In winter, Western NY falls under the influence of Lake Erie. This map produced by the NWS Buffalo Weather Forecast Office covers more than what is normally considered Western New York. New York is another hot spot for lake effect snow, especially for cities like Buffalo. The Western NY snowfall map is a step above the previous map. Average Windspeed, 13 mph, Average Snowfall (US Only), 0.00. That was also the last time the National Weather Service’s airport site recorded at least 100 inches of snow for the season.Īnother notable snow season for Binghamton was 1995-1996, when 134 inches fell.īuffalo holds the all-time record for a season: 199.4 inches in 1976-77. New York receives about 55.32 inches of snow on average every year. Average Dew Point, 59 F, Average Precipitation (US Only), 2.90.
Prior to 2020-21, Binghamton last won the Golden Snowball in 2016-17 when it piled up 135.2 inches of snow. "After we warm up it is going to cool down again but whether we will accumulate anything, that is to be seen.”īinghamton won last year’s title with 103.2 inches of snow. One location not listed in the table below, Mount Rainier, Washington, sees the average last snowfall on July 13. 93.6', with more in the south towns and especially higher up to the southeast. “There is the potential for maybe a little more snow next week," Tentinger said. Rochester is second with an annual average snow total of just over 101 inches, while Buffalo's averages 95 inches annually.Īlbany averages 60 inches of snow each year.īuffalo won't be declared the official winner until June 30, the end of the season, but its lead appears safe, according to the Weather Service. Syracuse continues to have the highest average annual snowfall of the five upstate cities with about 127 inches. Syracuse did get more snow this year than last, when it received only 70 inches. “Usually, Syracuse gets a little more lake effect snow and they just didn’t get into it this year," Tentinger said. The 2021-22 season marks the second straight season that the city will finish well below its annual average of nearly 128 inches of snow. Typically on two of those days, the snowpack builds up to over twenty inches. Buffalo, New York, has also received above-average snowfall: 80.7 inches (73.4 is its average), according to the Eastern Region Headquarters at the weather. “(Binghamton) would have been close to 20 inches below normal but with this last snowstorm it pushed us just slightly under average,” said Brian Tentinger, a National Weather Service meteorologist. Buffalo averages eight days a year with snow amounting to ten or more inches deep.
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