This page contains all winter season records 1878-2022. The records are for December-February only unless otherwise specified.
**Last Updated: 5/15/2023- Updated full cold season records through 2022-2023.
1991-2020 Winter Weather Normals
High: 39.8
Low: 24.5
Mean: 32.2
Precipitation: 8.54″
Snowfall: 22.2″
Cold Season Snowfall: 28.2″
Temperature Records
Cold Records
Top 25 Winters with the Coldest Average High
1. 1976-1977: 29.0
2. 1977-1978: 29.5
3. 1917-1918: 30.6
4. 1935-1936: 31.9
5. 1962-1963: 32.2
6. 1880-1881: 32.4
7. 1903-1904: 32.5
8. 1892-1893: 32.6
9. 1919-1920: 32.8
10. 1978-1979: 32.9
11. 1904-1905: 33.0
12. 1969-1970: 33.1
13. 2002-2003: 33.5
14. 1894-1895: 33.6
15. 1878-1879, 1884-1885: 33.7
16. 1911-1912: 33.9
17. 2010-2011: 34.0
18. 1909-1910: 34.1
19. 2009-2010: 34.2
20. 1901-1902: 34.3
21. 1944-1945: 34.5
22. 1963-1964: 34.6
23. 1981-1982: 34.8
24. 1898-1899: 34.9
25. 1939-1940, 2014-2015: 35.0
Top 10 Coldest Winter Highs
1. 2/9/1899: -7
2. 1/20/1985: -5
3. 1/3/1879, 1/10/1982: -4
4. 1/15/1893: -3
5. 2/8/1895, 1/17/1977: -2
6. 1/6/1884, 2/10/1899, 1/8/1970, 5/19/1994: -1
7. 1/5/1884, 1/12/1895, 1/17/1982, 1/21/1984, 1/18/1994: 0
8. 12/29/1880, 12/25/1983: 1
9. 12/30/1899, 1/10/1886, 2/11/1899, 1/19/1940, 1/10/1962, 1/15/1994: 2
10. 2/7/1895, 1/25/1897, 1/24/1963, 1/18/1977: 3
Top 25 Winters with the Coldest Average Low
1. 1976-1977: 12.3
2. 1962-1963: 13.8
3. 1977-1978: 14.3
4. 1917-1918: 14.4
5. 1903-1904: 15.6
6. 1884-1885: 16.3
7. 1904-1905: 17.2
8. 1969-1970: 17.3
9. 1978-1979: 17.5
10. 1935-1936: 17.7
11. 1958-1959: 17.8
12. 1963-1964: 18.3
13. 1919-1920: 18.4
14. 1981-1982: 19.0
15. 1880-1881: 19.4
16. 1885-1886, 1909-1910, 1911-1912, 1960-1961, 2014-2015: 19.6
17. 1901-1902, 1947-1948, 1967-1968: 19.7
18. 2013-2014: 19.8
19. 1961-1962: 19.9
20. 1878-1879, 1894-1895: 20.0
21. 1892-1893, 1898-1899: 20.2
22. 1916-1917: 20.3
23. 1993-1994: 20.4
24. 1950-1951: 20.8
25. 1886-1887, 1995-1996: 21.1
Top 10 Coldest Winter Lows
1. 1/19/1994: -22
2. 1/3/1879, 1/6/1884, 2/10/1899: -20
3. 1/17/1977, 1/20/1985: -19
4. 2/9/1899, 12/22/1989, 1/18/1994: -17
5. 1/5/1884, 1/22/1936, 1/17/1982, 1/21/1984, 1/21/1985: -16
6. 1/25/1884, 1/23/1936, 1/24/1963, 1/28/1963, 1/21/1994: -15
7. 12/27/1950, 12/16/1951, 1/23/1963, 1/14/1964, 1/13/1977, 12/23/1989: -14
8. 1/2/1879, 2/13/1899, 1/12/1918, 1/28/1948, 2/2/1951, 1/25/1961, 1/29/1963, 1/16/1977, 2/8/1977: -13
9. 12/30/1880, 1/15/1893, 1/25/1948, 1/16/1972, 12/24/1983, 12/25/1983, 12/17/1989: -12
10. 2/11/1885, 1/11/1886, 1/19/1940, 2/27/1963, 1/17/1965, 2/6/1977, 1/10/1982, 1/16/1982, 12/24/1989, 1/17/2009, 1/28/2014, 2/24/2015: -11
Top 25 Winters with the Coldest Mean
1. 1976-1977: 20.7
2. 1977-1978: 21.9
3. 1917-1918: 22.5
4. 1962-1963: 23.0
5. 1903-1904: 24.0
6. 1935-1936: 24.8
7. 1884-1885: 25.0
8. 1904-1905: 25.1
9. 1969-1970, 1978-1979: 25.2
10. 1919-1920: 25.6
11. 1880-1881: 25.9
12. 1892-1893, 1963-1964: 26.4
13. 1911-1912: 26.7
14. 1878-1879, 1894-1895: 26.8
15. 1909-1910, 1981-1982: 26.9
16. 1901-1902: 27.0
17. 1958-1959: 27.2
18. 2014-2015: 27.3
19. 2002-2003: 27.4
20. 1885-1886, 1898-1899, 1961-1962: 27.6
21. 2010-2011: 27.7
22. 1967-1968, 2013-2014: 27.9
23. 1944-1945, 1993-1994: 28.0
24. 1947-1948, 1960-1961: 28.2
25. 1983-1984, 2009-2010: 28.3
Top 10 Coldest Daily Means
1. 1/3/1879, 2/9/1899, 1/20/1985: -12.0
2. 1/19/1994: -11.5
3. 1/6/1884, 2/10/1899, 1/17/1977: -10.5
4. 1/18/1994: -8.5
5. 1/5/1884, 1/17/1982, 1/21/1984: -8.0
6. 1/15/1893, 1/10/1982: -7.5
7. 12/22/1989: -6.5
8. 1/24/1963: -6.0
9. 1/23/1936, 12/25/1983: -5.5
10. 12/30/1880, 2/8/1895: -5.0
Top 10 Winters with the Most 32 or Below Highs
1. 1976-1977, 1977-1978: 59
2. 2010-2011: 49
3. 1917-1918: 48
4. 1904-1905: 47
5. 1903-1904, 1978-1979: 45
6. 1962-1963: 44
7. 1909-1910, 1935-1936: 43
8. 1892-1893, 2002-2003: 42
9. 1995-1996: 41
10. 1880-1881, 1969-1970, 1984-1985: 40
Top 10 Winters with the Fewest 32 or Below Highs
1. 1931-1932: 4
2. 1889-1890: 6
3. 1997-1998: 7
4. 1879-1880: 9
5. 2022-2023: 10
6. 1953-1954: 11
7. 1881-1882, 1949-1950, 2011-2012, 2019-2020: 12
8. 1936-1937, 1948-1949, 1986-1987: 13
9. 1991-1992: 14
10.1905-1906, 1952-1953, 1956-1957, 1974-1975, 1990-1991: 15
Top 10 Winters with the Most 32 or Below Lows
1. 1919-1920: 88
2. 1962-1963: 87
3. 1969-1970, 1976-1977: 86
4. 1904-1905: 85
5. 1903-1904, 1963-1964, 1978-1979: 84
6. 1958-1959: 83
7. 2010-2011: 82
8. 1944-1945, 1961-1962: 81
9. 1960-1961, 2003-2004, 2009-2010: 80
10. 2002-2003, 2020-2021: 79
Top 10 Winters with the Fewest 32 or Below Lows
1. 1889-1890: 39
2. 1879-1880: 42
3. 1881-1882: 44
4. 1931-1932, 2022-2023: 51
5. 1997-1998, 2016-2017: 54
6. 1929-1930: 56
7. 1991-1992: 58
8. 1948-1949: 59
9. 1938-1939, 1998-1999, 2001-2002, 2004-2005, 2011-2012, 2015-2016: 61
10. 1891-1892, 2005-2006: 62
Top 10 Winters with the Most 0 or Below Highs
1. 1883-1884, 1894-1895, 1898-1899, 1981-1982, 1993-1994: 2
2. 1878-1879, 1892-1893, 1969-1970, 1976-1977, 1983-1984, 1984-1985: 1
3. All Other Years: 0
Top 10 Winters with the Most 0 or Below Lows
