Boston Seasonal Snowfall Statistics (1920-1996)
(The season starts July 1st and ends June 30th)
Date of First Snow Date of Last Snow
Earliest Mean Latest Earliest Mean Latest
Trace Jul 10 1955 Nov 4 Dec 16 1973 Mar 25 1981 Apr 20 Jun 17 1952
1/2" Nov 4 1945 Dec 5 Jan 7 1958 Jan 30 1925 Mar 25 May 10 1977
1" Nov 10 1976 Dec 12 Jan 29 1928 Nov 24 1936 Mar 20 Apr 28 1987
2" Nov 11 1987 Dec 23 Feb 16 1980 Nov 24 1936 Mar 11 Apr 28 1987
3" Nov 11 1987 Jan 1 Mar 19 1992 Nov 24 1936 Mar 2 Apr 28 1987
4"* Nov 12 1987 Jan 10 Mar 19 1992 Jan 20 1932 Feb 26 Apr 13 1933
5"* Nov 12 1987 Jan 18 Mar 19 1992 Dec 2 1929 Feb 19 Apr 13 1933
6"* Dec 2 1929 Jan 23 Mar 29 1970 Dec 2 1929 Feb 16 Apr 6 1982
*did not occur in some years
Seasonal Average = 41.3 inches
Greatest Seasonal Snowfalls Least Seasonal Snowfalls
107.6 1995-1996 9.0 1936-1937
96.3 1993-1994 10.3 1972-1973
89.2 1947-1948 12.7 1979-1980
85.1 1977-1978 14.9 1994-1995
83.9 1992-1993 15.5 1988-1989
77.2 1944-1945 17.0 1931-1932
64.9 1922-1923 18.1 1985-1986
63.0 1963-1964 19.1 1990-1991
62.7 1933-1934 19.4 1946-1947
61.8 1981-1982 19.7 1920-1921
Most Snow in 1 Day Most Snow in 2 Days Most Snow in 3 Days
21.0 Jan 20 1978 27.1 Feb 6-7 1978 27.1 Feb 5-7 1978
20.0 Jan 24 1945 21.4 Jan 20-21 1978 25.8 Feb 24-26 1969
19.3 Feb 16 1958 20.7 Feb 24-25 1969 22.8 Jan 22-24 1945
19.0 Feb 7 1978 20.0 Jan 24-25 1945 21.7 Jan 18-20 1978
15.0 Feb 20 1934 19.7 Mar 3-4 1960
14.3 Feb 4 1961
13.8 Jan 7 1977
Other Snow Accumulation Records
Number of Days Total Starting Date
10 36.6 Jan 1 1996
20 48.6 Jan 19 1978
30 58.8 Jan 9 1978
40 66.7 Jan 7 1945
50 72.0 Dec 25 1993
60 79.8 Dec 29 1993
Number of Days in the Season Snowfall Number of Days in the Season Snowfall
is the Indicated Amount or More is the Indicated Amount or Less
Most Average Least Most Average Least
Trace 68 1955-1956 48 28 1979-1980 354 1979-1980 341 328 1993-1994
1/2" 31 1995-1996 15 4 1979-1980 362 1979-1980 351 336 1947-1948
1" 29 1947-1948 10 1 1936-1937 364 1936-1937 355 341 1947-1948
2" 18 1995-1996 6 0 1972-1973 365 1972-1973 359 351 1947-1948
3" 15 1995-1996 4 0 1972-1973 365 1991-1992 360 355 1947-1948
4" 10 1995-1996 2 0 1972-1973 365 1991-1992 362 356 1993-1994
5" 9 1993-1994 2 0 1972-1973 366 1931-1932 362 356 1993-1994
6" 8 1993-1994 1 0 1972-1973 366 1931-1932 363 357 1993-1994
7" 6 1993-1994 1 0 1972-1973 366 1931-1932 363 357 1993-1994
8" 4 1992-1993 0 0 1972-1973 366 1931-1932 364 361 1992-1993
9" 3 1976-1977 0 0 1972-1973 366 1931-1932 364 362 1976-1977
10" 3 1960-1961 0 0 1972-1973 366 1931-1932 364 362 1960-1970
Number of Consecutive Days Snowfall Number of Consecutive Days Snowfall
is the Indicated Amount or More is the Indicated amount or Less
(spans years)
Most Starting Average Most Starting Average
0 365 248 Apr 12 1973 11.96
Trace 10 Feb 17 1972 1.86 328 Jan 31 1925 21.26
1/2" 5 Jan 27 1943 1.32 343 Jan 31 1925 32.97
1" 4 Jan 28 1943 1.22 386 Nov 25 1936 43.24
2" 3 Dec 20 1975 1.14 664 Mar 17 1972 73.44
3" 3 Feb 24 1969 1.09 664 Mar 17 1972 103.08
4" 3 Feb 24 1969 1.09 712 Jan 20 1936 151.67
5" 3 Feb 24 1969 1.08 756 Feb 1 1931 213.47
6" 2 Feb 8 1994 1.05 772 Feb 5 1988 303.57
7" 2 Jan 7 1994 1.05 772 Feb 5 1988 405.80
8" 2 Feb 6 1978 1.03 843 Dec 24 1947 534.26
9" 1 Feb 9 1994 1.00 3733 Dec 29 1945 855.66
10" 1 Feb 9 1994 1.00 4056 Dec 9 1945 1118.94