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Snowiest Cities in New York

The top 25 of 33 New York cities on GIS Map, ranked by average annual snowfall.

#CityAverage annual snowfall
1Oswego
140.1 in
2Syracuse
127.8 in
3Watertown
116.4 in
4Auburn
109.4 in
5Lake Placid
104.1 in
6Rochester
102.0 in
7Jamestown
98.4 in
8Buffalo
95.4 in
9Binghamton
86.5 in
10Woodstock
85.7 in
11Cooperstown
85.5 in
12Oneonta
83.0 in
13Batavia
73.9 in
14Niagara Falls
72.4 in
15Cortland
64.4 in
16Saratoga Springs
63.5 in
17Ithaca
62.9 in
18Albany
59.2 in
19Schenectady
59.2 in
20Geneva
56.6 in
21Corning
53.2 in
22Elmira
41.8 in
23Beacon
35.7 in
24Cold Spring
35.7 in
25Newburgh
35.7 in

Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data. Only cities covered by GIS Map with at least 1,000 residents are ranked. Estimates carry margins of error.

Citing this page: GIS Map, “Snowiest Cities in New York”, https://gismap.land/rankings/new-york/snowiest-cities. Figures from NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals, nearest station with complete data.

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