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The snowiest states

Annual snowfall.

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Measured annual snowfall in inches. County values are averaged from reporting stations in the ACIS climate network; a statewide figure is used only where no qualifying county station is available.

  1. 1Vermont97.9 in
  2. 2Maine66.8 in
  3. 3Utah65.6 in
  4. 4Montana54.5 in
  5. 5New Hampshire50.6 in
  6. 6Michigan47.5 in
  7. 7Alaska46.0 in
  8. 8Wyoming44.9 in
  9. 9Wisconsin40.1 in
  10. 10New York39.2 in
  11. 11Colorado39.1 in
  12. 12Minnesota30.7 in
  13. 13South Dakota29.7 in
  14. 14Massachusetts29.5 in
  15. 15Indiana26.8 in
  16. 16Iowa26.3 in
  17. 17Connecticut25.9 in
  18. 18Ohio25.7 in
  19. 19Illinois25.4 in
  20. 20North Dakota23.0 in
  21. 21West Virginia22.9 in
  22. 22Pennsylvania21.7 in
  23. 23Nebraska20.7 in
  24. 24Rhode Island18.9 in
  25. 25Idaho17.8 in
  26. 26New Jersey17.4 in
  27. 27Kansas17.2 in
  28. 28Maryland15.2 in
  29. 29Missouri14.0 in
  30. 30Delaware13.6 in
  31. 31Kentucky13.4 in
  32. 32Virginia11.3 in
  33. 33District of Columbia10.2 in
  34. 34Oregon9.0 in
  35. 35New Mexico8.9 in
  36. 36Arkansas6.8 in
  37. 37Washington5.4 in
  38. 38Tennessee4.8 in
  39. 39Oklahoma4.4 in
  40. 40California4.3 in
  41. 41North Carolina2.3 in
  42. 42Alabama2.0 in
  43. 43Arizona2.0 in
  44. 44Nevada1.7 in
  45. 45South Carolina1.5 in
  46. 46Georgia1.0 in
  47. 47Texas1.0 in
  48. 48Mississippi0.9 in
  49. 49Louisiana0.8 in
  50. 50Florida0.2 in
  51. 51Hawaii0.0 in
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Source: ACIS / NOAA climate stations. · How this is built