1. 1976-1977: 21
2. 1884-1885: 17
3. 1917-1918: 16
4. 1978-1979: 14
5. 1962-1963: 13
6. 1935-1936: 12
7. 1911-1912, 1947-1948, : 11
8. 1880-1881, 1977-1978, 1981-1982, 2013-2014, 2014-2015: 10
9. 1885-1886, 1898-1899, 1916-1917, 1980-1981, 1983-1984: 9
10. 1878-1879, 1883-1884, 1958-1959, 1963-1964, 1969-1970, 1989-1990: 8
Heat Records
Top 25 Winters with the Warmest Average High
1. 1889-1890: 48.8
2. 1931-1932: 47.4
3. 1879-1880: 46.8
4. 2022-2023: 45.8
5. 1949-1950: 45.0
6. 1881-1882: 44.9
7. 1948-1949, 2001-2002: 44.5
8. 2016-2017: 44.4
9. 2015-2016: 44.0
10. 2011-2012: 43.9
11. 1997-1998: 43.6
12. 1998-1999, 2019-2020: 43.5
13. 1936-1937, 1953-1954: 43.4
14. 1952-1953: 43.2
15. 1918-1919: 42.8
16. 1932-1933, 1991-1992: 42.6
17. 1982-1983: 42.3
18. 1938-1939, 1991-1992: 42.2
19. 1908-1909, 1951-1952, 1956-1957: 41.9
20. 1996-1997, 2021-2022: 41.7
21. 2005-2006: 41.5
22. 2012-2013, 2018-2019: 41.3
23. 1912-1913: 41.2
24. 1905-1906, 1929-1930: 41.0
25. 1988-1989, 1999-2000: 40.8
Top 10 Warmest Winter Highs
1. 2/24/2017: 78
2. 2/20/2018: 77
3. 12/3/1982: 76
4. 2/26/2000: 75
5. 1/25/1950, 2/11/1999, 2/25/2000: 74
6. 2/25/1957, 12/6/1998, 2/23/2023: 73
7. 2/16/1883, 1/21/1906, 2/8/1937, 2/24/1961, 12/10/1971, 12/2/1982, 2/23/2017, 2/9/2023, 2/15/2023: 72
8. 1/22/1906, 2/27/1996, 2/21/1997, 1/11/2020: 71
9. 2/22/1930, 1/14/1932, 2/11/1932, 2/19/1939, 2/26/1944, 1/26/1950, 2/15/1954, 12/6/1956, 2/29/1976, 1/22/1999, 12/5/2001, 2/29/2012: 70
10. 2/8/1925, 2/21/1930, 2/25/1930, 2/10/1932, 12/8/1966, 2/12/1984, 2/19/1994, 12/7/1998, 1/13/2005, 12/21/2013, 12/26/2016, 2/21/2017, 2/19/2018: 69
Top 25 Winters with the Warmest Average Low
1. 1889-1890: 34.1
2. 1931-1932: 33.2
3. 1879-1880: 33.1
4. 1881-1882: 31.5
5. 1997-1998: 31.3
6. 2016-2017: 29.5
7. 2022-2023: 29.4
8. 2011-2012: 29.1
9. 2001-2002: 28.7
10. 2019-2020: 28.3
11. 1936-1937: 28.2
12. 1918-1919: 28.1
13. 1890-1891: 28.0
14. 1948-1949: 27.9
15. 2005-2006: 27.8
16. 1920-1921: 27.7
17. 1930-1931, 1991-1992, 2015-2016: 27.5
18. 1952-1953, 2012-2013: 27.4
19. 1949-1950: 27.3
20. 1938-1939, 1982-1983: 27.2
21. 1929-1930, 1940-1941, 1998-1999: 27.1
22. 1908-1909, 1974-1975: 26.8
23. 1937-1938, 1956-1957: 26.6
24. 1932-1933: 26.5
25. 1959-1960, 2018-2019: 26.4
Top 10 Warmest Winter Lows
1. 12/6/1998: 62
2. 12/3/1982: 61
3. 2/20/2018: 60
4. 12/8/1966, 12/4/1982, 2/24/2017: 59
5. 1/25/1950: 58
6. 1/12/1890, 2/17/1891, 12/24/1964, 1/23/1967, 1/4/1997, 1/7/2008, 12/21/2013: 57
7. 1/21/1906, 1/7/1907, 12/13/1929, 1/24/1967, 2/21/1997, 12/12/2015, 1/3/2023: 56
8. 2/28/1880, 12/25/1889, 1/11/1890, 2/4/1890, 2/25/1930, 12/30/1936, 12/25/1982, 1/3/1997, 1/6/1998, 1/12/2005, 1/8/2008, 12/3/2012, 12/13/2015, 2/15/2018: 55
9. 1/6/1880, 2/25/1890, 12/4/1916, 12/13/1927, 1/8/1937, 1/6/1946, 1/24/1950, 12/7/1951, 1/8/1965, 12/7/1966, 1/14/1995, 2/26/2000, 12/5/2001, 2/5/2008, 2/22/2017, 12/30/2022: 54
10. 12/15/1891, 1/23/1909, 12/1/1914, 1/27/1916, 12/21/1923, 1/7/1930, 2/10/1932, 1/3/1950, 2/15/1954, 12/2/1982, 12/28/1984, 1/4/1993, 1/11/2020: 53
Top 25 Winters with the Warmest Mean
1. 1889-1890: 41.5
2. 1931-1932: 40.3
3. 1879-1880: 40.0
4. 1881-1882: 38.2
5. 2022-2023: 37.6
6. 1997-1998: 37.5
7. 2016-2017: 37.0
8. 2001-2002: 36.6
9. 2011-2012: 36.5
10. 1948-1949, 1949-1950: 36.2
11. 2019-2020: 35.9
12. 1936-1937, 2015-2016: 35.8
13. 1918-1919: 35.5
14. 1952-1953, 1998-1999: 35.3
15. 1991-1992: 35.0
16. 1953-1954: 34.8
17. 1938-1939, 1982-1983: 34.7
18. 2005-2006: 34.6
19. 1932-1993: 34.5
20. 1908-1909: 34.4
21. 2012-2013: 34.3
22. 1956-1957: 34.2
23. 1920-1921, 1990-1991: 34.1
24. 1929-1930: 34.0
25. 1890-1891, 1951-1952, 2018-2019: 33.8
Top 10 Warmest Daily Means
1. 12/3/1982, 2/24/2017, 2/20/2018: 68.5
2. 12/6/1998: 67.5
3. 1/25/1950: 66.0
4. 2/26/2000: 64.5
5. 1/21/1906, 12/8/1966: 64.0
6. 12/4/1982-2/21/1997: 63.5
7. 12/21/2013: 63.0
8. 2/25/1957, 1/23/1967, 12/2/1982, 1/7/2008: 62.5
9. 2/25/1930, 1/4/1997, 12/5/2001, 12/12/2015, 2/23/2017, 1/11/2020: 62.0
10. 2/16/1883, 2/15/1954, 2/25/2000, 1/8/2008: 61.5
Top 10 Winters with the Most 60 or Above Highs
1. 1889-1890: 22
2. 2016-2017: 17
3. 1931-1932, 1982-1983: 13
4. 1949-1950, 1996-1997, 1998-1999: 12
5. 1879-1880, 1975-1976, 2015-2016: 11
6. 1948-1949, 2001-2002, 2017-2018, 2022-2023: 10
7. 1929-1930, 1951-1952, 1953-1954, 1971-1972, 2012-2013: 9
8. 1908-1909, 1956-1957, 1966-1967, 1984-1985, 1999-2000, 2007-2008, 2021-2022: 8
9. 1915-1916, 1924-1925, 1936-1937, 1946-1947: 7
10. 1905-1906, 1950-1951, 1964-1965, 1973-1974, 1991-1992, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 2011-2012: 6
Top 10 Winters with the Most 50 or Above Lows
1. 1987-1988: 10
2. 1889-1890, 1929-1930, 1983-1984: 6
3. 1879-1880, 1994-1995: 5
4. 1949-1950, 1966-1967, 1998-1999, 1999-2000: 4
5. 1895-1896, 1931-1932, 1936-1937, 1956-1957, 1996-1997, 2001-2002, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2012-2013, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018: 3
6. 1882-1883, 1905-1906, 1906-1907, 1912-1913, 1914-1915, 1915-1916, 1918-1919, 1932-1933, 1940-1941, 1964-1965, 1985-1986, 1997-1998, 2006-2007, 2022-2023: 2
