Snow totals New York
As of 2:34 PM EDT, no snowfall has been reported anywhere in New York (NY) during the past 24 hours. The state's leading season total belongs to Albany, which has recorded 0.0 inches of snow for the 2026-27 season. That compares with a normal-to-date total of 0.1 inches for that city, which is the amount the city would typically have by this date. These numbers come from GHCN-Daily station observations, quality-checked by NOAA.
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Based on NCEI station records, Syracuse, New York, is the highest placed New York city for average snowfall per season, at 5 among 105 tracked cities. Full city snow ranking
The table below covers Upstate New York, the Hudson Valley, Long Island, Western New York and the North Country in New York.
Snowfall records across New York
| City | Biggest day | Snowiest season | Average season |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 22.0 inches Mar 13, 1993 | 112.5 inches 1970-71 | 60.3 inches |
| Buffalo | 33.9 inches Dec 10, 1995 | 199.4 inches 1976-77 | 92.5 inches |
| New York City | 27.3 inches Jan 23, 2016 | 75.6 inches 1995-96 | 26.4 inches |
| Rochester | 23.0 inches Jan 3, 1996 | 161.7 inches 1959-60 | 88.7 inches |
| Syracuse | 24.2 inches Dec 30, 2025 | 192.1 inches 1992-93 | 112.3 inches |
| Islip | 23.5 inches Jan 29, 2022 | 77.1 inches 1995-96 | 29.2 inches |
How much snow did New York get?
For 2026-27, city-by-city snowfall totals and accumulation, season to date, compared with the NCEI 1991-2020 normal for today's date.
| City | Season to date | Normal to date | vs normal | Snow days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | 0.0 inches | 0.1 inches | -0.1 inches | 0 |
| Buffalo | 0.0 inches | 0.2 inches | -0.2 inches | 0 |
| New York City | 0.0 inches | 0.0 inches | 0 | |
| Rochester | 0.0 inches | 0.0 inches | 0 | |
| Syracuse | 0.0 inches | 0.1 inches | -0.1 inches | 0 |
| Islip | 0.0 inches | 0.0 inches | 0 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks. Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
Snow questions
Where is the most snow in New York?
At 112.3 inches a season, Syracuse is the snowiest of the cities measured on this page.
How much snow does New York get a year?
26.4 inches at New York City to 112.3 inches at Syracuse is the range of average seasonal snowfall among the cities measured here, based on 1991-2020 normals.
What is the snowpack in New York?
Snowfall is the depth of new snow that falls, which these pages total. Snowpack is the snow standing on the ground and its water content, tracked by SNOTEL stations operated by the NRCS, a USDA agency.
Recent days with reports in New York
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