Snowiest Cities of Winter 2013-2014

#5: Billings, Mont.

Ranked No. 5 on that list is Billings, which has seen its third snowiest winter on record.

• Snow this season: 91.5 inches
• Compared to average: 259 percent of average snowfall or 56.5 inches above average
• Snowiest season on record: 98.7 inches in 1996-1997
• At least four inches of snow has fallen on 10 different days this winter, beating the previous record of seven days set in 1984-1985

#4: Buffalo, N.Y.

Buffalo would need another 14.1 inches of snow to even enter its list of top 10 snowiest winters. But since it's America's fourth snowiest large city and has seen well above-average snowfall, it makes the top five.

• Snow this season: 106.4 inches
• Compared to average: 132 percent of average snowfall or 26 inches above average
• Snowiest season on record: 199.4 inches in 1976-1977

#3: Grand Rapids, Mich.

This western Lower Michigan city has seen a very snowy winter thanks to both organized winter storms and lake-effect snow. Overall, Grand Rapids has had its second snowiest winter in records dating back to the late 1800s.

• Snow this season: 110.4 inches
• Compared to average: 167 percent of average snowfall or 44.4 inches above average
• Snowiest season on record: 132 inches in 1951-1952

#2: Syracuse, N.Y.

Snowfall has been just a little above average in this western New York location. However, since it is historically the snowiest large city in America with an average annual snowfall total 126.9 inches, it easily makes the top five even with just near-average snowfall this winter.

• Snow this season: 114.1 inches
• Compared to average: 109 percent of average snowfall or 9.7 inches above average
• Snowiest season on record: 192.1 inches in 1992-1993

#1: Erie, Pa.

Erie is America's snowiest city with a population of 100,000 or greater this winter through March 3. Dating back to the late 1800s, the winter of 2013-2014 ranks as the eighth snowiest on record in this city near the shore of Lake Erie. Historically, Erie has ranked as the second snowiest large city in the country.

• Snow this season: 123.9 inches
• Compared to average: 145 percent of average snowfall or 38.2 inches above average
• Snowiest season on record: 149.1 inches in 2000-2001

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