Frederick, MD Snowfall B

First snow Dec 10 · Last snow Mar 17 · 30.3 in/yr · Station: EMMITSBURG 2 SE

Avg First Snow

Dec 10

Median over 27 seasons 9d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 17

Median over 27 seasons

Snow Season

98 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

30.3 in

Rank #124 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 9 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.1

Oct

0.8

Nov

5.0

Dec

9.5

Jan

8.9

Feb

5.7

Mar

0.2

Apr

May

Jun

How Frederick Compares

Frederick snowfall vs Maryland and U.S. medians
Measure	Frederick	Maryland median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	30.3 in	23.3 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 10	Dec 11	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 17	Mar 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	98 days	93 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Maryland, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for EMMITSBURG 2 SE (USC00182906), 31 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.