Snowiest U.S. Cities

All 217 tracked U.S. cities ranked by average annual snowfall in inches, computed from 30-year NOAA station records.

Snowiest U.S. Cities — Full Ranking

Snowiest U.S. Cities — Full Ranking
#	City	Avg Annual Snowfall (in)	Snow Score
1	Alta UT	468.2	A+
2	Park City UT	368.6	A+
3	Houghton MI	207.5	A+
4	Lead SD	185.2	A+
5	South Lake Tahoe CA	182.1	A+
6	Aspen CO	170.9	A+
7	Jackson WY	154.8	A+
8	Traverse City MI	143.7	A+
9	Syracuse NY	127.6	A+
10	Caribou ME	119.6	A+
11	Sault Ste. Marie MI	119.2	A+
12	Watertown NY	115.6	A+
13	Steamboat Springs CO	112.6	A+
14	Plattsburgh NY	109.2	A
15	Erie PA	104.4	A
16	Marquette MI	102.3	A
17	Rochester NY	101.8	A
18	Truckee CA	100.9	A
19	Ketchum ID	100.5	A
20	Buffalo NY	95.0	A
21	Boulder CO	93.2	A
22	Bozeman MT	92.7	A
23	Duluth MN	89.1	A
24	Flagstaff AZ	88.5	A
25	Juneau AK	88.2	A
26	St. Johnsbury VT	88.1	A
27	Binghamton NY	87.2	A
28	Berlin NH	86.3	A
29	Burlington VT	85.9	A
30	Muskegon MI	85.4	A
31	Nome AK	82.3	A
32	Anchorage AK	77.6	A
33	Grand Rapids MI	77.2	A
34	Butte MT	76.0	A
35	Rutland VT	75.0	A
36	International Falls MN	74.5	A
37	Bangor ME	74.4	A
38	Worcester MA	73.1	A-
39	Taos NM	72.5	A-
40	Casper WY	71.6	A-
41	Mammoth Lakes CA	70.1	A-
42	Scranton PA	69.8	A-
43	Laramie WY	69.7	A-
44	Elkins WV	69.6	A-
45	Portland ME	68.9	A-
46	Augusta ME	68.8	A-
47	Youngstown OH	66.9	A-
48	Concord NH	66.6	A-
49	Fairbanks AK	65.7	A-
50	Great Falls MT	64.5	A-
51	South Bend IN	64.5	A-
52	Wausau WI	63.9	A-
53	Cleveland OH	63.6	A-
54	Cheyenne WY	63.3	A-
55	Albany NY	58.7	A-
56	Kalispell MT	58.2	A-
57	Keene NH	56.9	A-
58	Billings MT	56.7	A-
59	Green Bay WI	56.2	A-
60	Cedar City UT	55.3	A-
61	Beckley WV	54.7	A-
62	Ogden UT	54.6	A-
63	Ely NV	53.8	A-
64	Eau Claire WI	53.7	A-
65	Rochester MN	53.1	A-
66	Flint MI	52.0	A-
67	Minneapolis MN	52.0	A-
68	Salt Lake City UT	51.8	A-
69	Madison WI	51.6	A-
70	Hartford CT	51.1	A-
71	Fargo ND	51.0	A-
72	Fort Collins CO	50.8	A-
73	Bismarck ND	50.4	A-
74	Denver CO	49.1	B+
75	Lansing MI	49.1	B+
76	Milwaukee WI	48.9	B+
77	Grand Forks ND	48.8	B+
78	Boston MA	48.7	B+
79	Springfield MA	48.5	B+
80	Williston ND	48.5	B+
81	Manchester NH	48.2	B+
82	St. Cloud MN	47.8	B+
83	La Crosse WI	46.9	B+
84	Akron OH	46.4	B+
85	Pittsfield MA	46.4	B+
86	Utqiagvik AK	46.4	B+
87	Spokane WA	46.3	B+
88	Sioux Falls SD	45.1	B+
89	Cody WY	44.8	B+
90	Detroit MI	44.6	B+
91	Provo UT	44.5	B+
92	Logan UT	44.0	B+
93	Pittsburgh PA	43.7	B+
94	State College PA	43.5	B+
95	Dubuque IA	42.8	B+
96	Missoula MT	42.7	B+
97	Aberdeen SD	41.9	B+
98	Scottsbluff NE	41.6	B+
99	Elko NV	41.0	B+
100	Waterloo IA	39.2	B+
101	Chicago IL	39.1	B+
102	Pocatello ID	38.5	B+
103	Providence RI	38.2	B+
