At NOAA station USW00014820 (Cleveland, OH), there were 30 complete winters of snowfall records between 1996-97 and 2025-26. Median seasonal snowfall was 53.1". Storms totaling 1"+: median 12.5 per winter (range 7–20). Storms of 2"+: median 8 (80th percentile 11.0; 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 | 51.0 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 43 |
| 2024-25 | 34.7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 36 |
| 2023-24 | 25.7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 2022-23 | 22.7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 26 |
| 2021-22 | 53.0 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 39 |
| 2020-21 | 52.0 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 35 |
| 2019-20 | 34.1 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 37 |
| 2018-19 | 35.4 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 44 |
| 2017-18 | 53.2 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| 2016-17 | 37.3 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 36 |
| 2015-16 | 33.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 32 |
| 2014-15 | 66.1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 42 |
| 2013-14 | 86.3 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 61 |
| 2012-13 | 51.8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 44 |
| 2011-12 | 38.9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| 2010-11 | 69.4 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 46 |
| 2009-10 | 59.6 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 41 |
| 2008-09 | 80.1 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 53 |
| 2007-08 | 77.3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 44 |
| 2006-07 | 76.8 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 49 |
| 2005-06 | 50.7 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 41 |
| 2004-05 | 118.0 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 49 |
| 2003-04 | 91.3 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 59 |
| 2002-03 | 95.8 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 60 |
| 2001-02 | 45.9 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 35 |
| 2000-01 | 78.3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 56 |
| 1999-00 | 59.6 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 39 |
| 1998-99 | 62.5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 37 |
| 1997-98 | 34.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 35 |
| 1996-97 | 55.9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 46 |
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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