100 Year History: Snowfall

Sources:
  • 1900-1912 -- Snowfall total from Milham (Milham, W. I., 1950, Meteorology and meteorological observations in Williams College, also at Hopkins Memorial Experimental Forest and in North Adams: McClelland Press, Williamstown, 40 p.)
  • 1913-1943--Monthly and total snowfall records from Notch Reservoir, compiled by Milham (1950)
  • 1943-1986-- Monthly and total snowfall records from unpublished Notch Reservoir (North Adams) records from City of North Adams Engineering Department. Notch record is unreliable after 1994.
  • 1900-1973 -- Williamstown snowfall total calculated as: W=20.3+0.55*Notch (in inches, r=0.78).
  • 1942 -- Williamstown values estimated from partial Notch Reservoir records.
  • 1986-present -- Monthly and total snowfall values measured in Williamstown at Station #1, Hopkins Memorial Forest.
  • 1972-86, 1992-93, 12/93 -- Williamstown record from Alan Green, Williamstown, MA.
"Year" is calendar year and thus includes snowfall from two meteorologically unconnected seasons.
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Year January February March April May October November December Total Notch
total		 Williamstown
total
1900   64.57 51.2
1901   74.42 60.1
1902   73.76 59.5
1903   44.31 32.9
1904   67.11 53.5
1905   60.47 47.5
1906   68.78 55
1907   69.99 56.1
1908   58.7 45.9
1909   75.31 60.9
1910   88.15 72.5
1911   63.46 50.2
1912   57.93 45.2
1913 5.5 16 11 2 0 0.5 6.5 19 60.5 60.5 36.7
1914 22.5 39.5 23.5 11 0 0 10 11.25 117.75 117.7 64.1
1915 13.5 13.5 4 4.5 0 0 8.25 33.5 77.25 77.25 65.8
1916 8.5 26.75 48.1 14.75 0 0 5.75 20.33 124.18 124.2 111.7
1917 14.25 12.75 16 3 0 0 3.25 25.5 74.75 74.75 58
1918 22.25 12 14.25 4.75 0 0 0.5 13.5 67.25 67.25 68.6
1919 14.25 8.25 10.25 0.5 0 0 4.5 10.5 48.25 48.25 49.4
1920 24.5 46 27.25 4.75 0 0 8.75 10.5 121.75 121.7 95.7
1921 8 23 1 0 0 0 8 9 49 49 52
1922 14 10 18.5 6 0 0 1.5 17 67 67 68.1
1923 39.8 18.5 15 6.5 0 0 13.5 6 99.3 99.3 93.5
1924 9 21.25 4.75 23 0 0 6 9 73 73 67.1
1925 28.8 16.5 0 20 0 5 2.75 3.3 76.35 76.35 59
1926 17 29.25 12 6.75 0 0 1.25 24 90.25 90.25 82.9
1927 34.25 31.25 3.5 1 0 0 0.2 9.5 79.7 79.7 49.5
1928 10 7.75 18 0 0 0 2.5 0 38.25 38.25 35.7
1929 25.1 21.75 13.5 9.75 1.5 0 2.25 9 82.85 82.85 89
1930 11 12 4 1.75 0 0 4 10.5 43.25 43.25 48
1931 33 14.75 18 6 0 0 2.25 4.25 78.25 78.25 60.7
1932 15 27 33.75 9.25 0 0 0 6.25 91.25 91.25 69.1
1933 12.25 28 18.75 21.5 0 0 12.75 16.25 109.5 109.5 76.9
1934 21 35.25 8.5 1.75 0 0 5.75 5.5 77.75 77.75 67.5
1935 34.25 18 9.75 8 0 1 3 6.5 80.5 80.5 57.7
1936 29.25 17 5.75 3.25 0 0 9 7 71.25 71.25 51.2
1937 12.25 3.25 21.25 7.5 0 0 5.5 5.5 55.25 55.25 57.3
1938 31 8 3 5.75 0 0 24 7 78.75 78.75 54.1
1939 21.6 13.25 24 19 0 0 9 10.5 97.35 97.35 74.5
1940 9.8 30 28.25 10.5 0 0.5 11 15 105.05 105.1 65.2
1941 21 3.25 17.25 0 0 0 0 8 49.5 49.5 41.6
1942 9.5 13 19.5 5.5 0 0 6 45.5 99 99 74
1943 51 16 17 21 0 0 27 4.5 136.5 136.5 71.1