104	Rapid City SD	37.4	B+
105	Rockford IL	37.1	B+
106	Des Moines IA	36.4	B+
107	Helena MT	36.2	B+
108	Toledo OH	36.1	B+
109	Moline IL	36.0	B+
110	Sioux City IA	35.9	B+
111	Idaho Falls ID	35.6	B+
112	Williamsport PA	35.6	B+
113	Bridgeport CT	35.2	B+
114	New Haven CT	35.2	B+
115	Kingston RI	35.1	B+
116	Fort Wayne IN	33.4	B+
117	Allentown PA	33.3	B+
118	Sheridan WY	33.3	B+
119	Cedar Rapids IA	32.8	B+
120	Colorado Springs CO	32.5	B+
121	Pierre SD	32.4	B+
122	Islip NY	32.1	B
123	Newark NJ	31.6	B
124	Frederick MD	30.3	B
125	Goodland KS	30.0	B
126	Harrisburg PA	30.0	B
127	New York NY	29.8	B
128	North Platte NE	29.5	B
129	Charleston WV	28.6	B
130	Pueblo CO	28.3	B
131	Columbus OH	27.9	B
132	Grand Island NE	27.6	B
133	Omaha NE	27.4	B
134	Hagerstown MD	27.2	B
135	Boone NC	26.6	B
136	Trenton NJ	26.5	B
137	Lincoln NE	26.0	B
138	Peoria IL	26.0	B
139	Indianapolis IN	25.6	B
140	Dayton OH	24.8	B
141	Blacksburg VA	23.9	B
142	Philadelphia PA	23.2	B
143	Coeur d'Alene ID	22.6	B
144	Springfield IL	21.9	B
145	Wenatchee WA	21.1	B
146	Yakima WA	20.4	B
147	Wilmington DE	20.3	B
148	Baltimore MD	19.4	B
149	Dodge City KS	19.0	B
150	Boise ID	17.9	B
151	Kansas City MO	17.9	B
152	Grand Junction CO	17.6	B
153	Charlottesville VA	17.5	B
154	Santa Fe NM	17.4	B
155	Atlantic City NJ	17.3	B
156	St. Louis MO	16.9	B
157	Amarillo TX	16.7	B
158	Topeka KS	16.7	B
159	Columbia MO	16.2	B
160	Morgantown WV	16.2	B
161	Pendleton OR	16.2	B
162	Roanoke VA	14.7	B
163	Lexington KY	14.2	B
164	Springfield MO	13.8	B
165	Dover DE	13.1	B
166	Louisville KY	13.0	B
167	Wichita KS	12.7	B
168	Bend OR	12.0	B
169	Evansville IN	11.5	B
170	Asheville NC	11.4	C
171	Prescott AZ	9.9	C
172	Moab UT	9.5	C
173	Paducah KY	9.1	C
174	Salisbury MD	9.1	C
175	Richmond VA	8.9	C
176	Bristol TN	8.8	C
177	Tulsa OK	8.7	C
178	Bowling Green KY	8.3	C
179	Albuquerque NM	8.0	C
180	Roswell NM	8.0	C
181	Reno NV	7.2	C
182	Greensboro NC	7.1	C
183	Lubbock TX	6.8	C
184	Oklahoma City OK	6.8	C
185	Fayetteville AR	6.7	C
186	Cincinnati OH	6.1	C
187	Norfolk VA	5.4	C
188	Nashville TN	4.5	C
189	Knoxville TN	4.4	C
190	Portland OR	4.3	C
191	Bellingham WA	4.1	C
192	Greenville SC	3.9	C
193	Jonesboro AR	3.7	C
194	Seattle WA	3.7	C
195	Fort Smith AR	3.6	C
196	Little Rock AR	3.6	C
197	Raleigh NC	3.6	C
198	Charlotte NC	3.5	C
199	Medford OR	3.2	C
200	Memphis TN	2.6	C
201	El Paso TX	2.4	C
202	Olympia WA	2.3	C
203	Atlanta GA	1.9	C
204	Huntsville AL	1.9	C
205	Salem OR	1.8	C
206	Eugene OR	1.7	C
207	Lawton OK	1.7	C
208	Dallas TX	1.6	C
209	Birmingham AL	1.4	C
210	Chattanooga TN	1.4	C
211	Columbia SC	1.3	C
212	Tupelo MS	1.3	C
213	Jackson MS	0.9	C
214	Meridian MS	0.9	C
215	Augusta GA	0.8	C
216	Shreveport LA	0.8	C
217	Columbus GA	0.6	C