Rain and Snow Showers for Mid-Atlantic and Northeast; Increasing Fire Weather Concerns for the Plains

A clipper type system will track across the Northeast today, with a stronger system expected for this first weekend of March. Snow accumulations are expected for portions of the Great Lakes region and New England. Winds will also become gusty across most of the eastern two-thirds of the country this weekend. These winds and low humidity may increase fire weather concerns for portions of the Plains Read More >

Buffalo Snow Depth Climatology

One measure of "winter harshness" is the number of days that snow remains on the ground. The graphs below show the number of days during each snow season that certain snow depths were measured. These depths are for the early morning hours (0700 EST). The year on the bottom axis is the later snow season year.

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The average number of days for the past 78 winter seasons are:

1 inch - 70.8 days 6 inches - 24.2 days 12 inches 8.4 days

ChartObject Number of days - 1 inch or more