Earliest Average First Snowfall

All 201 tracked U.S. cities with regular snow, ranked by average first snowfall date, computed from 30-year NOAA station records.

Earliest Average First Snowfall — Full Ranking

Earliest Average First Snowfall — Full Ranking
#	City	Avg First Snow	Snow Score
1	Utqiagvik AK	Aug 5	B+
2	Fairbanks AK	Sep 302d early	A-
3	Alta UT	Oct 31d late	A+
4	Park City UT	Oct 4on normal	A+
5	Lead SD	Oct 435d late	A+
6	Casper WY	Oct 414d late	A-
7	Great Falls MT	Oct 57d late	A-
8	Nome AK	Oct 6	A
9	Butte MT	Oct 61d early	A
10	Cheyenne WY	Oct 633d late	A-
11	Aspen CO	Oct 741d late	A+
12	Bozeman MT	Oct 748d late	A
13	Laramie WY	Oct 852d late	A-
14	Boulder CO	Oct 1050d late	A
15	Billings MT	Oct 1247d late	A-
16	Denver CO	Oct 1351d late	B+
17	Houghton MI	Oct 1418d late	A+
18	Steamboat Springs CO	Oct 175d early	A+
19	Anchorage AK	Oct 178d late	A
20	Jackson WY	Oct 1838d late	A+
21	International Falls MN	Oct 2019d late	A
22	Williston ND	Oct 22	B+
23	Cody WY	Oct 2234d late	B+
24	Sault Ste. Marie MI	Oct 2415d late	A+
25	Colorado Springs CO	Oct 2437d late	B+
26	Duluth MN	Oct 2515d late	A
27	Fort Collins CO	Oct 2536d late	A-
28	Ely NV	Oct 2662d late	A-
29	Grand Forks ND	Oct 2613d late	B+
30	Taos NM	Oct 2727d late	A-
31	Helena MT	Oct 2715d early	B+
32	Bismarck ND	Oct 2810d late	A-
33	Scottsbluff NE	Oct 2832d late	B+
34	Caribou ME	Oct 308d late	A+
35	Plattsburgh NY	Oct 30	A
36	Fargo ND	Oct 3026d late	A-
37	Goodland KS	Oct 3032d late	B
38	Aberdeen SD	Oct 318d late	B+
39	Pocatello ID	Oct 3132d late	B+
40	South Lake Tahoe CA	Nov 218d early	A+
41	Traverse City MI	Nov 27d late	A+
42	Binghamton NY	Nov 37d late	A
43	Kalispell MT	Nov 3on normal	A-
44	Rochester MN	Nov 35d late	A-
45	North Platte NE	Nov 326d late	B
46	Pueblo CO	Nov 327d late	B
47	Wausau WI	Nov 45d late	A-
48	Missoula MT	Nov 422d late	B+
49	Pierre SD	Nov 4	B+
50	Ketchum ID	Nov 533d late	A
51	Juneau AK	Nov 510d late	A
52	Idaho Falls ID	Nov 527d late	B+
53	St. Johnsbury VT	Nov 63d late	A
54	Ogden UT	Nov 6	A-
55	Salt Lake City UT	Nov 651d late	A-
56	St. Cloud MN	Nov 619d late	B+
57	Sioux Falls SD	Nov 62d late	B+
58	Provo UT	Nov 624d late	B+
59	Logan UT	Nov 624d late	B+
60	Elko NV	Nov 650d late	B+
61	Burlington VT	Nov 72d late	A
62	Youngstown OH	Nov 72d late	A-
63	Eau Claire WI	Nov 711d late	A-
64	Minneapolis MN	Nov 718d late	A-
65	Sioux City IA	Nov 71d late	B+
66	Sheridan WY	Nov 726d late	B+
67	Syracuse NY	Nov 82d late	A+
68	Marquette MI	Nov 81d late	A
69	Rochester NY	Nov 81d late	A
70	Rapid City SD	Nov 821d late	B+
71	Buffalo NY	Nov 9on normal	A
72	Flagstaff AZ	Nov 910d late	A
73	Grand Rapids MI	Nov 9on normal	A
74	Truckee CA	Nov 1026d early	A
75	Cleveland OH	Nov 101d early	A-
76	Cedar City UT	Nov 1047d late	A-
77	Madison WI	Nov 102d early	A-
78	Akron OH	Nov 10on normal	B+
79	Erie PA	Nov 112d early	A
80	Rutland VT	Nov 11on normal	A
81	Elkins WV	Nov 111d early	A-
82	Lansing MI	Nov 112d early	B+
83	La Crosse WI	Nov 1118d late	B+
84	Des Moines IA	Nov 113d early	B+
85	Grand Island NE	Nov 1118d late	B
86	Berlin NH	Nov 12on normal	A
87	Scranton PA	Nov 12on normal	A-
88	Green Bay WI	Nov 1214d late	A-
89	Dubuque IA	Nov 123d early	B+
90	Waterloo IA	Nov 1216d late	B+
91	Santa Fe NM	Nov 128d early	B
92	Milwaukee WI	Nov 134d early	B+
93	Spokane WA	Nov 1312d late	B+
94	Albany NY	Nov 144d early	A-
95	Beckley WV	Nov 144d early	A-
96	Cedar Rapids IA	Nov 1415d late	B+
97	Grand Junction CO	Nov 1416d late	B
98	Flint MI	Nov 156d early	A-
