Image (click to enlarge): Top 10 snowfall totals for southern New England, from National Weather Service
February 10 Update: The Providence total has been corrected to 16.6", making this the 9th biggest snowstorm.
Original Post:
As the snow has wound down over New England, the National Weather Service is reporting top 10 storm snowfall totals at its major climate reporting stations. The preliminary total of 31.9" at Portland was an all-time record, but official climate records at Portland extend back only to 1941.
Location Amount Rank Portland ME 31.9" 1st Worcester MA 28.7" 3rd Hartford CT 22.8" 2nd Providence RI 16.6" 9th Boston MA 24.9" 5thAs of 4 PM today (Saturday), here are unofficial NWS reports of 2 feet or more:
********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL******************** LOCATION STORM TOTAL TIME/DATE COMMENTS SNOWFALL OF /INCHES/ MEASUREMENT CONNECTICUT ..HARTFORD COUNTY GLASTONBURY 33.5 326 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC MANCHESTER 32.0 1030 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER WEATOGUE 31.0 1012 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO FARMINGTON 29.0 918 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO GRANBY 29.0 938 AM 2/09 NWS EMPLOYEE NEWINGTON 28.0 1240 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC BURLINGTON 27.5 902 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 SE ENFIELD 27.2 700 AM 2/09 COCORAHS 1 WSW WETHERSFIELD 27.0 900 AM 2/09 COCORAHS HARTFORD 27.0 929 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO CANTON 26.0 956 AM 2/09 NONE NORTH GRANBY 25.0 610 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER AVON 25.0 239 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO 1 ENE NORTH GRANBY 25.0 900 AM 2/09 COCORAHS WEST HARTFORD 24.5 218 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO 3 NNW WEST HARTFORD 24.3 730 AM 2/09 COCORAHS BRISTOL 24.0 908 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER SIMSBURY 24.0 618 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO ..TOLLAND COUNTY COVENTRY 32.5 1143 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER STAFFORDVILLE 31.4 100 PM 2/09 NWS COOP TOLLAND 30.5 914 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC STAFFORD SPRINGS 26.1 1237 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER SOMERS 25.5 646 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER VERNON 25.0 402 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO ..WINDHAM COUNTY EAST KILLINGLY 26.0 1105 AM 2/09 NONE WOODSTOCK 26.0 1026 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER THOMPSON 25.5 1008 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER HAMPTON 25.0 829 AM 2/09 COOP OBSERVER ASHFORD 24.0 828 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC MASSACHUSETTS ..BRISTOL COUNTY FALL RIVER 24.0 1122 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO ..ESSEX COUNTY SAUGUS 28.2 1243 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC LYNN 27.0 1152 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO SALEM 25.0 405 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER MIDDLETON 25.0 258 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC METHUEN 24.5 1112 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER TOPSFIELD 24.0 243 PM 2/09 NONE ..HAMPDEN COUNTY SOUTHWICK 28.3 800 AM 2/09 NONE AGAWAM 24.0 1120 AM 2/09 TRAINRD SPOTTER MONSON 24.0 653 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO BLANDFORD 24.0 446 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO ..HAMPSHIRE COUNTY WESTHAMPTON 25.0 913 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTHAMPTON 24.0 700 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER ..MIDDLESEX COUNTY FRAMINGHAM 30.5 910 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO WINCHESTER 30.2 319 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC WILMINGTON 29.0 323 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC SOMERVILLE 28.0 932 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC WAKEFIELD 27.5 100 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC ACTON 27.0 128 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC BELMONT 27.0 732 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO LITTLETON 27.0 903 AM 2/09 NONE MELROSE 26.5 553 AM 2/09 NONE READING 26.2 210 PM 2/09 TRIAINED SPOTTER CAMBRIDGE 26.0 1112 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO