Way to go Rochester. Rochester is showing just enough new snow now to put them over their seasonal snow totals. All the snow hasn’t been reported for the overnight so most likely they will add to it. Still waiting on the NOAA updates to see if Albany and Binghamton hit their average snow totals. If so that will make 4 out of 5 of the cities above average for the season with the exception of Buffalo.

I feel bad for Buffalo for the fact that the snow has been all around them this season and I’m sure several places around the area got some decent snowfall. That’s how it all plays out sometimes though. My guess is that Syracuse is over the 150 inch mark with the over night snow that hasn’t been reported yet. The big question stays alive, can they hit the well sought after 200 inch mark this season? We’ll have to wait and see 🙂

The National snowiest city stats have finally been updated. Rochester managed to slip into 2nd place in that contest. You can check those stats out at The Golden Snow Globe site.

Have a Fantastic Week All!

I think right about now some of us are feeling a bit tired of the snow. Below is a Cute story that has been going around the internet for a couple of years now about the weather in Good Ole New York State and is one of my favorites. It makes me wonder if someone from the south of Buffalo or the north of Syracuse isn’t thinking this right now. Author unknown!

Dear Diary

August 12th – Moved to our new home in New York. It is so beautiful here. The mountains are so majestic, can hardly wait to see snow covering them.

October 14th – New York is the most beautiful place on earth. The leaves are all turned colors with shades of red and orange. Went for a ride through the beautiful mountains and saw some deer. They were so graceful. Certainly they are the most wonderful animal on earth. This must be paradise. I love it here.

November 11th – Deer season will start soon. I can’t imagine anyone wanting to kill such a gorgeous creature. Hope it will snow soon.

December 2nd – It snowed last night. Woke up to find everything blanketed with white snow. It looks like a postcard. We went outside and cleaned the snow off the steps and shoveled the driveway. We had a snowball fight (I won) and when the snowplow came by, we had to shovel the driveway again. What a beautiful place, I love New York.

December 12th – More snow last night. I love it. The snowplow did his trick again to the driveway. I love it here in New York.

December 19th – More snow last night. I couldn’t get out of the driveway to get to work. I am exhausted from shoveling. Dumb snowplow.

December 22nd – More STUPID snow last night. I’ve got blisters on my hands from shoveling and I think the snowplow hides around the curve and waits until I’m done shoveling the driveway. The JERK!

December 25th – Merry Christmas. More STUPID snow! If I ever get my hands on that STUPID JERK who drives the snowplow, I swear I’ll kill the driver. Don’t know why they don’t use more salt on the roads to melt the darn ice.

December 27th – More snow fell last night. I’ve been inside for three days except for shoveling out the driveway after that snowplow goes through. Can’t go anywhere; car’s stuck in a mountain of snow. The weatherman says to expect another 10″ of snow again tonight. Do you know how many shovels full of snow 10″ is?

December 28th – The darned weatherman was wrong again! We got 34″ of snow this time. At this rate it won’t melt before the summer. The snowplow got stuck in the road and that STUPID JERK had the nerve to come to the door and ask to borrow my shovel. After I told him I had broken six shovels already shoveling all the snow he pushed into the driveway, I broke my last one over his STUPID head!

January 4th – Finally got out of the house today. Went to the store to get some food and on the way back a darned deer ran in front of the car and I hit it. It did about $3000.00 dollars worth of damage to the car. Those beasts should be killed. Wish the hunters would have gotten them all last November.

May 3rd – Took the car to the garage in town. Would you believe the thing is rusting out from the STUPID salt they put all over the roads.

May 10th – Moved to Florida. I can’t imagine why anyone in their right mind would ever live in that god forsaken state of New York.

Gotta Love New York!!!

10 PM Update – All is quiet in the Syracuse area. Any guesstimates for how the cities will do?? Mine are:

Buffalo – 19
Rochester – 16
Albany – 13
Syracuse – 9
Binghamton – 5

Leave your guestimates in the comments area.

*** For DOUG – I’ll get back on track and Goooo CUSE!!!!

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Snow Storm warnings are posted for something like a third of the country and New York state is included. January is finally over and if the way February is coming in is any idea of how the rest of the month will be it could be a long one.

Most of the forecasts are calling for up to 18 inches of snow in the next couple of days with most of it falling late tonight and early tomorrow. This could be a chance for one of the cities to move a little closer to Syracuse. More to come! Here is how January snowed out in the GSB cities.

Syracuse – 43.4
Albany – 34.4
Rochester – 31.7
Buffalo – 29.8
Binghamton – 25.0

Have a Great Day and Drive Carefully! See Snow – Drive Slow!

I was curious after the December snowfall how this January was going so far compared to normal. So far all of the golden snowball cities are above their average snowfall for January. Albany has almost tripled their normal snow so far. Jeesh, I can’t believe I am talking about Albany 😉 Looking at the seasonal stats I think this is the first time since the beginning that all of the GSB cities are above their averages for the season not to mention above last years snow totals. What’s this all mean??? Not a clue man, not a clue 🙂

January to Date —– Average Jan.

Syracuse — 22.3 —– 13.9
Albany —– 21.1 —– 7.5
Rochester — 17.9 —– 10.4
Buffalo —- 16.3 —– 11.7
Binghamton – 13.0 —– 8.7

Someone asked how much snow has fallen since the 9th of January when I made a post about the monthly snow totals. Here are the totals from this last blast of snow from the 9th until the 13th. All I can say is Buffalo better get it’s game on or they you may be right next to Albany. Yeah I know, Albany who 🙂

Syracuse — 16.7
Albany —- 13.4
Rochester – 12.3
Buffalo — 7.8
Bingo —– 7.6

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Have a Super Weekend All!!!

National Snow Contest Just Updated at GoldenSnowGlobe.com

I just took a look at the snowfall stats for the month of January. It’s been a slow start so far for all of the cities, well maybe not for Albany which we all know isn’t use to snow 🙂

This month has been a good chance for the other cities to make up some snowflakes on the King of The Snow Hill, Syracuse but it isn’t happening. At least so far it isn’t. Buffalo is king of the month so far picking up just under 3 inches on Syracuse followed by Albany melting a couple of inches off of Syracuse’s lead.

Here is how much snow the GSB cities have received for the month of January so far;

Buffalo – 8.5
Albany – 7.7
Rochester – 5.6
Syracuse – 5.6
Binghamton – 5.4

It should be a couple of interesting months ahead and I still think the golden snowball trophy is up for grabs. Have a Great Weekend All!

It has been a quiet start to 2011, but those in the GSB areas know that can change pretty quickly. Rochester and Syracuse broke December records, so this month’s focus will be on the other three cities: Albany, Binghamton and Buffalo, which also happen to hold the bottom three spots in the current standings.

Buffalo (33.6 inches) and Binghamton (33.2 inches) are just shy of the three foot mark, while Albany (13 inches) is just above one foot, for the season. I am expecting January to provide a bit more snowfall for each city.

Bull’s Eye: Albany, Binghamton and Buffalo will at least double their current snowfall totals by month’s end.
On Target: 2 of the three double their current snowfall totals.
Complete Miss: 1 or fewer double their current snowfall totals.

In other words, if Buffalo gets 33.6 inches, Binghamton gets 33.2 inches and Albany gets 13 inches in January, that will be a Bull’s Eye. Two of them getting the respective threshold will be On Target while 1 or fewer will be a Complete Miss.

Be sure to check out goldensnowglobe.com to see the GSG forecast.