Snowiest Big cities in the United States updated! I’m impressed that Syracuse & Buffalo, NY & Erie, Pa are sticking around in the Top 10 & Top 5. All 3 way under their average if my fuzzy math is right It’s:
Syracuse -29.2
Erie -23.6
Buffalo -19.1
Provo, Utah is way behind too.
Provo -20.8
New update – http://goldensnowglobe.com/all-snowiest-us-cities/
Wow! The Colorado cities have pretty much taken over the Top 5 in the Golden Snow Globe snow contest for big cities in the United States. Rochester, New York is the only city stopping them from owning the Top 5 slots on the snow mountain. That will probably change come the next update.
Lakewood, Colorado is reporting 11 inches of new snow for today so far, Wow! Right now Lakewood has over 3 feet of snow for the 2019-2020 snow season already. They are blowing away what their average is for this time in the season. Lakewood, CO is reporting 36.4 inches of snow and their average to date is 11.9. Not only that, Lakewood already has well over half of what their average snowfall for the whole season is which is 55.8 inches if my stats are right 
I’m guessing come the next update that all of the large cities from Colorado will be in the Top 5. Those cities are Lakewood, Denver, Fort Collins, Pueblo, and Colorado Springs. Stay Tuned!
This storm is moving and from what I have read there may be another one setting up. As always, check with the pros before you travel for the Thanksgiving holiday. As much fun as I have with the snow contests I don’t like it when this happens during the holidays. Have a Happy Thanksgiving and Stay Safe All!! Click Here for the Top 25 snowiest Big cities in the US!
Below are just some of the cities that broke a date record yesterday, 11/11 across the United States. Pretty impressive to say the least. We also have at least 50 large cities in the US now that have measurable snow for the 2019-2020 snow season. I may be wrong and I normally am but I believe that this is by far the earliest that we have had 50 cities with this much snow this early. At least since the Golden Snow Globe snow contest started 10 seasons ago 
As of the last update, your city will need at least a foot of snow just to slide into the Top 10. Almost 2 feet of snow to take the lead away from Lakewood, Colorado which has 22 inches already. The normal for this time in the season for Lakewood is just over 7 inches. If my stats are right, Lakewood’s snow total for the whole season is around 55 inches. They almost have half of that already, so yeah, this is an unusual start to the snow season. Luckily the rest of our cities have the whole season ahead to play catch up
Below are some of the larger cities with a population of 100,000 or more which is based on the 2010 census that set snow records yesterday that were reported by our National Weather Service. As I said, I’m impressed
Michigan -
Detroit – 8.5 – 4.1 1984
Flint – 8.6 – 1.0 1984
Lansing – 5.6 – 2.8 1933
New York -
Buffalo 8.7 – 5.3 1942
Rochester – 8.2 – 5.2 1991
Wisconsin -
Milwaukee 3.4 – 2.3 1995
Madison – 2.5 – 2.0 1891
Illinois -
Chicago – 3.4 – 1.9 1995
Rockford – 3.2 – 1.6 1995
Springfield – 4.7 – R 0.7 2013
Indiana -
Fort Wayne – 2.9 – 2.0 1921
South Bend – 6.0 – 6.0 1907
Indianapolis – 2.8 – 1.2 1995
Nebraska -
Lincoln – 2.0 – 1.2 2000
Iowa -
Des Moines - 2.9 – 1.5 1940
Missouri -
Kansas City – 0.6 – 0.2 1911
St Louis – 1.5 – 1.0 1911
Kansas -
Topeka – 0.3 – 0.2 1940
Ohio -
Cincinnati – 2.3 – 1.3 1894
Dayton – 2.3 – 2.0 1894
Columbus – 2.1 – 0.5 1983
Kentucky -
Louisville – 0.9 – Trace 1996
Lexington – 1.6 – 0.9 1894
Click here for the Top 25 Big Snowiest Cities in the US
Have a Fun, Safe Winter All!
Wow! This was the first full update for the 2019-2020 snow season and after yesterday, we have a Top 25 list for the snowiest cities in the United States. The National Weather Service was having problems for a while as far as reporting all of the cities but it looks like that is fixed now. I wasn’t able to get snow totals for some of the Colorado cities but I can now and WOW
Lakewood, Colorado is sitting on top of the snow mountain with a huge lead over most of the other cities. All 5 of the cities from Colorado are on the top 6 spots on the Golden Snow Globe snow mountain. Only 3 tenths of an inch separate Colorado from owning the Top 5 spots with Billings, Montana holding onto the #5 spot.