7. 1886-1887, 1890-1891, 1891-1892, 1897-1898, 1899-1900, 1908-1909, 1911-1912, 1913-1914, 1916-1917, 1920-1921, 1921-1922, 1923-1924, 1927-1928, 1934-1935, 1937-1938, 1941-1942, 1945-1946, 1950-1951, 1951-1952 1952-1953, 1953-1954, 1957-1958, 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1965-1966, 1973-1974, 1981-1982, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 2013-2014, 2019-2020: 1
8. All Other Years: 0
Precipitation Records
Top 25 Winters with the Most Precipitation
1. 1881-1882: 15.91″
2. 1949-1950: 14.38″
3. 1889-1890: 14.21″
4. 2004-2005: 13.58″
5. 1936-1937, 1951-1952: 13.37″
6. 2021-2022: 13.24″
7. 1909-1910, 1948-1949: 12.74″
8. 1886-1887: 12.24″
9. 2018-2019: 12.15″
10. 1929-1930: 12.12″
11. 1923-1924: 11.80″
12. 1882-1883: 11.66″
13. 1892-1893: 11.50″
14. 1883-1884: 11.32″
15. 1990-1991: 11.25″
16. 1958-1959, 1978-1979: 11.21″
17. 2011-2012: 11.15″
18. 1912-1913: 11.06″
19. 1880-1881: 10.67″
20. 1915-1916: 10.64″
21. 1964-1965: 10.55″
22. 1879-1880: 10.48″
23. 1950-1951: 10.46″
24. 1890-1891: 10.45″
25. 1902-1903: 9.96″
Top 10 Wettest Winter Days
1. 1/21/1959: 4.79″
2. 1/26/1952: 2.88″
3. 12/21/1998: 2.56″
4. 1/3/2000: 2.41″
5. 12/16/2000: 2.26″
6. 1/5/2005: 2.21″
7. 2/16/1891: 2.18″
8. 2/24/1890: 2.16″
9. 2/23/1975: 2.15″
10. 1/14/1937, 1/11/2005: 2.10″
Top 25 Winters with the Least Precipitation
1. 1930-1931: 3.22″
2. 1900-1901: 3.30″
3. 1943-1944: 3.46″
4. 1976-1977: 3.52″
5. 1962-1963: 4.16″
6. 1934-1935: 4.19″
7. 1963-1964: 4.35″
8. 1986-1987: 4.54″
9. 1933-1934: 4.79″
10. 1898-1899: 4.88″
11. 1979-1980: 4.90″
12. 1905-1906: 4.93″
13. 1941-1942: 5.13″
14. 1967-1968: 5.15″
15. 1960-1961: 5.17″
16. 1940-1941: 5.41″
17. 1888-1889: 5.54″
18. 1969-1970: 5.58″
19. 1924-1925: 5.60″
20. 1939-1940: 5.62″
21. 1945-1946: 5.65″
22. 1901-1902: 5.68″
23. 1920-1921, 2005-2006: 5.69″
24. 1918-1919, 1932-1933, 1982-1983: 5.78″
25. 1984-1985: 5.82″
Top 10 Winters with the Most Measurable Precipitation Days
1. 1886-1887: 55
2. 1883-1884, 1949-1950: 54
3. 1882-1883, 1974-1975: 51
4. 1892-1893: 50
5. 1880-1881, 1956-1957: 49
6. 2002-2003, 2013-2014: 48
7. 1878-1879, 1887-1888, 1914-1915, 1935-1936, 1987-1988: 46
8. 1881-1882, 1902-1903, 1906-1907, 1929-1930, 1969-1970, 1995-1996, 2007-2008: 45
9. 1879-1880, 1889-1890, 1911-1912, 1964-1965, 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1999-2000: 44
10. 1895-1896, 1923-1924, 1926-1927, 1977-1978, 1981-1982, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2016-2017, 2018-2019: 43
Top 10 Winters With the Fewest Measurable Precipitation Days
1. 1943-1944: 23
2. 1930-1931, 1953-1954: 26
3. 1901-1902: 27
4. 1941-1942, 1958-1959, 1960-1961, 1996-1997: 28
5. 1898-1899, 1904-1905, 1913-1914, 1924-1925: 29
6. 1896-1897, 1932-1933, 1963-1964, 1967-1968, 1986-1987: 30
7. 1921-1922, 1933-1934, 1934-1935, 1944-1945, 1972-1973, 1979-1980: 31
8. 1905-1906, 1925-1926, 2001-2002: 32
9. 1927-1928, 1955-1956, 1966-1967, 1988-1989, 1994-1995, 2021-2022: 33
10. 1919-1920, 1928-1929, 1931-1932, 1947-1948, 1962-1963, 1965-1966, 1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1980-1981, 2015-2016: 34
Top 10 Winters with the Most 0.25″+ Precipitation Days
1. 1949-1950: 22
2. 1948-1949, 1951-1952: 20
3. 1881-1882, 1929-1930: 19
4. 1882-1883, 1902-1903, 1909-1910: 18
5. 1886-1887, 1964-1965: 17
6. 1880-1881, 1883-1884, 1890-1891, 1912-1913, 1931-1932: 16
7. 1889-1890, 1892-1893, 1899-1900, 1915-1916, 1975-1976, 2018-2019: 15
8. 1891-1892, 1906-1907, 1923-1924, 1952-1953, 1990-1991, 2017-2018: 14
9. 1896-1897, 1922-1923, 1957-1958, 1972-1973, 1974-1975, 2006-2007, 2007-2008, 2011-2012, 2012-2013, 2016-2017: 13
10. 1897-1898, 1908-1909, 1913-1914, 1926-1927, 1928-1929, 1936-1937, 1950-1951, 1955-1956, 1961-1962, 1981-1982, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1994-1995, 1997-1998, 2009-2010, 2021-2022, 2022-2023: 12
Top 10 Winters with the Most 0.50″+ Precipitation Days
1. 1949-1950: 14
2. 1948-1949, 2021-2022: 11
3. 1881-1882, 1912-1913, 1936-1937: 10
4. 1889-1890, 1892-1893, 1923-1924, 1929-1930, 1951-1952, 1977-1978, 2018-2019: 9
5. 1882-1883, 1884-1885, 1886-1887, 1961-1962, 1964-1965, 1978-1979, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2011-2012, 2012-2013: 8
6. 1879-1880, 1883-1884, 1909-1910, 1915-1916, 1928-1929, 1952-1953, 1990-1991, 2009-2010, 2013-2014: 7
7. 1880-1881, 1897-1898, 1902-1903, 1916-1917, 1922-1923, 1926-1927, 1938-1939, 1950-1951, 1992-1993, 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 2007-2008, 2017-2018, 2019-2020, 2022-2023: 6
8. 1893-1894, 1894-1895, 1899-1900, 1903-1904, 1906-1907, 1910-1911, 1917-1918, 1925-1926, 1944-1945, 1953-1954, 1954-1955, 1955-1956, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, 1958-1959, 1965-1966, 1968-1969, 1975-1976, 1981-1982, 1987-1988, 1989-1990, 1993-1994, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2008-2009, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2020-2021: 5
