#1Edwards, CO
unincorporated, Eagle County · 10,785 people57 days a year with an inch or more·Vail station, 23 km
Edwards, CO, #1 on this list · Photo: Jeffrey Beall · CC BY 4.0United States · Climate
Snowiest towns in America
Edwards, Colorado, gets the most snow of 3,746 U.S. towns of 10,000+ with a snow record: about 189 inches in a normal winter at its NOAA station.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, at each town’s nearest station with a snow record (named in each row). A described list: no letters. How grades work
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#2Steamboat Springs, CO
Routt County · 13,557 people55 days a year with an inch or more·Steamboat Springs station, 1 km
#3Truckee, CA
Nevada County · 17,278 people34 days a year with an inch or more·Donner Mem Sp station, 4 km
The top 100
Snow in a normal winter, most first, of 3,746 towns of 10,000+ with a snow record. Towns that share a station share its figure and rank (T = tied).
100 towns. Every town of 2,500+ is on its state’s list.
#TownSnow a yearDays with 1″+NOAA station
Quick answers
Questions people ask
Which U.S. town gets the most snow?
Among towns of 10,000+, Edwards, Colorado: about 189 inches in a normal winter at the Vail station (NOAA 1991–2020 normals).
Why isn’t my town on this list?
This page shows the top 100 of 3,746 towns of 10,000+ whose nearest station has a snow normal of an inch or more. Every town of 2,500+ is on its state’s list.
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