The good news is (well, Kind of) is the snow season is just beginning and we have a whole lot of snow ahead of us 
Remember that the snow contest is only for large cities in the US and the snow season starts on July 1st and ends at the stroke of midnight on June 30th.
Right now we have 33 cities with snow and that will probably go up come the next update. The cities from Texas are even in the snowball fight right now. My guess is they won’t be in the Top 50 by the end of the season but only Mother Nature knows No measurable snow yet for the cities in New York, Pennsylvania and a lot of other states. Give it time
Right now cities from Colorado, Montana, Wisconsin, Texas, Michigan, Indiana, Alaska, Minnesota, Kansas, Idaho, Iowa, Nebraska, North and South Dakota, Illinois, and Missouri have had snow this season. Pretty Impressive!
Buffalo, New York is the defending Champion in both the National Golden Snow Globe snow contest and the New York Golden Snowball contest. It will be fun watching the season play on and watching all of the cities in the snowball fight to be crowned the National Champs. Have a fun safe snow season All Click Here for the Current Top 25 Snowiest Cities in the US!
Updated 10:00 PM – 9/29
Wow! Spokane, Washington broke two date records yesterday and today. Spokane set a record yesterday, 9/28 with 1.9 inches of snow and another record today, 9/29 with 3.1 inches being reported so far. That’s a pretty good start to the snow contest this early in the snow season. I’m impressed and it takes a lot to impress me WTG Spokane!
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Updated 9/28 – Say it isn’t snow! It is and Spokane, Washington is the 1st city, as far as I know, to receive measurable snowfall so far for the 2019-2020 snow season. WTG, Spokane.
There are at least 8 other cities that are reporting a trace of snow this season. The snow season runs from July 1st thru June 30th. Buffalo, NY was the snowiest Big city in the country last season beating out the favorite, Syracuse, NY by a few inches. It will be fun to see if Buffalo can defend their spot on top of the snow mountain.
I’ll have to check and see if any of the other cities have started the snow contest this early. After the way this summer has been, I think I am ready for a little bit of snow It’s still in the where I am at and it’s getting really old. OK, it has been old for the last couple of months. Happy Fall everyone and before you know it we will have a Top 25 list.
A Big Congrats to Buffalo, New York of winning both of the snow contests this season and for also being the snowiest Big city with a population of 100,000 or more. It’s been a long time coming and it was a fun close 2018-2019 snow season.
Buffalo, NY is officially the winner as of the end of yesterday, June 30th which is when the snow season ends. Believe it or not, the new snow season started up at midnight, July 1st Buffalo was able to hold on to a 3.8 inch lead over second place Syracuse, NY. It’s been a long time since Buffalo out snowed Syracuse which goes all the way back to the 2001-2001 snow season. Wow! Who would have thought it would take that long for Buffalo to take the bragging rights back? Not me! Kudos
I know it’s way later than we normally call the snow season but I figured after what happen to Erie, PA last season I would hold off until the snow season was officially over. Last season Erie had around 30 inches of snow taken away from them in the middle of summer. Let’s hope all of the adjustments have been made by now and there aren’t any mid-summer corrections
Congratulations Buffalo!
Yes, the obvious is Buffalo had more snow that all of the other cities, lol 
Buffalo ended up with 118.8 inches of snow this season which is about 2 feet higher their average snowfall for a season. That helped out along with Syracuse coming in this season below the average snowfall that they normally received. On January 25th Syracuse had about a foot lead over Buffalo but on or about January 26th Buffalo stormed past Syracuse to take the lead. I will have a season summary within the next few days laying out how this season played out. It was a lot of fun and I hope everyone else had fun also. Stay tuned for the summary and have a Great summer all Final Top 25 Snowiest Cities in the US Here!
More to be added to this post!
I feel confident enough with the lead that Erie, PA has over second place Syracuse right now to say Congratulations to all of the folks in Erie, Pennsylvania and well deserved.
It’s time to wrap up the national Golden Snow Globe snow contest for big cities in the United States with a population of 100,000 or more as of the 2010 census. It’s been a fun snow contest this season as always even though Erie did have the biggest lead that I can remember going into January since the snow contest started. I feel confident that Erie’s lead of 44.9 inches over 2nd place Syracuse is enough to carry them through May and June. 200 inches? Still possible IMO
Keep in mind though that until the end of June 30th, everything is unofficial We never know if there are any adjustments or corrections to be made to the current snow stats by the National Weather Service.
Congratulations Erie!
