Total Inches of Snow in Boston so far
January 30, 2011, Submitted by: Ken Tweet(Scroll to bottom for latest winter snowfall updates, 2011-2012)
image: http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/pnsevents/wxeventsCalendar.php?month=1&year=2011
Given the crazy winter of 2010-2011, there are a-lot of questions regarding ‘How much snow has fallen in Boston‘, or ‘How many inches of snow so far in Boston‘. So, I decided to have a look – especially knowing that so many people live in the northeast U.S., and are having one of those good-old-fashioned winter’s.
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As you would expect, the snow total depends on the location, and in typical northeast fashion there are swaths of snow depth boundaries throughout New England.
I believe that the official snow total for Boston is measured from Logan Airport.
Instead of simply relying on that set of measurements, being right on the ocean and all… I looked at what appeared to be the average snow total inches within the area inside of Rt 128 for each significant storm. Here’s the way it looks to me…
(data viewed from the NWS Southern New England Significant Weather Event maps)
December, 2010 snow events
Dec 20-21, 2 inches
Dec 22-23, 3 inches
Dec 26-27, 18 inches
January, 2011 snow events
Jan 7-8, 2 inches
Jan 9, 1 inch
Jan 12, 16 inches
Jan 18, 4 inches
Jan 21, 8 inches
Jan 25, 1 inch
Jan 26-27, 12 inches
The total unofficial amount of average snowfall in the general Boston vicinity
(based on approximating the general area within Rt. 128)
December, 23 inches
January, 44 inches
Total so far this season (end of January), 67 inches
The total ‘official‘ amount of snow in Boston
(stats from a report on BostonChannel.com, WCVB TV5)
2010-2011 season so far, 60 inches
January, 38 inches
Third Snowiest January in Boston
According to the ‘official’ statistics, this January-2011 is the 3rd snowiest January on record, while the 2nd place prize came only 6 years ago, and the jackpot was hit only 15 years ago! That’s quite interesting given the fact that snowfall totals have been being measured for quite some time.
2005, 43 inches
1996, 40 inches
2011, 38 inches
As the winter progresses, the upcoming week temperatures will remain below average, in the 20′s, while more snow is expected Tuesday and Wednesday. The Wednesday storm is shaping up to bring heavy snow north and west of Boston with a mix within the city.
Here come’s February…
Does anyone notice a descending glacier from the north?
Update, February,
USA Snow Depth Map, February
Incredibly, two-thirds of the country is covered in snow as of 2-Feb-2011. More than two feet of snow base in Massachusetts, Connecticut and much of New England.
February, 2011 Boston area snow total
(Boston area, general average within Rt 128)
Feb 1-2, 10 inches
Feb 8-9, 1 inch
Feb 21, 1.5 inches
Feb 25, 1.5 inches
Feb 27, 5 inches
February total: 19 inches
March, 2011 Boston area snow total
zip, zero, nada…
April, 2011 Boston area snow total
April Fools snowstorm? (False Alarm)
Total snowfall in the general Boston area during winter 2010 – 2011
About 85 inches!
That’s 7 feet!
(Again, this is an estimate of overall average within the 128 corridor to the city of Boston – not just the Logan Airport measurements)
2011/2012 Winter Season Snowfall Totals.
Update, Oct-30, 2011
It looks like average 3″ in the immediate Boston ‘area’ within the 128-corridor, however, much more to the West (12″+ in Worcester, other locations much higher approaching 30″ !)
3 Million Without Power, October SnowStorm
Update, Feb-13, 2012
Boston total snowfall so far: 7.8″
Boston average snowfall: 28.2″
Update, Mar-4, 2012
Recent storm totals: 1.3″ in Boston, 2″ to 3″ surrounding, up to 5 – 10″ further west
Boston total snowfall so far this season: 9.1″
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Thanks for the snowfall totals!! I hope you will keep updating!!
@Anonymous, Sure thing – I’ll keep this post updated with area snowfall total as we track through the rest of the winter. Looks like we’ll be adding another significant amount in the next few days…
Hi Ken,
I found the Calendar. Thanks for sharing this info:
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/pnsevents/wxeventsCalendar.php?month=1&year=2011
Drake
Thank you Ken for maintaining this blog. I could not find this information anywhere then I found your site. Thank you once again.
Ken, I could not find this information anywhere but your site. I also need help finding out how much did it snow on February 7/8/9 2011 in Burlington MA. It will be a great help if someone can provide accurate data or direct me to obtaining it from somewhere. Thank you!
@TG, Nothing specific from Burlington, however, looking at Middlesex County for that particular event, here is the list…
…MIDDLESEX COUNTY…
DRACUT 2.5
TYNGSBORO 2.5
WESTFORD 2.4
PEPPERELL 2.2
HUDSON 2.1
CHELMSFORD 2.0
CONCORD 2.0
SHIRLEY 2.0
Here is a link for that event, you can then scroll down to view Middlesex County
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/box/displayEvent.php?event=Feb_08-09_2011&element=snow
Thank you, Tommy what about declared city or state snow emergency dates ?
Up until recently, this was the least snowiest winter in Boston in recorded history. Is this still accurate?
The least snowiest year there was 1936-1937 (9″) followed by 1972-1973 (10.3″). So, Boston is currently experiencing the 2nd least snowiest year ever recorded at this moment… (9.1″)