9. 1878-1879, 1888-1889, 1890-1891, 1891-1892, 1895-1896, 1896-1897, 1904-1905, 1908-1909, 1911-1912, 1913-1914, 1914-1915, 1918-1919, 1931-1932, 1937-1938, 1939-1940, 1941-1942, 1946-1947, 1966-1967, 1970-1971, 1971-1972, 1988-1989, 1991-1992, 1995-1996, 2002-2003, 2010-2011: 4
10. 1885-1886, 1887-1888, 1920-1921, 1921-1922, 1927-1928, 1934-1935, 1940-1941, 1945-1946, 1947-1948, 1959-1960, 1972-1973, 1982-1983, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1997-1998, 2005-2006: 3
Top 10 Winters with the Most 1″+ Precipitation Days
1. 1936-1937, 2021-2022: 5
2. 1909-1910, 2004-2005: 4
3. 1881-1882, 1915-1916, 1923-1924, 1950-1951, 1978-1979, 1990-1991, 2018-2019, 2019-2020: 3
4. 1883-1884, 1884-1885, 1889-1890, 1892-1893, 1901-1902, 1907-1908, 1916-1917, 1947-1948, 1948-1949, 1958-1959, 1971-1972, 1977-1978, 1980-1981, 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2007-2008, 2008-2009, 2011-2012, 2015-2016: 2
5. 1879-1880, 1880-1881, 1882-1883, 1885-1886, 1886-1887, 1890-1891, 1894-1895, 1895-1896, 1896-1897, 1897-1898, 1898-1899, 1899-1900, 1903-1904, 1904-1905, 1906-1907, 1908-1909, 1911-1912, 1912-1913, 1917-1918, 1919-1920, 1921-1922, 1927-1928, 1928-1929, 1929-1930, 1932-1933, 1933-1934, 1935-1936, 1937-1938, 1944-1945, 1945-1946, 1946-1947, 1949-1950, 1951-1952, 1952, 1953, 1953-1954, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1964-1965, 1966-1967, 1968-1969, 1973-1974, 1974-1975, 1979-1980, 1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1987-1988, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2005-2006, 2006-2007, 2009-2010, 2010-2011, 2013-2014, 2014-2015, 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2020-2021: 1
6. All Other Years: 0
Snowfall Records for December-February Only
Top 25 Winters with the Most Snowfall
1. 1909-1910: 64.5″
2. 2009-2010: 49.9″
3. 1977-1978: 46.4″
4. 2013-2014: 46.3″
5. 2002-2003: 45.8″
6. 1984-1985: 41.7″
7. 1917-1918: 41.0″
8. 1995-1996: 40.6″
9. 1960-1961: 38.0″
10. 1978-1979: 35.5″
11. 1916-1917: 32.9″
12. 1935-1936: 31.5″
13. 1969-1970: 31.3″
14. 1963-1964: 30.9″
15. 1998-1999: 30.7″
16. 1910-1911: 30.4″
17. 1947-1948: 29.8″
18. 1976-1977: 29.4″
19. 1892-1893: 29.3″
20. 1962-1963: 28.3″
21. 2012-2013: 28.2″
22. 1894-1895: 27.8″
23. 1913-1914: 27.7″
24. 1993-1994: 26.6″
25. 1999-2000: 26.3″
Top 25 Winters with the Least Snowfall
1. 1931-1932: 0.4″
2. 1879-1880: 2.6″
3. 1918-1919: 3.0″
4. 1949-1950: 3.3″
5. 1941-1942: 3.4″
6. 1986-1987: 4.3″
7. 1996-1997: 4.6″
8. 1930-1931: 5.3″
9. 1927-1928: 5.9″
10. 1997-1998: 6.3″
11. 1897-1898: 6.9″
12. 1934-1935: 7.3″
13. 1896-1897: 7.4″
14. 2016-2017: 7.6″
15. 1899-1900: 7.7″
16. 1937-1938: 8.2″
17. 2019-2020: 8.3″
18. 2001-2002: 8.4″
19. 1982-1983 8.6″
20. 1920-1921: 8.8″
21. 1923-1924: 8.9″
22. 1972-1973: 9.0″
23. 1943-1944: 9.1″
24. 1946-1947: 9.2″
25. 1936-1937, 1945-1946, 2005-2006: 9.3″
Top 10 Snowiest Winter Days
1. 1/6/1910: 11.9″
2. 2/15/2010: 9.7″
3. 2/5/2010: 9.0″
4. 2/8/1971, 2/16/2003: 8.9″
5. 1/7/1996: 8.8″
6. 1/8/1884: 8.5″
7. 2/16/1910: 8.2″
8. 12/3/1957: 7.9″
9. 2/28/1984: 7.2″
10. 2/4/2014: 7.1″
Top 10 Winters with the Most Measurable Snowfall Days
1. 2000, 2003: 45
2. 1970: 44
3. 1886, 1893, 2010: 41
4. 1988: 39
5. 1996, 2005, 2013: 38
6. 1977, 1978, 1985, 1993, 1995: 36
7. 1917, 1963, 2018: 35
8. 1901, 1926, 1956: 34
9. 1887, 1895, 1955, 1967, 1981, 1982, 1989, 2014: 33
10. 1910, 1920, 1950, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1999: 32
Top 10 Winters with the Fewest Measurable Snowfall Days
1. 1931-1932: 1
2. 1943-1944: 4
3. 1879-1880, 1941-1942: 7
4. 1889-1890, 1927-1928, 1932-1933, 1948-1949: 8
5. 1881-1882, 1918-1919: 9
6. 1897-1898, 1908-1909, 1921-1922, 1949-1950, 1972-1973, 1997-1998, 2016-2017, 2022-2023: 10
7. 1896-1897, 1936-1937, 1996-1997: 11
8. 1922-1923, 1924-1925, 1930-1931, 1945-1946, 2021-2022: 12
9. 1884-1885, 1891-1892, 1905-1906, 1928-1929, 1937-1938, 1958-1959, 1986-1987, 2019-2020: 13
10. 1899-1900, 1920-1921, 1923-1924, 1953-1954, 1965-1966, 1982-1983, 2001-2002, 2005-2006, 2011-2012, 2015-2016: 14
Top 10 Winters with the Most 1″+ Snowfall Days
1. 1984-1985: 15
2. 1917-1918, 1995-1996: 14
3. 1880-1881, 1909-1910, 1976-1977, 2002-2003, 2013-2014: 13
4. 1916-1917, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 2009-2010: 12
5. 1894-1895, 1960-1961, 1969-1970, 1977-1978, 1978-1979: 11
6. 1883-1884, 1911-1912, 1935-1936, 1985-1986, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2000-2001: 10
7. 1910-1911, 1939-1940, 1950-1951, 1966-1967, 2004-2005, 2007-2008, 2014-2015, 2015-2016, 2020-2021: 9
8. 1886-1887, 1890-1891, 1903-1904, 1919-1920, 1961-1962, 1981-1982, 1994-1995, 2012-2013, 2017-2018: 8
9. 1892-1893, 1902-1903, 1913-1914, 1914-1915, 1928-1929, 1959-1960, 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1983-1984, 2003-2004, 2010-2011: 7
10. 1891-1892, 1904-1905, 1906-1907, 1925-1926, 1933-1934, 1938-1939, 1947-1948, 1951-1952, 1953-1954, 1954-1955, 1958-1959, 1967-1968, 1973-1974, 1989-1990, 2011-2012, 2018-2019, 2021-2022: 6
Top 10 Winters with the Most 2.5″+ Snowfall Days