I will keep doing updates if there is snow and it could still be fun to see if Erie, pa can pass Buffalo, NY’s seasonal snow record of 199.4 inches which was set back in the 1976-1977 snow season. Right now, (4/30/2018), Erie is only 0.9 inches away from tying Buffalo, 1 inch away from passing Buffalo and 1.5 inches away from doing what no other Big city has done in the past, reach 200 inches in a season.
Erie, Pa was ahead of Syracuse, NY by about 83 inches going into January. Think about that! Most cities in the Golden Snow Globe snow contest don’t even have that much snow for the season My thoughts at that time were if Syracuse or any of the other cities could have cut the lead down to around 30 inches by sometime in February then they maybe still had a shot. That didn’t happen and probably wouldn’t have mattered because Erie continued to keep adding to their snow totals.
There have been 5 lead changes this season if my fuzzy math is right
* Lakewood, CO Leads – The snow season started up on or around 10/10/17 when the Colorado cities were the first to report snow for the season. Lakewood, CO was leading the snow contest with 4.5 inches of snow and continued to lead until around 11/9/17 when Billings, Montana took the lead with 4.9 inches.
* Billings, MT Leads – Billings, MT was the first lead change of the snow season and Spokane Washington was right behind Billings is second place. We had our 1st Top 25 on or around 10/25/17.
Erie, PA jumps on the snowboard for the 1st time this season on or around 11/19 with 0.3 inches. Billings, MT has over a foot of snow held on to the lead until Erie, PA snows into the lead on or around 12/12/17
* Erie, PA Leads – Erie, Pa is now in the lead with 16.5 inches of snow but it was a short-lived stay on the top of the Golden Snow Globe snow mountain. On 12/13 Syracuse, NY slipped past Erie and into the lead
* Syracuse, NY Leads – Syracuse moves into the lead with a snow total of 21.2 inches of snow. Erie, Pa wasn’t too happy and moved back into the lead a couple of days later on 12/15
* Erie, PA Leads – Erie, Pa takes the lead back from Syracuse and has a snow total of 23.8 inches. Erie, Pa holds on to the lead until, well until now
I know how this story ends and it’s about to get pretty ugly soon
Erie, Pa never lost the lead again the rest of the 2017-2018 snow season. On or around 12/23/2017 Erie had a total of 37.5 inches of snow. On 12/25 Erie’s snow totals almost doubled and they were up to 73.5 inches. Oh, it didn’t stop there and the snow didn’t either. On 12/26 I’m showing that Erie had 97.5 inches and it was still snowing. Come 12/27 Erie’s new snow total was at 103.6 inches of snow. WOW!!!
Erie leads 2nd place Syracuse by 67.8 inches or should we say over 5 feet of snow. Oh, it gets worst before it starts to get a little better. Erie’s snow lead over 2nd place Syracuse was as high as 83.3 inches by the end of December. That’s almost 7 feet of snow more than Syracuse, NY, the snowiest Big city in the country on average has. Crazy!
Syracuse did manage to cut Erie’s lead down to 40+ inches but nothing was stopping Erie this season. OK, maybe that 200-inch mark is stopping Erie but that is about it. Erie crushed their previous highest seasonal snow record of 149.1 inches which was set back in the 2000-2001 snow season. As of the last update Erie, Pa’s new seasonal record is at 198.5 inches on the season. Congrats Erie
I know this is all Erie, Erie, Erie – Marsha, Marsha, Marsha but that is pretty much how this season went. I am working on a trophy for Erie but need to find what I want and also need to wait and see what the final snow totals will be. Thanks for making this snow season so much fun everyone, Patrick
To Be Continued, Stay Tuned
First off as always, a Big Thanks to Donald W. and Dennis N. for your recent donation to the snow site. They help out a lot and I appreciate them. Thank You, Donald and Dennis.
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Updated 1:00 AM 1/5 – The latest Snow Records for some cities…
* Boston, MA set a date record with 13.4 inches. The old record was 7.9 in 1994.
* Hartford, CT set a date record with 10.2 inches of snow. The old record was 8.1 in 1923.
* Providence, RI set a date record with 14.1 inches of snow breaking the old record of 5.7 in 1988.
* Worcester, MA set a date record with 16.8 inches beating the old record of 9.8 set in 1994.
* Newark, NJ set a new record with 8.4 inches beating the old record of 4.0 set in 1988.
* Bridgeport, CT set a date snow record with 9.0 inches of snow, the old record was 5.3 set in 1988.
*New York City (NYC, Central Park) set a new snow record with 9.8 inches. The old record was 4.0 set in 1988.
