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!
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 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…
CLICK HERE for all of the snowiest cities.
See Snow – Drive Slow!!! Well unless you’re on a sled of course.
Wow! Billings, Montana is the only city above the normal snow to date out of 80 plus cities that I keep track of during the snow season. Remember, these are large cities with a population of 100,000 plus as of the 2010 census. That means that as of this last snow update 80 Big cities are below their normal snowfall for this time in the snow season. That will be changing pretty soon though.
Billings, MT is only 0.1 of an inch above the normal right now. Billings currently has 12.6 inches of snow on the season and the normal is 12.5 inches. All of the other 80 cities are below normal snowfall to date.
Even the cities from states in Texas and North Carolina are below their normal snow to date. Below are most of the cities that I keep track of during the snow season. Some I check every day once the snow starts falling and other cities every now and then if I see they may be getting some snow
Cold air is moving in from Canada and like I mentioned, the chances are several of the cities listed below will be playing catch up and passing their normal snow totals. Anchorage, Alaska has the biggest snow deficit right now being 14.6 inches behind the normal to date. The normal for Anchorage is 23 inches and as of this last snow update, they have 8.4 inches so far for the snow season.
Buffalo, NY, Erie, PA, and Salt Lake City, UT are all about 10 inches behind their normal snow totals to date. I could go on and on but I won’t, lol. In other words, the 2017-2018 snow season has been a mild one but the good news is, that is about to change. Well, if you are a snow lover that is.
Have a great day all and as always, See Snow – Drive Slow. Stay safe
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The Current Top 25 Cities in |
| Now 12/4 & Last Update 11/27 |
and Cities |
2010 City |
2017 – 2018 |
Normal Snow to Date |
| 1-1 | Billings, Montana |
104,170 |
12.6 |
12.5 |
| 2-2 | Anchorage, Alaska |
291,826 |
8.4 |
23.0 |
| 3-3 | Spokane, Washington |
208,916 |
7.2 |
8.7 |
| 4-4 | Fort Collins, Colorado |
143,986 |
6.2 |
13.4 |
| 5-5 | Lakewood, Colorado |
142,980 |
5.5 |
14.4 |
| 6-6 | Syracuse, New York |
145,170 |
5.2 |
12.5 |
| 7-7 | Fargo, North Dakota |
105,549 |
3.7 |
9.6 |
| 8-8 | Rochester, Minnesota |
106,769 |
3.3 |
8.1 |
| 9-9 | Denver, Colorado |
600,158 |
2.8 |
??? |
| 10-10 | Rochester, New York |
210,565 |
2.6 |
9.0 |
| 11-11 | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
416,427 |
1.6 |
8.4 |
| 12-12 | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
113,934 |
1.6 |
4.6 |
| 13-13 | Pueblo, Colorado |
106,595 |
1.4 |
6.5 |
| 14-14 | Cleveland, Ohio |
396,815 |
0.8 |
5.4 |
| 15-15 | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
382,578 |
0.7 |
11.1 |
| 16-16 | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
188,040 |
0.6 |
9.4 |
| 17-17 | Green Bay, Wisconsin |
104,057 |
0.6 |
5.3 |
| 18-18 | Erie, Pennsylvania |
101,786 |
0.5 |
10.5 |
| 19-19 | Topeka, Kansas |
127,473 |
0.4 |
1.7 |
| 20-20 | Seattle, WA |
608,660 |
0.4 |
1.5 |
| 21-21 | Flint, Michigan |
102,434 |
0.4 |
3.8 |
| 22-22 | Lansing, Michigan |
114,297 |
0.4 |
5.1 |
| 23-23 | Madison, Wisconsin |
233,209 |
0.3 |
5.3 |
| 24-New | Reno, Nevada |
225,221 |
0.3 |
3.8 |
| 25-24 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
153,888 |
0.2 |
9.5 |
| 25-25 | Buffalo, New York |
261,310 |
0.2 |
10.6 |
| 25-26 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
594,833 |
0.2 |
3.6 |
| 25-27 | Rockford, Illinois |
152,871 |
0.2 |
2.7 |
Some of The Other
RANDOMLY picked Snowy
Cities in The United States
| 29-28 | Chicago, Illinois |
2,695,598 |
0.1 |
2.0 |
| 30-29 | Manchester, New Hampshire |
109,565 |
0.1 |
??? |
| 31-30 | Akron, Ohio |
199,110 |
0.1 |
4.1 |
| 32-New | Boise, Idaho |
205,671 |
0.1 |
3.2 |
| Salt Lake City, Utah |
186,440 |
