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OK, out of the cities over 100,000 in population and out the cities that measure their snowfall the City of Syracuse is ranked 26th most Snowiest on planet Earth.
This excludes all of Russia, all of China, all of North Korea since there is no data from most cities in those countries that I was able to find with average annual snowfall data.
1. Hirosaki 679 inches of snow a year
2. Asahokawa 557 inches of snow a year
3. Otaru 552
4. Nagaok 477
5. Takada 413
6. Kitami 410
7. Aomori 312
8. Hakodate 306
9. Yamagata 285
10. Akita 273
11. Morioka 209
12. Osaki 200
13. Sapporo 191
14. Fakui 186
15. Ichinosek 166
16. Nagano 163
17. Kanazawa 157
18. Tomakomai 145
19. Toyama 143
20. Niigata 139
21. Hachinone 134
22. St. John's, Canada 131
23. Kushiro 127
24. Quebec City, Canada 124
25. Saguenay, Canada 123
26. Syracuse, NY 119
27. Rochester, NY 98
28. Buffalo, NY 97
29. Boulder, Colorado 93
Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse have updated averages for the past 30 years. All the other cities are averages a few years old. Every city on the list is either in Japan, Canada or the USA. There might be other cities over 100,000 that belong on this list but this is all the data I was able to find with my research.
From 1994 to 2023, Syracuse, NY averaged 119 inches of snow a year.
From 2019 to 2023, Syracuse, NY averaged 83 inches of snow a year. Thought that was interesting.
This could be used to the area's advantage in terms of winter sports activities. For instance, if you look at this map, there are 8 ski areas within an hour of the city, with most within 30 minutes or so: https://www.iskiny.com/ski-new-york/mountains So, that could be another thing to market. Same with snowmobiling.
Many people are very willing to move to so called climate change haven safe cities of Burlington, VT which averages 87 inches of snow a year and Duluth, MN which averages 90 inches of snow a year so I think as long as your city is considered "cool" a large annual snowfall isn't a big deal to many people.
Lots of California people relocate to Bozeman, Montana and Bozeman averages 91 inches of snow a year.
Also, Boulder, Colorado averages 93 inches of snow a year and it is super expensive and attracts a lot investment and newcomers.
The great thing about the Syracuse area is that the snow is very localized. If you want to have much less snowfall every year, you could move to the town of Elbridge, just west of Camillus, which averages about 80 inches of snow a year.
That part of Onondaga County of western Camillus, Marcellus, and Elbridge recieve the least amount of snowfall in the Syracuse area. Which is why I believe it has a lot of potential for future growth and why water and sewer lines should be expanded to the Town of Elbridge as soon as possible.
If people say for example that they are willing to move to the Rochester area for the 20 inches less snow than Syracuse gets, then we can point to moving to Elbridge that gets a little less snow on average than even the Rochester area. It helps Syracuse compete with other places in Upstate NY so that there is no advantage of moving to other places in Upstate NY.
The great thing about the Syracuse area is that the snow is very localized. If you want to have much less snowfall every year, you could move to the town of Elbridge, just west of Camillus, which averages about 80 inches of snow a year.
That part of Onondaga County of western Camillus, Marcellus, and Elbridge recieve the least amount of snowfall in the Syracuse area. Which is why I believe it has a lot of potential for future growth and why water and sewer lines should be expanded to the Town of Elbridge as soon as possible.
If people say for example that they are willing to move to the Rochester area for the 20 inches less snow than Syracuse gets, then we can point to moving to Elbridge that gets a little less snow on average than even the Rochester area. It helps Syracuse compete with other places in Upstate NY so that there is no advantage of moving to other places in Upstate NY.
Snowfall isn’t necessarily a bad thing. I believe the Finger Lakes can also have its own localized snow bands as well.
Elbridge could see development due to being in between Auburn and Syracuse, with Camillus being the next town over to the east. It is quite rural and it doesn’t have direct highway access. So, that may play into the amount of development it sees. Weedsport may have a better chance at development due to being just north of Auburn and it is right off of the Thruway, while still being a reasonable drive to Syracuse(and even Rochester).
