Snow Map Shows Snowfall Record Where You Live

A map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows the snowfall extremes for every county in the U.S.

The one-day snowfall record for a U.S. county—76 inches—has not been surpassed in more than 100 years, according to the data from the NOAA. Boulder County, Colorado, saw that much snow fall on April 15, 1921.

Yuba County, California, came close to topping the record in 1952, when 75 inches of snow fell in the country on January 14 that year. In third place, Washington's Pierce County saw 70 inches of snow on November 26, 1955.

Click here for the interactive map on the NOAA's website.

Most of the counties that have seen at least 60 inches of snowfall in a single day are in California and Colorado.

in California, El Dorado County saw 67 inches of snow on January 5, 1982, while Alpine County recorded 65 inches of snow on March 31 that year. The state's Siskiyou County saw 63 inches of snow fall in a single day on January 2, 1901.

Clear Creek County in Colorado also recorded 63 inches of snow fall in a single day on December 4, 1914. And the most snow seen in a single day in Alaska was 62 inches recorded in the Church Census Area on December 29, 1955.

Such snowfall accumulations have only been recorded once in recent years: California's Mariposa County received 60 inches of snow in a single day on March 9, 2023.

Meanwhile, numerous counties in Florida, Hawaii and Georgia have never seen snow or have one-day snowfall records of less than an inch of snow.

Such record-breaking snowfall may not be seen very often in coming years as experts have warned that the current winter could be the hottest on record in the U.S. due to the combined effects of a warming climate and El Niño.

But forecasters have warned that New York City and other parts of the Northeast could be hit with the first significant winter storm of the season this weekend.

According to AccuWeather, snow is forecast to spread from the south to north as the storm moves from the southeastern U.S. to off the mid-Atlantic Coast.

But the track and strength of the storm will determine how much snow falls along the Interstate 95 corridor, including New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

"The effects of the warmer ocean water could help contribute to a sharp variation in snowfall totals as you go from places like Central Park in New York City and Center City Philadelphia outward towards the suburbs," said Courtney Travis, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather.

"The most significant wintry effects from the storm will be limited to about 12 hours or so from late Saturday into Sunday evening."

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