Travelers can set their sights on the snowiest city in the world by visiting a cozy town in upstate New York.
Travel experts TripSavvy Named Syracuse, New York, the snowiest city in the world this year.
This popular New York City is known for its heavy snowfall and received 192 inches during the 1992-1993 winter season.
Syracuse is no stranger to noticeably snowy weather, having been named several times as the snowiest cities in the US.
It was also covered in snow in November 2023 and there were wind gusts of 35 mph during blizzard-like conditions in the city.
TripSavvy named Syracuse the snowiest city in the world. Syracuse is located in upstate New York.
Part of Syracuse’s snowfall is due to how close it is to the Great Lakes, including Lake Ontario.
He lake effect precipitation It occurs when air entering the region from the west or northwest turns into heavy rain or snow over warmer lakes.
Syracuse sees this weather pattern frequently because it is just east of Lake Ontario.
However, lake-effect systems occasionally stall in the region, causing snowstorms that can cover Syracuse in a foot of snow in a day.
Syracuse has had a long history of heavy snowfall over the years.
One of the city’s memorable storms, known as the Blizzard of 1925It struck Syracuse between January 29 and 31.
About 27.5 inches of snow covered the upstate New York city that day.
Another famous storm was the blizzard of 1993, which has been called the “storm of the century,” according to Cornell University.
Syracuse concluded that 43 inches fell during the 1993 blizzard, causing Cornell University’s first weather-related closure in more than 20 years.
Syracuse, New York, is located near the Great Lakes and east of Lake Ontario.
Syracuse, New York, typically expects to use 30,000 tons of rock salt and more than 100 snowplow trucks.
Today, Syracuse, New York, typically expects to use 30,000 tons of rock salt and more than 100 snow plow trucks on the roads each year, according to NNC News.
Despite the snowy winters, the 2023-2024 winter season did not cover Syracuse’s grounds as usual.
The city received very low snowfall, and in February 2024, Syracuse only received 27.9 inches of snow.
Bill Hane, director of operations at the Four Seasons ski resort, revealed to NNC News that the company had to change the way it operated and “rely more on heavy snowfall.”
David Popp, a professor at Syracuse University, added that the reliability of artificial snow would also have made things more expensive.
It’s unclear how much snow Syracuse, New York, will receive this winter, but the Farmer’s Almanac predicts a much wetter winter.
“Prepare for a season of fast-moving storms that will bring rain and snow, with little downtime in between,” said the Farmer’s Almanac read.
