At NOAA station USW00004725 (Binghamton, NY), there were 30 complete winters of snowfall records between 1996-97 and 2025-26. Median seasonal snowfall was 81.7". Storms totaling 1"+: median 16 per winter (range 7–23). Storms of 2"+: median 12 (80th percentile 13.0; range 5–17).
For snow contractors: a seasonal price built on the median winter runs short in every winter above the median. Use the Seasonal Snow Contract Pricer to price on the 80th-percentile winter and backtest your number.
| Winter | Snowfall (in) | Storms ≥1" | Storms ≥2" | Storms ≥3" | Snow days ≥0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 76.0 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 64 |
| 2024-25 | 80.1 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 59 |
| 2023-24 | 48.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 48 |
| 2022-23 | 61.6 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 47 |
| 2021-22 | 81.8 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 48 |
| 2020-21 | 105.0 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 61 |
| 2019-20 | 79.3 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 65 |
| 2018-19 | 81.7 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 76 |
| 2017-18 | 90.9 | 19 | 12 | 11 | 63 |
| 2016-17 | 135.5 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 64 |
| 2015-16 | 32.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 43 |
| 2014-15 | 93.7 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 75 |
| 2013-14 | 85.7 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 68 |
| 2012-13 | 69.4 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 74 |
| 2011-12 | 43.7 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 44 |
| 2010-11 | 117.4 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 74 |
| 2009-10 | 81.7 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 65 |
| 2008-09 | 73.5 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 71 |
| 2007-08 | 70.8 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 62 |
| 2006-07 | 78.7 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 54 |
| 2005-06 | 74.9 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 64 |
| 2004-05 | 106.7 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 58 |
| 2003-04 | 106.7 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 71 |
| 2002-03 | 117.7 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 76 |
| 2001-02 | 63.7 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 50 |
| 2000-01 | 112.8 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 80 |
| 1999-00 | 82.5 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 56 |
| 1998-99 | 75.6 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 52 |
| 1997-98 | 92.2 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 57 |
| 1996-97 | 93.2 | 23 | 16 | 10 | 71 |
Storm = consecutive days with ≥0.1" new snow, summed. Winters with less than 90% of Nov–Mar days reported are omitted. Historical observations only, not a forecast. Data: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily (public domain). Not affiliated with NOAA.
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