The snowiest U.S. cities: Ranked by normal annual snowfall, NOAA 1991-2020

Which U.S. cities get the most snow?

The first ten: Syracuse, NY (127.8 in), Erie, PA (104.3 in), Rochester, NY (102.0 in), Buffalo, NY (95.4 in), Boulder, CO (92.8 in), Bozeman, MT (91.3 in), Duluth, MN (90.2 in), Flagstaff, AZ (90.1 in), Anchorage, AK (77.9 in) and Grand Rapids, MI (77.6 in). At the other end of the list is Yuma, AZ (0.0 in).

Method: each place is measured at the NOAA station that keeps its climate record (named in the table); "=" marks a tie at the shown precision. The ranking compares places of 50,000 or more people so that small towns with a single remote station do not lead the list; every other place's figure is on its own page. Where a city's official station keeps no snowfall normal, its own town co-op station's snowfall is ranked and named. Not ranked, for lack of the figure at their station: 123 places of 50,000+, the largest Los Angeles, CA, Phoenix, AZ, San Diego, CA, Fort Worth, TX and Mesa, AZ.

Other rankings

• The hottest U.S. citiesnormal annual mean temperature
• The coldest U.S. citiesnormal annual mean temperature
• The hottest summers in U.S. citiesnormal July high
• The mildest summers in U.S. citiesnormal July high
• The warmest winters in U.S. citiesnormal January low
• The coldest winters in U.S. citiesnormal January low