1. 1909-1910: 9
2. 2013-2014: 7
3. 1880-1881, 1917-1918, 1960-1961, 1977-1978, 1984-1985, 2002-2003: 6
4. 1910-1911, 2009-2010: 5
5. 1882-1883, 1883-1884, 1894-1895, 1913-1914, 1916-1917, 1933-1934, 1935-1936, 1947-1948, 1995-1996, 2018-2019: 4
6. 1884-1885, 1892-1893, 1901-1902, 1902-1903, 1903-1904, 1904-1905, 1908-1909, 1911-1912, 1914-1915, 1919-1920,1939-1940, 1942-1943, 1948-1949, 1950-1951, 1961-1962, 1963-1964, 1966-1967, 1969-1970, 1978-1979, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2012-2013, 2017-2018: 3
7. 1881-1882, 1885-1886, 1890-1891, 1891-1892, 1893-1894, 1905-1906, 1915-1916, 1924-1925, 1925-1926, 1926-1927, 1928-1929, 1929-1930, 1932-1933, 1938-1939, 1943-1944, 1951-1952, 1953-1954, 1958-1959, 1959-1960, 1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1967-1968, 1970-1971, 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1979-1980, 1980-1981, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 1992-1993, 1993-1994, 1994-1995, 2003-2004, 2007-2008, 2010-2011, 2014-2015, 2020-2021: 2
8. 1878-1879, 1886-1887, 1887-1888, 1888-1889, 1889-1890, 1895-1896, 1896-1897, 1897-1898, 1900-1901, 1906-1907, 1912-1913, 1920-1921, 1921-1922, 1922-1923, 1936-1937, 1937-1938, 1940-1941, 1945-1946, 1952-1953, 1954-1955, 1955-1956, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, 1962-1963, 1968-1969, 1971-1972, 1972-1973, 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1990-1991, 2001-2002, 2004-2005, 2016-2017, 2021-2022, 2022-2023: 1
9. All Other Years: 0
Top 10 Winters with the Most 5″+ Snowfall Days
1. 1909-1910: 6
2. 1947-1948: 3
3. 1892-1893, 1910-1911, 1913-1914, 1916-1917, 1917-1918, 1951-1952, 1964-1965, 1977-1978, 1978-1979, 1993-1994, 1998-1999, 2009-2010, 2013-2014: 2
4. 1881-1882, 1883-1884, 1890-1891, 1893-1894, 1902-1903, 1903-1904, 1914-1915, 1933-1934, 1940-1941, 1952-1953, 1955-1956, 1957-1958, 1960-1961, 1963-1964, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1970-1971, 1983-1984, 1984-1985, 1995-1996, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015: 1
5. All Other Years: 0
Top 10 Winter Days with the Greatest Snow Depth 1940-2022
1. 1/21/1978, 1/22/1978, 1/23/1978: 17″
2. 1/20/1978: 15″
3. 1/24/1978, 2/16/2010, 2/17/2010: 14″
4. 2/5/1977, 2/6/1977, 2/7/1977, 2/19/1979, 2/20/1979, 1/8/1999, 2/17/2003, 2/18/2010: 13″
5. 1/29/1977, 1/30/1977, 1/31/1977, 2/1/1977, 2/2/1977, 1/8/1978, 2/13/1979, 2/14/1979, 1/8/1996, 1/9/1999, 1/10/1999, 1/11/1999, 1/12/1999, 2/18/2003: 12″
6. 1/25/1977, 1/26/1977, 1/27/1977, 1/28/1977, 2/3/1977, 2/8/1977, 2/9/1977, 1/19/1978, 2/15/1979, 2/16/1979, 2/21/1979, 2/13/1985, 2/14/1985, 2/15/1985, 2/16/1985, 1/9/1996, 1/10/1996, 1/12/1996, 1/13/1996, 1/14/1996, 2/19/2003, 2/19/2010: 11″
7. 1221/1960, 12/22/1960, 12/23/1960, 12/24/1960, 1/15/1968, 2/9/1971, 1/15/1977, 1/17/1978, 2/17/1979, 2/18/1979, 1/26/1985, 2/17/1985, 2/20/2003, 2/10/2010: 10″
8. 12/18/1951, 12/19/1951, 12/25/1960, 1/16/1977, 1/19/1977, 1/20/1977, 1/21/1977, 1/22/1977, 1/23/1977, 1/24/1977, 2/4/1977, 2/10/1977, 2/29/1984, 1/19/1985, 1/27/1985, 2/18/1985, 1/18/1994, 1/19/1994, 1/20/1994, 1/21/1994, 1/22/1994, 1/11/1996, 2/4/2000, 2/5/2000, 2/6/2000, 2/11/2010, 2/12/2010, 1/1/2013: 9″
9. 12/1/1950, 2/2/1966, 2/3/1966, 2/4/1966, 2/5/1966, 1/16/1968, 2/10/1971, 1/10/1977, 1/11/1977, 1/12/1977, 1/13/1977, 1/17/1977, 1/18/1977, 1/20/1985, 1/21/1985, 1/22/1985, 1/23/1985, 1/24/1985, 1/25/1985, 2/3/1985, 2/4/1985, 2/5/1985, 1/17/1994, 1/23/1994, 1/15/1996, 1/16/1996, 2/21/2003, 1/30/2009, 1/31/2009, 2/20/2010, 12/30/2012: 8″
10. 2/1/1951, 2/2/1951, 2/3/1951, 1/27/1963, 1/31/1963, 2/1/1963, 1/14/1964, 1/15/1964, 1/16/1965, 1/17/1965, 1/14/1968, 1/17/1968, 2/11/1971, 1/14/1977, 1/28/1978, 1/31/1978, 2/1/1978, 2/2/1978, 2/6/1978, 2/7/1978, 2/8/1978, 2/9/1978, 2/10/1978, 2/14/1978, 2/15/1978, 2/16/1978, 1/8/1979, 1/28/1985, 2/6/1985, 2/7/1985, 2/8/1985, 2/9/1985, 2/11/1985, 2/19/1985, 12/22/1981, 1/5/1994, 1/6/1994, 1/7/1999, 1/20/2000, 1/21/2000, 1/23/2000, 1/24/2000, 1/26/2000, 1/30/2000, 1/31/2000, 2/1/2000, 2/2/2000, 2/3/2000, 2/7/2000, 1/26/2004, 1/29/2009, 2/1/2009, 1/8/2010, 1/9/2010, 2/6/2010, 2/13/2010, 2/14/2010, 2/15/2010, 2/21/2010, 12/31/2012, 1/2/2013, 2/5/2014, 2/10/2014, 2/16/2014, 2/17/2014: 7″
Top 10 Winter Days with the Most 1″+ Snow Depth 1940-2022
1. 1977-1978: 59
2. 1960-1961: 58
3. 1976-1977: 54
4. 1984-1985: 52
5. 1978-1979, 2010-2011, 2013-2014: 48
6. 1962-1963, 2009-2010: 41
7. 1969-1970: 40
8. 1993-1994: 38
9. 1944-1945, 2002,2003: 37
10. 1950-1951, 1958-1959: 36
Top 10 Winters with the Greatest Average Daily Snow Depth 1940-2022
1. 1977-1978: 4.3″
2. 1976-1977: 4.1″
3. 1984-1985: 3.7″
4. 1978-1979: 2.9″
5. 2009-2010: 2.7″
6. 1960-1961: 2.5″
7. 2013-2014: 2.0″
8. 1995-1996, 1999-2000: 1.8″
9. 1998-1999, 2002-2003 1.5
10. 1993-1994: 1.4″
Full Cold Season Records
The Cold Season generally refers to the period of October 1 through May 31st. Records here include full season snowfall and temperature records not applicable to the winter season alone.