1944 18.5 25.75 17.5 0 0 0 10.25 24.5 96.5 96.5 73.38
1945 47 25 5 0 5.5 0 11 17 110.5 110.5 81.07
1946 22.5 27.5 1 2 0 0.2 0.2 17.25 70.65 70.65 59.16
1947 17 51 33.75 10.5 0.2 0 3 24.5 139.95 139.9 97.27
1948 32 24.5 16 3.5 0 0.2 1 6 83.2 83.2 66.06
1949 22.5 18.75 16 0.8 0 0.2 1.5 13 72.75 72.75 60.31
1950 17.8 47.25 14 10.5 0 0.2 5.5 8.5 103.75 103.8 77.36
1951 13.25 13.5 15.25 6 0 0.5 10.5 24 83 83 65.95
1952 17.5 26.25 13.75 0.2 0 2.5 3.75 9.5 73.45 73.45 60.7
1953 31.25 17.5 11 10 0 0 5.75 5 80.5 80.5 64.57
1954 30.25 18.25 8.25 1 0 0 5.75 14.25 77.75 77.75 63.06
1955 12.5 35.75 29.25 12 0 0 14.25 8.75 112.5 112.5 82.18
1956 21.75 34.5 41 8.25 0 0 12.25 26.26 144.01 144 99.51
1957 25.25 4.75 12 8 0 0 0 10 60 60 53.3
1958 34 35.5 22.5 0.5 0 0 5.75 11 109.25 109.2 80.39
1959 24 16.5 39 0 0 0 3.5 10 93 93 71.45
1960 27.5 32 24.25 3 0 0 0.2 20.25 107.2 107.2 79.26
1961 25.25 14.25 16.75 12.5 0 0 4 26.2 98.95 98.95 74.72
1962 6 32.8 6 7 0 0 2.25 31.75 85.8 85.8 67.49
1963 33.25 27.5 27.5 1.5 2.5 0 1.5 16.5 110.25 110.2 80.94
1964 47.5 48 8.75 1.5 0 0.2 1 14.75 121.7 121.7 87.24
1965 29.5 11 15 1.5 0 0 4 5.5 66.5 66.5 56.87
1966 49.5 22 12.5 2 1 0 2.5 29 118.5 118.5 85.47
1967 8.5 51 35 11 0 0 20 15.1 140.6 140.6 97.63
1968 17.1 9.4 23 0 0 0 18.5 32.1 100.1 100.1 75.35
1969 12.5 39 14.9 1 0 0.3 2.25 61.5 131.45 131.4 92.6
1970 7 12.9 13.8 5.2 0 0 0 36.5 75.4 75.4 61.77
1971 20.6 27.3 42.3 11.7 0 0 25 21.2 148.1 148.1 101.8
1972 10.75 46.3 18.5 9.25 0 0.3 10.5 28.5 124.1 124.1 88.56
1973 18 14.5 4 3.5 0 0 0 4.5 44.5 44.5 41
1974 14.5 13.5 9 10 0 0 0 14.5 61.5 61.5 45.5
1975 17.25 17.25 2 20 0 0 3.25 22.25 82 82 74.5
1976 30.5 4.5 14.25 0.3 0 0 3 8 60.55 60.55 54
1977 29.75 21.25 23 2.75 2 0 8.75 21.75 109.25 109.2 96
1978 33.5 12.75 6 0 0 0 5 23 80.25 80.25 70
1979 24.5 3.5 5 5.5 0 0 0 2 40.5 40.5 43
1980 3.5 12.5 21 1 0 0 12 17.5 67.5 67.5 49
1981 12 16.5 3.5 0 0 0 0 44 76 76 60.5
1982 22 12 23 26 0 0 2 9 94 94 65.5
1983 17 18 11 16 0 0 5 15 82 82 68
1984 27.5 14 38 0 0 0 1.5 11 92 92 71.5
1985 12.5 12 6 0 0 0 0 6 36.5 105.9 88.5
1986 12 7 0 0 0 0 14 16 49 62.1 49
1987 44.5 3.5 1.5 0.5 0 12 9 8.5 79.5 95.9 79.5
1988 23 23.5 10.5 0 0 0.5 0 8.5 66 80.95 66
1989 2 4.5 8.5 0.5 0 0 3 9 27.5 38.33 27.5
1990 23 27 2.5 0 0 0 0 8.7 61.2 75.64 61.2
1991 11.5 6.5 4 0 0 0 2.7 9.5 34.2 45.75 34.2
1992 3.3 6.4 4.9 3.3 0 0 3 22 42.9 40 42.9
1993 13.5 23 28 5.5 0 0 0 13.5 83.5 115 83.5
1994 29.5 13.1 20.1 0 0 0 1 3.1 66.8 86.9 68
1995 10.4 15.3 3 0 0 0 10.4 26.3 65.4 105.9 28.7
1996 23 11.7 17.5 6 0 0 4.5 21 83.7 62.13 84
1997 20.6 7.1 19.8 12.6 0 0 14.2 19.8 94.1 95.9 89
1998 12.3 7 9.7 0 0 0 0 5.3 34.3 80.95 34.3
1999 20.5 6.4 11.4 0 0 0 0.4 0.6 39.3 38.33 39.3
2000 27.3 9.9 4.5 9.5 0 1 4.2 22.5 78.9 75.64 78.9
2001 8.9 24.9 38.7 0 0 0 0 10.7 83.2 45.75 83.2
2002 26.5 6.6 11.6 0.8 3 0 12.7 24.1 85.3
2003 26.4 11.7 7.4 4.7 0 0 1 34.9 86.1
2004 13.5 10 14.2 3.3 0 0 0.7 8.9 50.6
2005 26 13.3 25.2 0 0 0 5.8 14.9 85.2