At NOAA station USW00014739 (Boston, MA), there were 30 complete winters of snowfall records between 1996-97 and 2025-26. Median seasonal snowfall was 39.7". Storms totaling 1"+: median 7.5 per winter (range 3–14). Storms of 2"+: median 6 (80th percentile 8.0; range 1–12).
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 | 62.8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 23 |
| 2024-25 | 28.2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 2023-24 | 9.9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| 2022-23 | 12.4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 2021-22 | 54.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
| 2020-21 | 38.6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 17 |
| 2019-20 | 15.8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 |
| 2018-19 | 27.4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 16 |
| 2017-18 | 60.0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 25 |
| 2016-17 | 47.6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 23 |
| 2015-16 | 36.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
| 2014-15 | 110.6 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 36 |
| 2013-14 | 59.0 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 29 |
| 2012-13 | 63.5 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
| 2011-12 | 9.3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 |
| 2010-11 | 81.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 2009-10 | 35.7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
| 2008-09 | 66.0 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 23 |
| 2007-08 | 51.2 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 2006-07 | 17.2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 2005-06 | 40.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 2004-05 | 86.7 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 30 |
| 2003-04 | 39.4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 17 |
| 2002-03 | 71.0 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
| 2001-02 | 15.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
| 2000-01 | 46.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| 1999-00 | 24.4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 1998-99 | 36.4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 1997-98 | 25.7 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 18 |
| 1996-97 | 52.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 |
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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