At NOAA station USW00014733 (Buffalo, NY), there were 30 complete winters of snowfall records between 1996-97 and 2025-26. Median seasonal snowfall was 97.75". Storms totaling 1"+: median 15.5 per winter (range 8–22). Storms of 2"+: median 11 (80th percentile 13.2; range 5–16).
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 | 92.5 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 64 |
| 2024-25 | 77.7 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 54 |
| 2023-24 | 71.5 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 43 |
| 2022-23 | 133.7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 40 |
| 2021-22 | 97.7 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| 2020-21 | 77.4 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 49 |
| 2019-20 | 69.3 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 51 |
| 2018-19 | 119.0 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 62 |
| 2017-18 | 112.5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 65 |
| 2016-17 | 76.5 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 41 |
| 2015-16 | 55.1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 35 |
| 2014-15 | 112.9 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 68 |
| 2013-14 | 130.6 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 73 |
| 2012-13 | 58.9 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 58 |
| 2011-12 | 36.9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 36 |
| 2010-11 | 111.9 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 66 |
| 2009-10 | 74.2 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 50 |
| 2008-09 | 100.4 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 69 |
| 2007-08 | 103.9 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 66 |
| 2006-07 | 89.1 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 60 |
| 2005-06 | 78.4 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 58 |
| 2004-05 | 109.3 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 62 |
| 2003-04 | 101.1 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 65 |
| 2002-03 | 111.3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 69 |
| 2001-02 | 132.6 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 45 |
| 2000-01 | 158.7 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 88 |
| 1999-00 | 63.9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 54 |
| 1998-99 | 100.6 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 43 |
| 1997-98 | 75.8 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 54 |
| 1996-97 | 97.8 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 74 |
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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