Syracuse's suburbs annual snowfall compared to other places in the United States using the data from this website
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Selected places with average annual snowfall
Crested Butte Colorado 197 inches of snow a year
Telluride Colorado 167 inches of snow a year
Steamboat Springs Colorado 154
Breckenridge Colorado 149
Orchard Park New York a Buffalo suburb 114
Oswego NY 113
Fulton NY 109
Oneida NY 108
Rome NY 107
Hamburg NY a Buffalo suburb 106
Brewerton NY a suburb of Syracuse 104
Syracuse NY 104
Clay NY a suburb of Syracuse 103
Baldwinsville NY a suburb of Syracuse 101
Camillus NY a suburb of Syracuse 99
Cazenovia NY a suburb of Syracuse 99
Utica NY 96
Marcellus NY a suburb of Syracuse 93
Skaneateles NY 90
Auburn NY 89
Buffalo NY 85
Webster NY a Rochester NY suburb 85
East Rochester NY a suburb of Rochester 84
Penfield NY a Rochester NY suburb 84
Fairport NY a Rochester NY suburb 83
Elbridge NY a Syracuse NY suburb 83
Flagstaff Arizona 81
Castle Rock Colorado 78
Niagara Falls NY 78
Vestal NY a Binghamton NY suburb 76
Shaker Heights Ohio a suburb of Cleveland 75
Grand Haven Michigan 74
University Heights Ohio a suburb of Cleveland 74
Kentwood Michigan a suburb of Grand Rapids MI 72
Burlington Vermont 72
Jordan NY a Syracuse NY suburb 72
Boulder Colorado 71
Victor NY a Rochester NY suburb 71
Cato NY just northwest of Metro Syracuse 71
Duluth Minnesota 70
Weedsport, NY just West of Metro Syracuse 70
Dryden NY a suburb of Ithaca 70
Colorado Springs 64
Ithaca NY 63
Saratoga Springs 61
Lyons NY 61
Schenectady NY 60
Clifton Park a suburb of Albany NY 60
Seneca Falls NY 58
Canandaigua NY 55
Notice Jordan NY, just a few miles west of Syracuse suburban town of Camillus has less snow than Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Vestal in suburban Binghamton, Fairport a popular Rochester NY suburb, Flagstaff, a few suburbs of Cleveland Ohio, and a suburb of Grand Rapids. And just about the same as Burlington VT.
Snowiest Metropolitan Areas and Micropolitan Areas in the United States of America ranked by average annual snowfall.
1) Houghton Michigan 202 inches of snow a year
2) Truckee California 168 inches of snow a year
3) Breckenridge Colorado 157 inches of snow a year
4) Marquette Michigan 157
5) Jackson Wyoming 132
6) Steamboat Springs Colorado 127
7) Gardnerville Nevada 121
8) Jamestown New York 120
9) Traverse City Michigan 114
10) Watertown New York 110
11) Berlin New Hampshire 108
12) Utica New York 106
13) Erie Pennsylvania 104
14) Syracuse New York 104
15) Glenwood Springs Colorado 102
16) Sault St Marie Michigan 101
17) Barre Vermont 99
18) Olean New York 95
19) Boulder Colorado 92
20) Bozeman Montana 91
21) Rochester New York 90
22) Duluth Minnesota 90
23) Malone New York 90
24) Flagstaff Arizona 90
25) Buffalo New York 87
26) Juneau Alaska 87
27) Burlington Vermont 87
28) Binghamton New York 86
29) Cortland New York 86
30) Ludington Michigan 84
31) Oneonta New York 83
32) Ogdensburg New York 83
33) Rexburg Idaho 82
34) Gloversville New York 81
35) Cadillac Michigan 80
36) Batavia New York 80
37) Heber Utah 80
38) Rutland Vermont 80
39) Ashtabula Ohio 79
40) Muskegon Michigan 79
41) Bangor Maine 78
42) Edwards Colorado 78
43) Holland Michigan 77
44) Grand Rapids Michigan 77
45) Spearfish South Dakota 77
46) Alpena Michigan 76
47) Auburn New York 76
48) Amsterdam New York 74
49) Kalispell Montana 74
50) Lewiston Maine 74
51) Plattsburg New York 73
52) Denver Colorado 73
53) Laramie Wyoming 73
54) Augusta Maine 72
55) Worcester Massachusetts 72
56) Glens Falls New York 71
57) Cedar City Utah 71
58) Casper Wyoming 71
59) Ithaca New York 69
60) Bradford Pennsylvania 68
61) Lebanon New Hampshire 68
62) Fort Collins Colorado 67
63) Concord New Hampshire 66
64) Laconia New Hampshire 66
65) Durango Colorado 66
66) Colorado Springs Colorado 64
67) Manchester New Hampshire 64
68) Portland Maine 64
69) Sandpoint Idaho 63
70) Keene New Hampshire 62
71) Sheridan Wyoming 62
72) Big Rapids Michigan 61
73) Iron Mountain Michigan 61
74) Fairbanks Alaska 59
75) Great Falls Montana 60
76) Hailey Idaho 59
77) Craig Colorado 59
78) Logan Utah 58
79) Cleveland Ohio 58
80) Cheyenne Wyoming 58
81) Albany New York 57
82) Wausau Wisconsin 54
83) Missoula Montana 53
84) Salt Lake City Utah 52
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