Snowiest places in America

Snow, sleet and ice pellets, averaged over the same thirty years at every weather station.

Source NOAA NCEI (raw data, text file), as of 31 December 2020 · normal annual snowfall (inches)

1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals: normal annual snowfall in inches at first-order weather stations, every station on the same 30-year window. Published in station order; ranked here, nothing screened.

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Rank	Entry	normal annual snowfall (inches)
#1	Valdez, AK	325.3
#2	Mt. Washington, NH	281.8
#3	Yakutat, AK	147.3
#4	Syracuse, NY	127.8
#5	Sault Ste. Marie, MI	120.1
#6	Caribou, ME	118.2
#7	Erie, PA	104.3
#8	Rochester, NY	102
#9	Bettles, AK	97.9
#10	Buffalo, NY	95.4
#11	Duluth, MN	90.2
#12	Flagstaff, AZ	90.1
#13	Juneau, AK	87.6
#14	Lander, WY	87.6
#15	Burlington, VT	87.5
#16	Muskegon, MI	87.2
#17	McGrath, AK	86.5
#18	Binghamton, NY	86.5
#19	Nome, AK	80.8
#20	Anchorage, AK	77.9
#21	Alpena, MI	77.6
#22	Grand Rapids, MI	77.6
#23	International Falls, MN	73
#24	Worcester, MA	72.9
#25	Casper, WY	71.8
#26	Kodiak, AK	70.3
#27	Elkins, WV	68.9
#28	Portland, ME	68.7
#29	Youngstown, OH	67.8
#30	Concord, NH	67.7
#31	Cold Bay, AK	67.3
#32	Great Falls, MT	66.1
#33	Houghton Lake, MI	65.9
#34	Fairbanks, AK	64.6
#35	South Bend, IN	64.5
#36	St. Paul Island, AK	64.3
#37	Kotzebue, AK	64.2
#38	Bethel, AK	64
#39	Cleveland, OH	63.8
#40	Cheyenne, WY	62.9
#41	Albany, NY	59.2
#42	Billings, MT	57.4
#43	Beckley, WV	55.9
#44	Green Bay, WI	55.6
#45	Kalispell, MT	54.4
#46	Ely, NV	54.1
#47	Rochester, MN	53.1
#48	Flint, MI	52.1
#49	Salt Lake City, UT	51.9
#50	Madison, WI	51.8
#51	Hartford, CT	51.7
#52	Fargo, ND	51.4
#53	Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN	51.2
#54	Bismarck, ND	50.5
#55	Lansing, MI	50.2
#56	Boston, MA	49.2
#57	Mansfield, OH	49.2
#58	Denver, CO	49
#59	Milwaukee, WI	48.7
#60	Rapid City, SD	48.5
#61	Grand Forks, ND	48.4
#62	Williston, ND	48.2
#63	St. Cloud, MN	47.9
#64	King Salmon, AK	47.4
#65	Akron, OH	47.2
#66	La Crosse, WI	46.3
#67	Barrow, AK	45.8
#68	Spokane, WA	45.4
#69	Sioux Falls, SD	45.3
#70	Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA	45.1
#71	Detroit, MI	45
#72	Huron, SD	44.4
#73	Pittsburgh, PA	44.1
#74	Missoula, MT	43
#75	Aberdeen, SD	42.7
#76	Dubuque, IA	42.5
#77	Scottsbluff, NE	42.5
#78	Elko, NV	41.2
#79	Havre, MT	41
#80	Glasgow, MT	40.7
#81	Waterloo, IA	39.1
#82	Pocatello, ID	38.5
#83	Chicago, IL	38.4
#84	Toledo, OH	37.4
#85	Helena, MT	37.2
#86	Rockford, IL	37.1
#87	Providence, RI	36.6
#88	Des Moines, IA	36.5
#89	Moline, IL	36.1
#90	Sioux City, IA	36
#91	Williamsport, PA	35.8
#92	Annette, AK	34.8
#93	Valentine, NE	34.2
#94	Bridgeport, CT	33.6
#95	Fort Wayne, IN	33.6
#96	Allentown, PA	33.1
#97	Colorado Springs, CO	32.5
#98	Islip, NY	31.8
#99	Newark, NJ	31.5
#100	Charleston, WV	31.5

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