Trace |
10.2 |
|
| South Bend, Indiana |
101.168 |
Trace |
6.3 |
|
| Detroit, Michigan |
713,777 |
Trace |
2.2 |
|
|
Pittsburgh, Pa |
305,704 |
Trace |
3.2 |
|
| Worcester, Mass |
181,045 |
Trace |
3.8 |
|
| Boston, Mass |
617,594 |
Trace |
1.8 |
|
| Hartford, Connecticut |
124,775 |
Trace |
2.5 |
|
| Newark, New Jersey |
277,140 |
Trace |
0.7 |
|
| Provo, Utah |
112,488 |
Trace |
9.7 |
|
| New York, New York (LaGuardia) |
8,175,133 |
Trace |
0.5 |
|
| Allentown, Pennsylvania |
118,032 |
Trace |
1.0 |
|
|
Lowell, MA |
106,519 |
0.0 |
2.8 |
|
| Providence, Rhode Island |
178,042 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
|
| Bridgeport, Connecticut |
144,229 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
|
| Springfield, Illinois |
116,250 |
Trace |
0.9 |
|
| Peoria, Illinois |
115,007 |
Trace |
0.6 |
|
| Amarillo, Texas |
190,695 |
Trace |
3.2 |
|
| Indianapolis, Indiana |
820,445 |
Trace |
1.4 |
|
| Cincinnati, Ohio |
296,943 |
Trace |
1.1 |
|
| Columbus, Ohio |
787,033 |
Trace |
1.4 |
|
| Dayton, Ohio |
141,527 |
Trace |
1.2 |
|
| Louisville, Kentucky |
597,337* |
Trace |
0.3 |
|
| Lexington, Kentucky |
295,803* |
Trace |
0.4 |
|
| Abilene, Texas |
117,063 |
Trace |
0.8 |
|
| Des Moines, Iowa |
203,433 |
Trace |
3.7 |
|
| Omaha, Nebraska |
408,958 |
Trace |
3.3 |
|
| Lincoln, Nebraska |
258,379 |
Trace |
3.3 |
|
| Toledo, Ohio |
287,208 |
Trace |
2.6 |
|
| Fort Wayne, Indiana |
253,691 |
Trace |
2.6 |
|
| St Paul, Minnesota |
285,068 |
0.0 |
??? |
|
| Joliet, Illinois |
147,433 |
0.0 |
??? |
|
| Philadelphia, Pa |
1,526,006 |
0.0 |
0.5 |
|
| Portland, Oregon |
583,776 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
|
| Salem, Oregon |
154,637 |
0.0 |
0.4 |
|
| Eugene, Oregon |
156,185 |
0.0 |
0.3 |
|
| Greensboro, NC |
269,666 |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
| Richmond, Virginia |
210.309* |
0.0 |
0.3 |
|
| Kansas City, Missouri |
459,787 |
0.0 |
1.9 |
|
| Independence, Missouri |
116,830 |
0.0 |
2.5 |
|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico |
545,852 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
|
|
Washington DC (National) |
601,723 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
|
| Baltimore, Maryland |
620,961 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
|
| Nashville, Tennessee |
644,014* |
0.0 |
0.1 |
|
| Oklahoma City, OK |
579,999 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
|
| Wichita, Kansas |
382,368 |
0.0 |
1.7 |
|
| Springfield, Missouri |
159,498 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
|
| Midland, Texas |
111,147 |
0.0 |
0.7 |
|
| Lubbock, Texas |
229,573 |
0.0 |
1.1 |
|
| El Paso, Texas |
649,121 |
0.0 |
1.2 |
Billings, Montana holds onto the lead in the snowiest Big city in the United States snow contest. Billings added another 2.8 inches of new snow to their snow totals the last couple of days to win a snowball fight against Spokane, Washington.
Spokane, WA set a date record yesterday, 11/5 picking up 3.2 inches of new snow breaking the old record of 1.9 inches set back in 2013. More than enough snow to slip past Lakewood, Colorado and slide into the #2 spot on the snow mountain. Lakewood slipped down into the #3 slot Seattle, WA also set a date record with 0.4 inches to start off their snow season.
Anchorage, Alaska picked up 3.4 inches of new snow yesterday and moved from the number 10 slot to the number 4 spot in the national Golden Snow Globe contest. Anchorage is still almost 6 inches behind what the average snow to date should be which is 10.0 inches of snow.
Rochester, MN rounds out the Top 5 snowiest Big (population 100,000) cities in the US with 3.3 inches of snowfall on the season.
Current Top 5 Snowiest Big Cities In US
Top 5 Snowiest Big Cities in US
From what I have been reading and hearing it could start getting a little bit interesting for the Northeast come the end of the week. It looks like there could be a pretty good drop in the temps which hopefully sets up some lake effect snow. Should be fun if it does so stay tuned and have a Great day