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Here are some of the preliminary snow totals coming out of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, NYC, Virginia, New Jersey and other states from the coastal storm that is still dropping snow on the East Coast.
It’s still snowing in some of the cities so obviously the snow totals will be going up. Hartford and Bridgeport, CT added some decent snow so far along with Providence, RI, and even some of the cities in Virginia. I’m guessing Boston, Worcester, and other cities will be adding quite a bit more to the snow totals.
Providence, Rhode Island had enough snow to slide up 25 spots on the snow mountain so far. Newark, New Jersey climbed up 20 spots in the National Golden Snow Globe snow contest this last update. I’m pretty impressed
Providence, RI – 11 inches of snow on 1/4
Norfolk, VA – 10.3 Inches on 1/3 – 1/4
Worcester – 8.5 inches of snow on 1/4
Newark, NJ – 8.4 inches of snow on 1/4
Bridgeport, CT – 8.0 inches of snow 1/4
New York City (Central Park) – 7.8 Inches 1/4
Hartford, CT – 7.6 inches of snow 1/4
Boston, MA – 6.5 inches of snow on 1/4
I’ll be adding some new snow totals for cities I may be missing and I’ll also be updating the snow totals for the cities listed above. Stay safe all and take it slow on the roads. Click Here For The Latest Top 25 Snowiest Big Cities in The US!
First off as always, a Big Thanks to Lora O. and Karen S. for your recent donations to the snow site. They help out a lot and Merry Christmas to the both of you also. Thanks
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Erie, Pennsylvania just keeps adding to their snow totals and the lead they have in the National Golden Snow Globe snow contest. I’m not talking just a little snow but snow that will be remembered and talked about for years to come. Stay safe folks!
Erie, PA’s historic 2-day snowfall for Dec. 25th and Dec. 26th total 58.0 inches and it’s still snowing. Just under 5 feet of snow as of the last update from the National Weather Service out of the Cleveland office. That amount of snow is pretty much unheard of for a major city, not to mention that over 34 inches fell on Chrismas. WOW comes to mind.
Erie, PA may also go over what the normal snowfall totals for an entire season are tonight which I believe is around 100.9 inches and just think, Winter just started Erie is off to a good start to break their all-time seasonal snow record which I believe is 149.1 set back in 2000-2001 snow season.
Erie also set a few records so far with the crazy amount of snow they have received so far and I’m sure more records will be set before it finally stops snowing in Erie, PA. Below are some snow records set so far, courtesy of the Cleveland National Weather Service and the totals just keep changing
Erie now leads second-place Syracuse, NY by 64.1 inches of snow this season as of the last update. That is a crazy lead for this early in the season. That’s Over 5 FEET Of Snow!! Click Here for the NEW current Top 25 snowiest cities in the US
Current Top 5 Snowiest Big Cities in the US
I’ll keep updating this page as more snow stats are reported. For those of you around the Erie area, please stay safe. This much snow is serious stuff. Have a Great night all!
First off as always, a Big Thanks to John A. for your recent donation to the snow site. More than generous and Thank You for taking the time. I really appreciate it, John
Erie, PA snowed into the top spot on the snow mountain on Tuesday and are still adding to their snow totals. WTG Erie and you better look down that mountain because there are a lot of cities camping on it right now trying to climb to the top
There are actually too many cities on the snow mountain right now and I am afraid of an avalanche happening. So, just a heads up that some of the cities will be tossed off of the snow mountain come the next update in a few hours.
It’s fun seeing cities from Texas, Alabama, North Carolina in the snow contest but it’s just too many for me to update a couple of times a day. I looked at around 90 cities yesterday and by the time I finished an update it was time to start another one, lol. I’m a tired man right now
I really do enjoy it and this is about the time in the snow season when I cut the list down to around 50 which is more manageable for me. I always keep an eye on the cities every now and then and if I see it is snowing in a certain area I check the cities out. Some of the cities that get tossed will be back soon I am sure and some of them will be in the Top 25 before the season is over.
Keep in mind that the real goal of the Golden Snow Globe snow site is to have an accurate Top 25 list of snowiest cities in the United States. With that storm that came through the southern states and up the coast hitting some cities that don’t see that much snow I’m not as confident right now with the Top 25 as I normally am. That will work itself out though as the season goes on and different cities move in and out of the Top 25.Like I said, I do this every season and cities are rotating in and out all season.
So take one last look at all of the cities in the contest right now because some will be getting tossed off the snow mountain. I guarantee 100% that some will be back Have a great day all and stay safe…
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