not so sure it's a myth?
Rochester, New York gets more snow than any other large city in the United States, with a yearly average of nearly 100 inches (255 cm). Close to eight feet of snow also buries nearby Buffalo in a typical year.
Most cities in the United States receive some fresh snow in December, January and February. For 16 of the 51 largest US cities, the annual snowfall normally adds up to two feet (60 centimetres) or more.
The heaviest snowfall in one month for any large US city usually lands at the northern New York state cities of Buffalo and Rochester. Rochester averages 28.2 inches (71.6 cm) of new snow in January. Buffalo's heaviest snow month is December, when it gets an average of 27.4 inches (69.6 cm).
The snowfall totals are averages based on weather data collected from 1981 to 2010 for the NOAA National Climatic Data Center. The major cities included in the weather rankings represent the 51 metropolitan areas in the United States with the biggest populations, all those with over one million people in 2010, according to the US Census Bureau. A complete
list of America's 51 largest urban centers is available here.
Average annual snowfall for the snowiest large US cities:
CityYearly Snowfall
Inches Centimetres
Rochester, New York 99.5 252.7
Buffalo, New York 94.7 240.5
Cleveland, Ohio 68.1 173.0
Salt Lake City, Utah 56.2 142.7
Minneapolis, Minnesota 54.0 137.2
Denver, Colorado 53.8 136.7
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 46.9 119.1
Boston, Massachusetts 43.8 111.3
Detroit, Michigan 42.7 108.5
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 41.9 106.4
Hartford, Connecticut 40.5 102.9
Chicago, Illinois 36.7 93.2
Providence, Rhode Island 33.8 85.9
Columbus, Ohio 27.5 69.9
Indianapolis, Indiana 25.9 65.8
New York, New York 25.1 63.8
ote="Orangeyes, post: 121959"]
By the weather thus far you would think all of that negative recruiting was a pack of lies. There are pictures of people playing golf yesterday in CNY. There is even some doubts that we'll have a white Christmas. We have had less than 0.7 inches of snow thus far!
Checking the local stores there has been a run on outdoor decorations. I know I put up quite a bit more than normal due to the mild working conditions. I heard a couple of weeks ago that a record 7.1 billion dollars has been spent nationally on outdoor decorations.
Shifting Atlantic pattern leaves Syracuse seriously short of snow[/quote]
