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The tables below give annual averages for snowfall at the largest cities in the United States. The numbers are for the total amount of new snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres) during the year. Plus there's a summary of which city is usually the snowiest.
The list of snowiest places in the United States by state shows average annual snowfall totals for the period from mid-1985 to mid-2015. Only places in the official climate database of the National Weather Service, a service of NOAA, are included in this list.
Most notable is Syracuse New York with an average of 128 inches of snow a year, and Erie Pennsylvania which receives 104 inches of snow annually. The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1991 to 2020 for the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
The U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access tool provides graphs and tables of average temperature, precipitation, and snowfall at more than 15,000 U.S. observation stations. For access to other climatological statistics and variables, visit the Normals Homepage.
The map below shows the top 25 snowest cities in the United States by average annual snowfall in inches. Top 25 American Cities by Annual Snowfall. Salt Lake City in Utah got the most snow each year during the describing period through 2020, with an unbelievable 134.500 inches (3416.3 mm).
What City in the United States Receives the Most Snow? Given that Alaska is located very far north, it should come as no surprise that Alaska receives the most snow of any state in the country. Specifically, Valdez, located in Alaska, receives approximately 316 inches of snowfall every year.
The National Gridded Snowfall Analysis estimates snowfall in the recent past by gathering several operational data sets into a unified analysis. Snowfall observations are provided by numerous observing networks, including ASOS, COOP, CoCoRaHS, FAA, NWS spotters, and others.