Temperature Records
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Earliest First Sub-40 High Temperature
1. 10/18/1972: 38
2. 10/19/1880: 37
3. 10/20/1989: 39
4. 10/21/1913: 39
5. 10/25/1926: 38
5. 10/25/1962: 35
6. 10/26/1980: 39
7. 10/27/1957: 37
8. 10/29/1893: 38
8. 10/29/1910: 39
8. 10/29/1925: 35
9. 10/30/1887: 39
9. 10/30/1917: 32
9. 10/30/1993: 37
10. 10/31/1906: 38
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Latest First Sub-40 High Temperature
1. 12/24/2001: 32
2. 12/17/1998: 39
3. 12/10/1994: 38
4. 12/8/1948: 37
5. 12/7/2011: 38
6. 12/5/1878: 37
7. 12/4/1899: 31
7. 12/4/1990: 39
7. 12/4/2009: 36
8. 12/3/1939: 37
8. 12/3/2004: 39
9. 12/2/2006: 38
10. 12/1/2020: 33
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Earliest Final Sub-40 High Temperature
1. 2/25/1946: 37
2. 3/5/2010: 39
2. 3/5/2012: 34
3. 3/7/1977: 38
4. 3/8/1945: 36
5. 3/9/1929: 37
5. 3/9/1995: 30
6. 3/10/1884: 34
6. 3/10/1889: 32
7. 3/11/2008: 36
8. 3/12/1948: 27
9. 3/13/1991: 36
9. 3/13/2005: 33
10. 3/14/1910: 34
10. 3/14/1980: 38
10. 3/14/1999: 38
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Latest Final Sub-40 High Temperature
1. 5/9/1923: 37
2. 4/22/1986: 38
3. 4/21/1901: 38
4. 4/18/1953: 36
4. 4/18/1983: 38
5. 4/17/1907: 39
5. 4/17/2018: 37
6. 4/16/1905: 39
6. 4/16/1935: 36
7. 4/15/1893: 39
7. 4/15/1928: 38
8. 4/14/1950: 32
9. 4/13/1885: 36
9. 4/13/1920: 35
9. 4/13/1940: 35
10. 4/12/1932: 37
10. 4/12/1934: 39
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Earliest First 32 or Below High Temperature
1. 10/30/1917: 32
2. 11/3/1951: 28
3. 11/3/1966: 29
4. 11/4/1991: 27
5. 11/6/1967: 31
6. 11/7/1971: 31
7. 11/8/1976: 32
8. 11/10/1913: 27
9. 11/12/1920: 30
9. 11/12/1921: 32
9. 11/12/1932: 32
9. 11/12/2019: 28
10. 11/13/1911: 25
10. 11/13/1919: 32
10. 11/13/1986: 31
10. 11/13/1996: 32
10. 11/13/2019: 28
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Latest First 32 or Below High Temperature
1. 1/4/2016: 32
2. 1/1/1924: 25
3. 12/27/2012: 30
4. 12/26/1918: 26
5. 12/24/1990: 23
5. 12/24/1993: 27
5. 12/24/2001: 32
6. 12/23/1998: 21
7. 12/21/1999: 26
8. 12/18/1878: 28
9. 12/17/1975: 32
9. 12/17/2020: 32
10. 12/14/1939: 32
10. 12/14/204: 28
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Earliest Final 32 or Below High Temperature
1. 1/30/1957: 32
2. 2/3/2023: 32
3. 2/6/1961: 32
3. 2/6/2000: 31
4. 2/8/2018: 25
5. 2/9/1915: 28
6. 2/12/2012: 28
7. 2/15/1946: 22
8. 2/16/1991: 28
8. 2/16/2016: 32
9. 2/18/1905: 27
10. 2/19/1880: 31
10. 2/19/1958: 24
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Latest Final 32 or Below High Temperature
1. 4/14/1950: 32
2. 4/12/1940: 28
3. 4/8/1972: 30
4. 4/7/1982: 32
4. 4/7/2007: 32
5. 4/4/1903: 32
6. 3/31/1923: 24
6. 3/31/1987: 31
7. 3/30/1881: 30
7. 3/30/1964: 31
7. 3/30/1969: 31
8. 3/29/1887: 29
9. 3/27/1894: 30
9. 3/27/1904: 28
9. 3/27/1937: 30
9. 3/27/1955: 29
10. 3/26/1930: 29
10. 3/26/1947: 29
10. 3/26/1975: 32
10. 3/26/2001: 28
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Earliest First 32 or Below Low
1. 9/21/1963: 31
2. 9/29/1961: 32
3. 9/30/1888: 32
3. 9/30/1963: 31
4. 10/1/1899: 30
5. 10/2/1886: 32
5. 10/2/1908: 32
5. 10/2/1974: 32
6. 10/3/1975: 32
6. 10/3/1981: 32
6. 10/3/2003: 32
7. 10/4/1952: 32
7. 10/4/1987: 29
8. 10/5/1965: 32
8. 10/5/1968: 31
9. 10/6/1892: 30
9. 10/6/1964: 31
9. 10/6/1980: 30
9. 10/6/1988: 31
10. 10/7/1889: 30
10. 10/7/1935: 31
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Latest First 32 or Below Low
1. 11/27/1902: 29
2. 11/23/2007: 28
3. 11/18/1946: 30
4. 11/15/1881: 29
4. 11/15/1915: 27
5. 11/14/1916: 24
6. 11/13/1882: 30
6. 11/13/1956: 26
7. 11/12/1897: 29
8. 11/11/1932: 29
9. 11/10/1922: 32
9. 11/10/2016: 32
10. 11/9/1941: 31
10. 11/9/1947: 31
10. 11/9/2004: 30
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Earliest Final 32 or Below Low
1. 3/30/1999: 32
2. 4/1/1906: 26
3. 4/2/1924: 25
3. 4/2/1929: 30
3. 4/2/1941: 31
3. 4/2/2019: 31
4. 4/3/2011: 27
5. 4/5/1903: 26
6. 4/6/1925: 30
6. 4/6/1944: 29
6. 4/6/1992: 29
6. 4/6/2003: 30
7. 4/7/1881: 22
7. 4/7/1931: 31
7. 4/7/1945: 32
7. 4/7/2002: 29
8. 4/8/1891: 30
8. 4/8/1896: 28
8. 4/8/1912: 31
8. 4/8/1955: 27
8. 4/8/2017: 32
9. 4/9/1884: 31
9. 4/9/1886: 30
9. 4/9/1894: 29
9. 4/9/1899: 31
9. 4/9/1911: 30
9. 4/9/1987: 32
9. 4/9/2006: 29
10. 4/10/1916: 29
10. 4/10/1918: 26
10. 4/10/1938: 30
10. 4/10/1964: 31
10. 4/10/1985: 21
10. 4/10/2007: 28
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Latest Final 32 or Below Low
1. 5/16/1959 32
1. 5/16/2016: 32
2. 5/10/1966: 25
2. 5/10/1977: 32
2. 5/10/1983: 32
3. 5/9/1923: 31
3. 5/9/1947: 30
3. 5/9/1980: 32
4. 5/8/1954: 31
5. 5/7/1970: 32
5. 5/7/1974: 31
5. 5/7/1989: 32
6. 5/6/1957: 32
6. 5/6/1968: 29
7. 5/5/1979: 32
8. 5/4/1986: 31
8. 5/4/2005: 31
9. 5/3/1978: 30
10. 5/2/1961: 32
