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Actaully a place in Alaska did get over 1,000 inches of snow in a season at a weather station which was 81 feet, 2 inches
In terms of populated cities and most snow, it's the NE, in terms of towns, its some town in the sierra nevada's i think. not sure about the northwest in terms of snowfall in actual towns, i've never been there but my prediction is that It's not very snowy on the plains due to the closeness of the sea for temperature regualtion.
Snowfall record for a 24hr period is georgetown, co : which was 63 inches
the most a town in colorado ever got was 500+ inches at wolf creek pass, and thats usually pretty consistant.
Denver also has the lowest daily low in winter of major cities at about -16 F, though it doesn't snow much there, though its also the most of any major u.s. city at 60 inches, and also typically has the earliest and latest snowfalls, this is of capitals and very large cities of the lower 48 keep in mind . Overall it's a pretty snowy state, cold state in winter, but with the weather snatching mountains, the snow doesn't necessarily stick around long because the sun usually comes out.
This past year in CO, we had 520+ inches of snow in the mountains near Gunnison. Ski season in Colorado's high country can run from late October into May, lots of snow up there, which is NOT to be confused with Denver and Front Range along the I-25 corridor.
Here's an excerpt from the Yahoo site:
Based on National Weather Service records for 1961 - 1990, Rochester, NY averages 94 inches of snow annually and is the snowiest large city in the United States. Rochester has a population more than 200,000 and annual municipal snow-removal budget of $3.7 million (1995 figures).
More snow falls each year in southern Canada and the northern U.S. than at the North Pole!
According to the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Blue Canyon, CA leads the list with an average of 240.8 inches of snow a year. Granted, Blue Canyon, which is in the Sierra mountains between Sacramento, CA and Reno, NV isn't a city, but folks there have kept weather records a long time.
On average, the mountains of the western states receive the most snow and are among the snowiest places on Earth. The greatest annual snowfall level is at Mount Rainier, in Washington, at 692 inches (1,757.68 cm); the record there was 1,122 inches (2849.8 cm) in the winter of 1971–1972. Other places with significant snowfall outside the Cascade Range are the Wasatch Mountains, near the Great Salt Lake, and the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe. In the east, while snowfall does not approach western levels, the region near the Great Lakes and the mountains of the Northeast receive the most.
This past year in CO, we had 520+ inches of snow in the mountains near Gunnison. Ski season in Colorado's high country can run from late October into May, lots of snow up there, which is NOT to be confused with Denver and Front Range along the I-25 corridor.
Here's an excerpt from the Yahoo site:
Based on National Weather Service records for 1961 - 1990, Rochester, NY averages 94 inches of snow annually and is the snowiest large city in the United States. Rochester has a population more than 200,000 and annual municipal snow-removal budget of $3.7 million (1995 figures).
More snow falls each year in southern Canada and the northern U.S. than at the North Pole!
According to the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. Blue Canyon, CA leads the list with an average of 240.8 inches of snow a year. Granted, Blue Canyon, which is in the Sierra mountains between Sacramento, CA and Reno, NV isn't a city, but folks there have kept weather records a long time.
On average, the mountains of the western states receive the most snow and are among the snowiest places on Earth. The greatest annual snowfall level is at Mount Rainier, in Washington, at 692 inches (1,757.68 cm); the record there was 1,122 inches (2849.8 cm) in the winter of 1971–1972. Other places with significant snowfall outside the Cascade Range are the Wasatch Mountains, near the Great Salt Lake, and the Sierra Nevada, near Lake Tahoe. In the east, while snowfall does not approach western levels, the region near the Great Lakes and the mountains of the Northeast receive the most.
Great info - though I should add that Mount Baker (also in Washington State) had 1,140 inches (95 feet) in 1998/1999 and now holds the world record (followed by Mt Rainier).
1100+ inches of snow in a year... Just how many ways of saying "Oh, HELL no!" are there?
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