42 |
Pueblo, Colorado |
24.2
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Anchorage, Alaska |
20.7
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| 43 |
Reno, Nevada |
24.1
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Spokane, Washington |
16.6
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| 44 |
Manchester, New Hampshire |
23.0
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Provo, Utah |
10.1
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| 45 |
Rockford, Illinois |
23.0
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| 46 |
Washington DC
(National) |
22.2
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| 47 |
Lincoln, Nebraska |
20.5
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| 48 |
Providence, Rhode Island |
19.4
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| 49 |
Fort Wayne, Indiana |
19.0
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| 50 |
Toledo, Ohio |
17.7
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| 51 |
Columbus, Ohio |
16.8
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| 52 |
Peoria, Illinois |
15.3
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| 53 |
Lubbock, Texas |
13.3
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| 54 |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
13.3
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| 55 |
Albuquerque, New Mexico |
9.8
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Have an Awesome Day Everyone
