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"Now reaching the back stretch of the winter season, current snowfall totals across not only our area, but a large portion of the East remains below the seasonal averages," according the US National Weather Service Eastern Region Headquarters.
In the first image above, areas in red have seen the most snowfall through Sunday, Feb. 18 while locations in white and sky blue have seen the least.
A comparison of snowfall totals for the 2023-24 winter season for selected locations throughout the Eastern US compared to the seasonal average can be viewed by clicking on the second image above.
Among the locations cited:
New York City
Central Park, Manhattan
Snowfall in 2023-24: 7.5 inches
Seasonal average: 21.1 inches
LaGuardia Airport, Queens
Snowfall in 2023-24: 10.5 inches
Seasonal average: 20.8 inches
Islip, NY
Snowfall in 2023-24: 10.9 inches
Seasonal average: 21.8 inches
Bridgeport, CT:
Snowfall in 2023-24: 15.6 inches
Seasonal average: 22.1 inches
Boston, MA
Snowfall in 2023-24: 9.7 inches
Seasonal average: 33.8 inches
Hartford, CT
Snowfall in 2023-24: 24: 24.0 inches
Seasonal average: 36.3 inches
Worcester, MA
Snowfall in 2023-24: 36.7 inches
Seasonal average: 50.3 inches
Buffalo, NY
Snowfall in 2023-24: 58.5 inches
Seasonal average: 72.8 inches
The one location along the East Coast that's surpassed the seasonal average is Allentown, Pennsylvania, where 25.2 inches of snowfall has fallen this winter. That's a few inches above the seasonal average of 22.9 inches.
It took a higher-than-expected amount of snowfall from a narrow band during a winter storm that moved through on Saturday, Feb. 17 for Allentown to get there.
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