Some regions in the United States have more severe winter weather than others. In many such places, people don’t consider the occurrence of a snowstorm unusual. Based on 30-year average monthly snowfall totals, here are the snowiest places in the US with a population above 50,000:
Syracuse, New York
Average snowfall: 123.8 inches
Average high in January: 31.5°F
Average low in January: 15.7°F
Flagstaff, Arizona
Average snowfall: 101.7 inches
Average high in January: 42.5°F
Average low in January: 17.3°F
Erie, Pennsylvania
Average snowfall: 100.9 inches
Average high in January: 33.7°F
Average low in January: 20.8°F
Rochester, New York
Average snowfall: 99.5 inches
Average high in January: 31.7°F
Average low in January: 17.6°F
Buffalo, New York
Average snowfall: 94.7 inches
Average high in January: 31.2°F
Average low in January: 18.5°F
Boulder, Colorado
Average snowfall: 88.3 inches
Average high in January: 46.9°F
Average low in January: 22.2°F
Duluth, Minnesota
Average snowfall: 86.1 inches
Average high in January: 18.9°F
Average low in January: 1.5°F
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Average snowfall: 74.9 inches
Average high in January: 30.7°F
Average low in January: 18.1°F
Cleveland, Ohio
Average snowfall: 68.1 inches
Average high in January: 34.4°F
Average low in January: 21.7°F
South Bend, Indiana
Average snowfall: 66.6 inches
Average high in January: 31.3°F
Average low in January: 17.6°F
Pocatello, Idaho
Average snowfall: 66.4 inches
Average high in January: 35.6°F
Average low in January: 19.1°F
Worcester, Massachusetts
Average snowfall: 64.1 inches
Average high in January: 31.3°F
Average low in January: 16.8°F
Great Falls, Montana
Average snowfall: 63.5 inches
Average high in January: 35.5°F
Average low in January: 14.9°F
Portland, Maine
Average snowfall: 61.9 inches
Average high in January: 31.2°F
Average low in January: 13.4°F
Cheyenne in Wyoming, Albany in New York, Battle Creek in Michigan, and Fargo in North Dakota are some of the other snowy places in the US.
