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Average Annual Snowfall

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Average annual snowfall for North America
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A map shows annual average snowfall in North America. The highest snowfall occurs in Alaska, northern Canada, and the northeastern US. Moderate snowfall is seen in central Canada and parts of the US. Minimal snowfall covers the southern US.

The map shows the annual average snowfall in North America using a color gradient. Highest snowfall (dark purple) is found in Alaska, northern Canada, the Great Lakes region, and the northeastern United States, including parts of New York and New England. Moderate snowfall (purple to light purple) is seen in central Canada, the Rocky Mountains, and northern and western parts of the United States, such as Colorado and Utah. Minimal snowfall (light blue) covers the southern United States, including Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. The map also highlights snowfall patterns in specific regions like the Canadian Arctic Archipelago, the Hudson Bay area, and the Labrador Sea. Major water bodies such as the Gulf of Alaska, Gulf of Mexico, and Hudson Bay are labeled for geographic context. The map includes state and provincial boundaries for detailed regional analysis.

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Average Annual Snowfall

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15–29 in

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European Settlement Expansion

Alaska
1.37%9.46%49.7%6.89%
Yukon
6.60%27.0%1.28%39.2%
Northwest Territories
2.52%8.57%66.7%3.09%
Nunavut
1.25%8.66%3.24%2.55%
Hawaii
10.4%
Arizona
19.7%80.1%1.44%
Utah
3.97%40.0%27.9%25.0%4.68%
District of Columbia
100%100%
Florida
99.4%1.81%
Idaho
4.80%1.86%68.1%1.76%17.6%
New Hampshire
47.6%52.4%3.60%
Rhode Island
3.82%2.94%
Vermont
87.5%12.5%2.78%
Washington
7.48%30.0%25.7%7.10%19.9%1.36%
Wyoming
48.2%50.6%7.05%
Montana
1.78%37.5%50.0%8.90%22.9%
Maine
8.65%87.1%3.81%34.3%
North Dakota
38.9%61.1%97.5%
Kentucky
30.8%69.2%100%
Nova Scotia
19.0%5.00%
Virginia
64.7%35.2%72.3%
Delaware
5.45%93.8%99.6%
Prince Edward Island
98.8%21.9%
Saskatchewan
95.9%1.98%19.8%
Mississippi
100%98.9%
West Virginia
57.4%42.6%6.16%
Nebraska
39.2%60.8%84.7%
Texas
99.8%1.00%
Missouri
76.8%23.2%1.13%
Louisiana
99.6%9.57%
North Carolina
99.0%5.50%
Oregon
9.17%6.14%26.6%1.05%18.6%2.57%
New Brunswick
50.9%48.6%3.53%
Alabama
100%1.78%
New Mexico
8.69%12.8%21.6%56.9%6.25%
Kansas
76.2%23.8%99.9%
Wisconsin
3.31%96.1%2.94%
British Columbia
1.49%2.94%2.84%9.04%1.50%1.58%
Newfoundland and Labrador
1.25%10.4%8.92%1.24%
New Jersey
45.8%53.6%98.3%
South Carolina
99.9%50.3%
Michigan
13.1%57.5%37.6%
Alberta
4.59%15.5%78.2%1.72%11.0%
Connecticut
99.9%99.9%
Pennsylvania
4.01%95.7%17.6%
Colorado
30.9%47.9%20.2%1.04%88.3%
Nevada
7.06%22.8%22.5%39.6%13.0%
Massachusetts
98.2%87.0%
Georgia
99.9%4.67%
New York
3.86%64.9%2.90%2.86%
Maryland
16.2%83.0%87.5%
Québec
12.6%33.5%46.1%3.40%3.95%
Manitoba
52.6%46.9%7.10%
Oklahoma
99.6%100%
Tennessee
8.28%91.7%100%
Ontario
9.58%86.3%3.20%1.76%
California
5.57%6.20%14.9%73.0%1.21%
Arkansas
100%100%
South Dakota
60.2%39.8%82.4%
Ohio
2.34%56.3%41.4%100%
Indiana
25.6%72.5%1.94%100%
Minnesota
6.02%92.1%1.85%2.69%
Iowa
47.2%52.8%45.5%
Illinois
18.2%68.2%13.6%1.40%
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