Boston Seasonal Snowfall

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The graph shows seasonal snowfall from July of the years listed to June of the following year.  Amounts are in inches.  The data starts with the winter of 1891-1892 and ends with 1997-1998.

The shortest month is the snowiest month!

The average snow in Boston by months is shown here.  The amounts in inches are listed on the right side of the graph..

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The graph at the left shows how snowfall is related to wind direction.

Daily snowfall amounts are in inches.  Directions are to 8 compas points.

This shows that the heaviest snow occurs with the New England Nor'easter.