99	Pittsburgh PA	Nov 1512d late	B+
100	Omaha NE	Nov 1514d late	B
101	Muskegon MI	Nov 168d early	A
102	Fort Wayne IN	Nov 167d early	B+
103	South Bend IN	Nov 179d early	A-
104	Chicago IL	Nov 178d early	B+
105	Dodge City KS	Nov 1741d late	B
106	Watertown NY	Nov 199d early	A+
107	Worcester MA	Nov 1913d late	A-
108	State College PA	Nov 198d early	B+
109	Concord NH	Nov 2012d late	A-
110	Rockford IL	Nov 2113d early	B+
111	Columbus OH	Nov 2112d early	B
112	Boise ID	Nov 219d late	B
113	Mammoth Lakes CA	Nov 2239d early	A-
114	Detroit MI	Nov 2213d early	B+
115	Williamsport PA	Nov 2210d late	B+
116	Charleston WV	Nov 2313d early	B
117	Lincoln NE	Nov 236d late	B
118	Amarillo TX	Nov 2310d late	B
119	Bangor ME	Nov 2413d early	A
120	Augusta ME	Nov 2412d early	A-
121	Toledo OH	Nov 2415d early	B+
122	Moline IL	Nov 244d late	B+
123	Indianapolis IN	Nov 2415d early	B
124	Bend OR	Nov 246d early	B
125	Pittsfield MA	Nov 254d late	B+
126	Yakima WA	Nov 25	B
127	Portland ME	Nov 266d late	A-
128	Keene NH	Nov 262d early	A-
129	Dayton OH	Nov 2617d early	B
130	Coeur d'Alene ID	Nov 282d early	B
131	Albuquerque NM	Nov 286d late	C
132	Pendleton OR	Nov 29on normal	B
133	Wenatchee WA	Nov 30103d late	B
134	Roswell NM	Nov 3055d late	C
135	Peoria IL	Dec 122d early	B
136	Springfield IL	Dec 12d early	B
137	Kansas City MO	Dec 1on normal	B
138	Asheville NC	Dec 121d early	C
139	Hartford CT	Dec 2on normal	A-
140	Boston MA	Dec 212d late	B+
141	St. Louis MO	Dec 23d early	B
142	Lubbock TX	Dec 351d late	C
143	Providence RI	Dec 410d late	B+
144	Springfield MA	Dec 52d early	B+
145	Bridgeport CT	Dec 59d late	B+
146	New Haven CT	Dec 59d late	B+
147	Harrisburg PA	Dec 53d early	B
148	Topeka KS	Dec 54d early	B
149	Columbia MO	Dec 56d early	B
150	Kingston RI	Dec 68d late	B+
151	Allentown PA	Dec 66d early	B+
152	Boone NC	Dec 625d early	B
153	Trenton NJ	Dec 6on normal	B
154	Blacksburg VA	Dec 626d early	B
155	Springfield MO	Dec 65d early	B
156	Wichita KS	Dec 634d late	B
157	Louisville KY	Dec 76d early	B
158	Bristol TN	Dec 727d early	C
159	Manchester NH	Dec 89d early	B+
160	Newark NJ	Dec 93d early	B
161	Hagerstown MD	Dec 99d early	B
162	Lexington KY	Dec 929d early	B
163	Frederick MD	Dec 109d early	B
164	New York NY	Dec 104d late	B
165	Charlottesville VA	Dec 105d early	B
166	Tulsa OK	Dec 1044d late	C
167	Islip NY	Dec 113d late	B
168	Baltimore MD	Dec 116d early	B
169	Evansville IN	Dec 1232d early	B
170	Moab UT	Dec 12	C
171	Paducah KY	Dec 1514d early	C
172	Reno NV	Dec 15	C
173	Medford OR	Dec 1564d late	C
174	Wilmington DE	Dec 1611d early	B
175	Philadelphia PA	Dec 195d early	B
176	Morgantown WV	Dec 19	B
177	Prescott AZ	Dec 1921d late	C
178	Oklahoma City OK	Dec 1915d early	C
179	Atlantic City NJ	Dec 206d early	B
180	Fayetteville AR	Dec 2233d late	C
181	Roanoke VA	Dec 2318d early	B
182	Bellingham WA	Dec 23	C
183	Portland OR	Dec 2451d late	C
184	El Paso TX	Dec 2432d late	C
185	Bowling Green KY	Dec 2545d early	C
186	Knoxville TN	Dec 3050d early	C
187	Nashville TN	Jan 123d late	C
188	Dover DE	Jan 218d early	B
189	Richmond VA	Jan 228d early	C
190	Salisbury MD	Jan 329d early	C
191	Fort Smith AR	Jan 518d late	C
192	Memphis TN	Jan 717d late	C
193	Greensboro NC	Jan 932d early	C
194	Jonesboro AR	Jan 915d late	C
195	Little Rock AR	Jan 1112d late	C
196	Norfolk VA	Jan 1464d early	C
197	Greenville SC	Jan 169d late	C
198	Raleigh NC	Jan 165d late	C
199	Atlanta GA	Jan 1714d late	C
200	Huntsville AL	Jan 1758d late	C
201	Charlotte NC	Jan 187d late	C