Snow totals Rochester, NY
As of October 8, 2026, Rochester has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 0.0 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 88.7 inches. The reading is a station observation from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport, with records back to 1926. 100 percent of days since 1926 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 100 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Rochester get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 0.0 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 88.7 inches | 100 seasons on record |
In Rochester, the median first measurable snow lands on November 8, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is October 12 and the latest is December 10, a span that starts in 1926. The median first inch lands on November 20, with the earliest on October 24 and the latest on December 28.
Rochester snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 114.1 inches | 74 |
| 2024-25 | 88.6 inches | 66 |
| 2023-24 | 52.5 inches | 48 |
| 2022-23 | 50.4 inches | 51 |
| 2021-22 | 87.0 inches | 62 |
| 2020-21 | 69.6 inches | 58 |
| 2019-20 | 91.8 inches | 64 |
| 2018-19 | 97.1 inches | 69 |
| 2017-18 | 120.5 inches | 73 |
| 2016-17 | 107.1 inches | 56 |
| 2015-16 | 62.6 inches | 46 |
| 2014-15 | 102.5 inches | 79 |
| 2013-14 | 112.7 inches | 79 |
| 2012-13 | 78.1 inches | 63 |
| 2011-12 | 59.7 inches | 38 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Rochester
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| 2024-25 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023-24 | 17 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022-23 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021-22 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
| 2020-21 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018-19 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017-18 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 3 |
| Average | 26.7 | 8.3 | 3.2 | 0.5 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 100 complete seasons, running from 1926 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 23.0 inches | Jan 3, 1996 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 161.7 inches | 1959-60 |
| Least snowy season | 29.2 inches | 1932-33 |
| Average season | 88.7 inches | 100 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1926 | 36,751 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 27.4 | 23.1 | 17.9 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 8.1 | 22.3 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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