These southern cities have seen more snow this winter than New York, Philadelphia and Washington
The highest snow totals so far this winter have been reported in the West while major cities like New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington have barely seen any.
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If you live along the Interstate 95 corridor in the Northeast and you're wondering where all the snow has been this winter, you may want to look hundreds of miles to the south.
Up until this week, the Northeast was barren of any significant snow. But a powerful nor’easter tracked up the East Coast and dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some locations across the interior.
But areas closer to the coast, like New York City and Philadelphia, escaped any major impacts and didn’t pick up significant snow totals – such has been the case all winter.
How much snow has Baltimore seen this winter?
Baltimore has barely seen any snow this winter. Powerful winter storms have moved up the East Coast several times. However, the bulk of the winter weather has been centered in the interior Northeast, northern New England and Canada.
Because of that, Baltimore has reported a measly 0.2 inches of snow while Nashville, Tennessee, has seen more – 1.2 inches.
Snow falls on Broadway, a popular tourist street in Nashville, Tennessee, on December 22, 2022.
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How much snow has Philadelphia seen this winter?
The City of Brotherly Love has seen a bit more snow than Baltimore – barely.
Philadelphia has picked up a whopping 0.3 inches of snow. Even Dallas has seen more snow – 1.3 inches. As the saying goes, everything is bigger in Texas.
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How much snow has Washington seen this winter?
Washington, which is farther south than both Baltimore and Philadelphia, has seen more snow than those two northern neighbors – but not by much. Our nation's capital has received just 0.4 inches of snow this winter while some cities in the Southwest have seen more.
Take Tucson, Arizona, for example. The city has seen 1.5 inches of snow this winter season.
How much snow has New York City seen this winter?
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Image 1 of 7A dog is taken for a walk through Riverside Park on the West Side of New York City on February 28, 2023, as the city records its first significant snowfall in over a year. (TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP)
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Image 2 of 7People walk by the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park after a snowfall on February 28, 2023, in New York City. (Gary Hershorn)
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Image 3 of 7NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28: People shoveling snow after a snowfall on February 28, 2023 in New York City. Following the first snow accumlation for the area this winter season overnight, another storm is expected to bring further accumulations in time for Friday morning's commute. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress) by Leonardo Munoz/VIEWpress)
![NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28: People run through Brooklyn's Prospect Park on a snowy morning over on February 28, 2023 in New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast received overnight snow, sleet and rain in what is first real snowfall of the winter for many communities.]()
Image 4 of 7NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 28: People run through Brooklyn's Prospect Park on a snowy morning over on February 28, 2023 in New York City. New York City and much of the Northeast received overnight snow, sleet and rain in what is first real snowfall of the winter for many communities. (Spencer Platt)
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Image 5 of 7A person takes a run through Brooklyn's Prospect Park on a snowy morning on February 28, 2023 in New York City. (Spencer Platt)
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Image 6 of 7A view of the Manhattan skyline from Weehawken, New Jersey, as a winter storm brings snow to the Northeast on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Cody Braud)
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Image 7 of 7Grassy areas are partially covered with snow powder early Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Central Park, New York City. (Luiz C. Ribeiro/New York Daily News/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
Like the other Northeast cities we've already discussed, the Big Apple has barely seen any snow this winter. In fact, New York City broke a record on Feb. 1, 2023, setting a new benchmark for the city's latest first measurable snowfall of the season. That ended the 328-day streak of no measurable snow.
So far, New York City has seen 2.3 inches of snow while Oklahoma City in the southern Plains has picked up 3.4 inches.
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Western, northern US has seen the most snow this winter
A map of winter seasonal snowfall between Sept. 30, 2022 and March 16, 2023.
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NOAA released an image showing how much snow has fallen in the U.S. between Sept. 30, 2022, and March 16, 2023.
You can see that the highest snow totals have been reported in the West, especially in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, which has seen more than 50 feet of snow, the Cascades in the Pacific Northwest and the Rocky Mountains.
The Plains and Midwest have also seen their fair share of snow this winter, including Minneapolis-St. Paul.
The Twin Cities were reporting their eighth-snowiest winter on record as of Wednesday, and as the Upper Midwest prepares for more snow Thursday and Friday, they could climb even higher in the rankings.