WNY Snow Totals So Far are Impressive

February 8, 2009


Halfway through the 2008-2009 snow season, the National Weather Service has released its compiled snow fall totals for several locations in WNY. The Weather Service uses about 200 reporting stations and many are reporting above average totals.

Here are some of the snow totals recorded as of February 8, 2009. (2007-2008 full season totals in parenthesis)

Lockport -83 inches
Niagara Falls -76 inches
Colden -152 inches (2007-08 Total 134 inches)
Boston -150 inches (2007-08 Total 151 inches)
Chaffee -121 inches (2007-08 Total 111 inches)
Wales -114 inches (2007-08 Total 109 inches)
East Aurora -111 inches
West Seneca -99 inches
West Valley -175 inches
Buffalo City -75-90 inches, north to south
Buffalo Airport -86 inches (2007-08 total 104 inches)
Warsaw -151 inches (2007-08 Total 191 inches)
Perry -96 inches
Portageville -81 inches
Mayville -237 inches
Yorkshire -199 inches (2007-08 Total 134 inches)
Ellicottville -203 inches (2007-08 Total 164 inches)
Arkwright -228 inches
Rushford -98 inches