10. 5/2/1963: 30
10. 5/2/1994: 30
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Longest Freeze Season (# of Days Between First and Last Freezing Temperature)
1. 9/21/1962-5/2/1963: 222
2. 10/5/1965-5/10/1966: 216
3. 10/6/1988-5/7/1989: 212
4. 10/17/2015-5/16/2016: 211
5. 10/3/1975-4/29/1976: 208
6. 10/14/1979-5/9/1980: 207
6. 10/3/2003-4/28/2004: 207
7. 9/29/1961-4/24/1962: 206
7. 10/3/1981-4/28/1982: 206
8. 10/2/1908-4/26/1909: 205
9. 10/17/1976-5/10/1977: 204
9. 10/17/1982-5/10/1983: 204
10. 10/15/1969-5/7/1970: 203
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Shortest Freeze Season
1. 11/27/1902-4/5/1903: 128
2. 11/23/2007-4/15/2008: 143
3. 11/7/1940-4/2/1941: 145
4. 11/12/1897-4/8/1898: 146
4. 11/15/1915-4/10/1916: 146
5. 11/15/1881-4/12/1882: 147
6. 11/10/2016-4/8/2017: 148
7. 11/14/1916-4/15/1917: 151
8. 10/30/1905-4/1/1906: 152
8. 11/5/1944-4/7/1945: 152
9. 10/30/1928-4/2/1929: 153
9. 11/9/1941-4/12/1942: 153
9. 11/4/1943-4/6/1944: 153
10. 10/30/2010-4/3/2011: 154
Top 10 Cold Season Periods with the Most Consecutive Days with Highs of 32 or Below
1. 12/27/1976-2/2/1977: 38
2. 1/27/1978-2/24/1978: 29
3. 12/26/1967-1/17/1968: 23
4. 1/29/1979-2/19/1979: 22
5. 1/2/1893-1/22/1893, 1/16/1966-2/5/1966: 21
6. 1/27/1895-2/14/1895: 19
7. 2/3/1902-2/20/1902, 2/26/1960-3/14/1960, 12/18/2000-1/4/2000: 18
8. 12/12/1989-12/28/1989: 17
9. 1/23/1905-2/7/1905, 12/13/2010-12/28/2010: 16
10. 12/27/1939-1/10/1940, 1/9/1978-1/23/1978, 1/28/2007-2/11/2007, 2/6/2021-2/20/2021: 15
Top 10 Cold Season Periods with the Most Consecutive Days with Lows of 32 or Below
1. 11/28/1976-2/22/1977: 87
2. 12/28/1901-2/23/1902: 58
3. 12/20/1970-2/11/1971: 54
4. 1/1/1979-2/21/1979: 52
5. 12/13/1919-2/1/1920, 1/6/1962-2/25/1962, 1/12/1963-3/3/1963, 1/2/1985-2/21/1985: 51
6. 2/5/1885-3/26/1885: 50
7. 1/2/1905-2/19/1905, 12/25/1917-2/11/1918: 49
8. 11/22/1962-1/8/1963: 48
9. 2/11/1960-3/27/1960: 46
10. 1/1/1945-2/14/1945, 1/26/1978-3/11/1978: 45
Cold Season Snowfall Records
Top 25 Cold Seasons with the Most Snowfall
1. 1909-1910: 67.8″
2. 1880-1881: 62.4″
3. 2013-2014: 56.4″
4. 1977-1978, 1995-1996: 54.1″
4. 2002-2003, 2009-2010: 50.6″
5. 1966-1967: 46.6″
6. 2007-2008: 45.3″
7. 1969-1970: 44.3″
8. 1917-1918: 43.9″
9. 1984-1985: 43.4″
10. 1883-1884: 42.7″
11. 1950-1951: 42.4″
12. 1960-1961: 42.2″
13. 2012-2013: 41.2″
14. 1998-1999: 40.5″
15. 1913-1914: 39.9″
16. 1978-1979: 37.9″
17. 1892-1893, 1916-1917, 1993-1994: 37.7″
18. 1910-1911, 1961-1962: 37.4″
19. 2004-2005: 37.3″
20. 1885-1886: 37.0″
21. 1905-1906: 36.8″
22. 1983-1984: 36.1″
23. 1935-1936: 35.6″
24. 1981-1982: 35.1″
25. 1963-1964: 35.0″
Top 10 Snowiest Cold Season Days
1. 3/8/2008: 15.5″
2. 4/4/1987: 12.3″
3. 1/6/1910: 11.9″
4. 2/15/2010: 9.7″
5. 3/19/1906: 9.6″
6. 2/5/2010: 9.0″
7. 2/8/1971, 2/16/2003: 8.9″
8. 1/7/1996: 8.8″
9. 3/5/1962: 8.6″
10. 1/8/1884: 8.5″
Top 25 Cold Seasons with the Least Snowfall
1. 1918-1919: 3.2″
2. 1879-1880: 4.3″
3. 1941-1942: 4.9″
4. 1931-1932: 5.2″
5. 1949-1950: 6.5″
6. 1996-1997: 7.2″
7. 1934-1935: 7.8″
8. 1896-1897: 8.6″
9. 2016-2017: 9.3″
10. 1945-1946: 9.9″
11. 1997-1998: 10.0″
12. 2001-2002: 10.1″
13. 1927-1928: 10.2″
14. 1940-1941: 10.6″
15. 1897-1898: 10.7″
16. 1944-1945: 10.8″
17. 1982-1983: 11.5″
18. 1899-1900: 11.6″
19. 2019-2020: 11.7″
20. 1930-1931, 2011-2012: 12.2″
21. 1923-1924: 12.3″
22. 1946-1947, 2022-2023: 12.5″
23. 1937-1938: 12.7″
24. 2005-2006: 12.9″
25. 1926-1927, 1932-1933: 13.0″
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Most Measurable Snow Days
1. 1880-1881: 50
2. 1969-1970, 1995-1996: 49
3. 2002-2003: 46
4. 1987-1988: 44
5. 1886-1887, 1892-1893: 43
6. 2013-2014: 42
7. 1993-1994, 2000-2001: 41
8. 1977-1978, 1981-1982: 40
9. 1881-1882, 1935-1936: 38
10. 1911-1912, 1954-1955, 2010-2011: 36
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Fewest Measurable Snowfall Days
1. 1931-1932: 5
2. 1918-1919, 1941-1942: 10
3. 1932-1933: 11
4. 1881-1882, 1897-1898: 12
5. 1878-1879: 13
6. 1896-1897, 1927-1928, 1928-1929, 1943-1944, 1948-1949, 1996-1997: 14
7. 1908-1909, 1945-1946, 2016-2017, 2022-2023: 15
8. 2011-2012, 2019-2020: 16
9. 1921-1922, 1922-1923, 1926-1927, 1972-1973, 2001-2002, 2015-2016, 2021-2022: 17
10. 1891-1892, 1920-1921, 1934-1935, 1936-1937, 1982-1983: 18
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Most 1″+ Snowfall Days
1. 1880-1881: 20
2. 1995-1996: 19
3. 1950-1951: 17
4. 2013-2014: 16
5. 1911-1912, 1917-1918, 1966-1967, 1969-1970, 1984-1985, 2002-2003, 2004-2005: 15
6. 1894-1895, 1909-1910, 1916-1917, 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1976-1977, 1977-1978: 14
7. 1883-1884, 1959-1960, 1960-1961, 1961-1962: 13
8. 1890-1891, 1933-1934, 1935-1936, 1978-1979, 1981-1982, 1998-1999, 1999-2000, 2009-2010, 2012-2013: 12
9. 1885-1886, 1886-1887, 1910-1911, 1919-1920, 1939-1940, 2007-2008, 2014-2015, 2020-2021: 11
10. 1892-1893, 1913-1914, 1925-1926, 1964-1965, 1980-1981, 1983-1984, 1985-1986, 1993-1994, 2000-2001, 2015-2016: 10
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Most 2.5″+ Snowfall Days
1. 1880-1881: 10
2. 1909-1910, 2013-2014: 9
3. 1966-1967, 1977-1978: 7
4. 1913-1914, 1917-1918, 1960-1961, 1984-1985, 2002-2003, 2012-2013: 6
5. 1885-1886, 1894-1895, 1905-1906, 1910-1911, 1933-1934, 1950-1951, 1970-1971, 1981-1982, 1995-1996, 2009-2010: 5
6. 1882-1883, 1883-1884, 1890-1891, 1901-1902, 1903-1904, 1911-1912, 1915-1916, 1916-1917, 1919-1920, 1935-1936, 1939-1940, 1947-1948, 1953-1954, 1958-1959, 1961-1962, 1967-1968, 1969-1970, 1992-1993, 1998-1999, 2007-2008, 2014-2015, 2018-2019: 4
7. 1884-1885, 1892-1893, 1902-1903, 1904-1905, 1908-1909, 1914-1915, 1920-1921, 1925-1926, 1942-1943, 1948-1949, 1952-1953, 1955-1956, 1959-1960, 1963-1964, 1972-1973, 1978-1979, 1980-1981, 1983-1984, 1993-1994, 1999-2000, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2017-2018: 3
8. 1881-1882, 1891-1892, 1893-1894, 1895-1896, 1897, 1898, 1900-1901, 1906-1907, 1922-1923, 1924-1925, 1926-1927, 1928-1929, 1929-1930, 1932-1933, 1936-1937, 1938-1939, 1943-1944, 1951-1952, 1956-1957, 1957-1958, 1964-1965, 1965-1966, 1974-1975, 1975-1976, 1976-1977, 1979-1980, 1985-1986, 1986-1987,1988-1989, 1989-1990, 1990-1991, 1991-1992, 1994-1995, 2010-2011, 2020-2021, 2022-2023: 2
9. 1878-1879, 1886-1887, 1887-1888, 1888-1889, 1889-1890, 1896-1897, 1898-1899, 1912-1913, 1921-1922, 1931-1932, 1937-1938, 1940-1941, 1945-1946, 1954-1955, 1962-1963, 1968-1969, 1971-1972, 1973-1974, 1987-1988, 2001-2002, 2016-2017, 2021-2022: 1
10. All Other Years: 0
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Most 5″+ Snowfall Days
1. 1909-1910: 6
2. 1913-1914, 1947-1948, 1998-1999: 3
3. 1890-1891, 1892-1893, 1905-1906, 1910-1911, 1916-1917, 1917-1918, 1951-1952, 1955-1956, 1957-1958, 1964-1965, 1977-1978, 1978-1979, 1983-1984, 1993-1994, 2007-2008, 2009-2010, 2013-2014: 2
4. 1881-1882, 1883-1884, 1885-1886, 1893-1894, 1900-1901, 1902-1903, 1903-1904, 1914-1915, 1933-1934, 1940-1941, 1950-1951, 1952-1953, 1958-1959, 1960-1961, 1961-1962, 1963-1964, 1965-1966, 1966-1967, 1967-1968, 1970-1971, 1972-1973, 1980-1981, 1984-1985, 1986-1987, 1995-1996, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2009, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2014-2015: 1
5. All Other Years: 0
Top 5 Cold Season Periods with the Most Consecutive Days with Measurable Snowfall
1. 12/14/1883-12/23/1883: 10
2. 1/9/1982-1/17/1982, 1/4/2010-1/12/2010: 9
3. 1/10/1918-1/17/1918, 12/31/1969-1/7/1970, 1/23/2004-1/30/2004: 8
4. 1/24/1901-1/30/1901, 1/6/1912-1/12/1912, 11/23/1950-11/29/1950, 12/24/1956-12/30/1956, 12/20/1993-12/26/1993: 7
5. 12/17/1878-12/22/1878, 2/4/1886-4/7/1886, 2/18/1893-2/23/1893, 1/31/1912-2/5/1912, 1/18/1915-1/23/1915, 1/13/1957-1/18/1957, 12/21/1969-12/26/1969, 1/23/1988-1/28/1988, 3/13/1988-3/18/1988, 1/2/1996-1/7/1996, 1/6/1999-1/11/1999, 12/17/2000-12/22/2000, 12/26/2000-12/31/2000, 1/25/2009-1/30/2009: 6
Top 3 Cold Season Periods with the Most Consecutive Days with 1″+ Snowfalls
1. 4/2/1886-4/7/1886, 11/23/1950-11/28/1950: 6
2. 1/10/1895-1/13/1895, 1/20/1995-1/23/1995, 2/14/2003-2/17/2003: 4
3. 11/24/1880-11/26/1880, 12/25/1890-12/27/1890, 3/11/1906-3/13/1906, 1/11/1909-1/13/1909, 1/13/1917-1/15/1917, 12/5/1962-12/7/1962, 3/4/1965-3/6/1965, 1/13/1968-1/15/1968, 1/31/1985-2/2/1985, 1/2/1996-1/4/1996, 2/8/2016-2/10/2016, 1/31-2/2/2021: 3
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Most 1″+ Snow Depth Days- 1940-2023 Only
1. 1977-1978: 74
2. 1960-1961: 60
3. 1976-1977, 2013-2014: 56
4. 1984-1985: 52
5. 1978-1979, 2010-2011: 49
6. 1969-1970: 47
7. 1950-1951, 2009-2010: 46
8. 1939-1940, 2014-2015: 45
9. 1962-1963: 44
10. 1958-1959: 43
Top 10 Cold Season Periods with the Most Consecutive 1″+ Snow Depth Days
1. 1/9/1978-3/13/1978: 64
2. 12/26/1976-2/12/1977: 49
3. 1/7/1985-2/22/1985: 47
4. 12/22/1969-1/25/1970: 35
5. 12/12/1960-1/11/1961: 31
6. 1/25/1979-2/23/1979: 30
7. 12/28/1967-1/24/1968: 28
8. 1/19/1961-2/13/1961, 1/21/1995-2/15/1995: 26
9. 1/1/1981-1/24/1981, 1/4/1994-1/27/1994, 1/18/2000-2/10/2000, 2/9/2010-3/4/2010: 24
10. 12/17/2000-1/8/2000: 23
Top 10 Cold Seasons with the Greatest Daily Snow Depth- 1940-2023 Only
1. 2007-2008: 18″
2. 1977-1978: 17″
3. 2009-2010: 14″
4. 1950-1951, 1976-1977, 1978-1979, 1998-1999, 2002-2003: 13″
5. 1995-1996: 12″
6. 1984-1985: 11″
7. 1960-1961, 1967-1968, 1970-1971, 1986-1987: 10″
8. 1951-1952, 1961-1962, 1983-1984, 1993-1994, 1999-2000, 2012-2013: 9″
9. 1965-1966, 2008-2009, 2013-2014: 8″
10. 1962-1963, 1963-1964, 1964-1965, 1966-1967, 1981-1982, 2003-2004: 7″