HUDSON 26.0 936 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO TYNGSBORO 26.0 1032 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO SHERBORN 25.8 716 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO NORTH WOBURN 25.5 352 PM 2/09 NONE 1 SW ACTON 25.4 845 AM 2/09 COCORAHS TOWNSEND 25.1 1016 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER 2 NNE NATICK 25.0 840 AM 2/09 COCORAHS WALTHAM 25.0 734 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO DRACUT 24.9 105 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC NATICK 24.0 1022 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER WESTFORD 24.0 725 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO MEDFORD 24.0 812 AM 2/09 NONE MAYNARD 24.0 937 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO ..NORFOLK COUNTY QUINCY 30.0 104 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC MILTON 28.0 143 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC 1 NW WEYMOUTH 26.0 800 AM 2/09 COCORAHS WEYMOUTH 26.0 911 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO WRENTHAM 26.0 702 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO RANDOLPH 26.0 152 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTH WEYMOUTH 25.8 400 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER BROOKLINE 25.5 1125 AM 2/09 NWS EMPLOYEE NORWOOD 25.4 1233 PM 2/09 NWS EMPLOYEE FOXBORO 24.5 1200 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER BRAINTREE 24.1 951 AM 2/09 MEDIA 1 NW NORWOOD 24.0 700 AM 2/09 COCORAHS ..SUFFOLK COUNTY SOUTH BOSTON 28.0 328 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER JAMAICA PLAIN 25.5 1004 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO WEST ROXBURY 25.0 329 PM 2/09 HAM RADIO WINTHROP 24.9 100 PM 2/09 LOGAN AIRPORT ..WORCESTER COUNTY SPENCER 31.0 1030 AM 2/09 NONE FITCHBURG 30.2 304 PM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTHBORO 29.5 1002 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO STERLING 28.0 1244 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC WORCESTER 28.0 747 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO MILFORD 28.0 843 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC SHREWSBURY 27.0 735 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO ATHOL 27.0 1023 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO 1 SSE NORTHBOROUGH 26.7 835 AM 2/09 COCORAHS LEICESTER 26.0 1110 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO MILBURY 26.0 754 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO SOUTHBORO 25.5 646 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO OXFORD 25.2 623 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC TEMPLETON 25.0 405 AM 2/09 NONE CLINTON 25.0 811 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC DOUGLAS 25.0 826 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO CHARLTON 24.5 224 PM 2/09 HAM RADIO GARDNER 24.0 758 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO NEW HAMPSHIRE ..HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NEW BOSTON 30.4 959 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC MOUNT VERNON 30.0 313 PM 2/09 HAM RADIO GOFFSTOWN 28.0 802 AM 2/09 NONE NEW IPSWICH 25.0 354 AM 2/09 FIRE DEPT/RESCUE HOLLIS 24.0 856 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO NASHUA 24.0 500 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO PELHAM 24.0 715 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO 4 NNE AMHERST 24.0 1000 AM 2/09 COCORAHS ..MERRIMACK COUNTY CONCORD ASOS 24.0 104 PM 2/09 ..ROCKINGHAM COUNTY 5 W SEABROOK 29.3 216 PM 2/09 1 NNW SEABROOK 26.2 930 AM 2/09 1 S EAST HAMPSTEAD 26.0 1004 AM 2/09 ..STRAFFORD COUNTY 2 SSE FARMINGTON 27.0 943 AM 2/09 RHODE ISLAND ..PROVIDENCE COUNTY WEST GLOCESTER 27.6 1046 AM 2/09 TRAINED SPOTTER NORTH FOSTER 26.3 1023 AM 2/09 NWS COOP WOONSOCKET 26.1 100 PM 2/09 MEDIA GLOCESTER 26.0 1237 PM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC BURRILLVILLE 26.0 1141 AM 2/09 GENERAL PUBLIC 3 SE WEST GLOCESTER 25.7 700 AM 2/09 COCORAHS 1 ESE WOONSOCKET 24.4 700 AM 2/09 COCORAHS CUMBERLAND 24.1 635 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO NORTH SCITUATE 24.0 1018 AM 2/09 LAW ENFORCEMENT SMITHFIELD 24.0 714 AM 2/09 HAM RADIO MAINE ..ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY 2 E LEWISTON 25.5 159 PM 2/09 4 S TURNER 24.0 1139 AM 2/09 ..CUMBERLAND COUNTY GORHAM 35.5 234 PM 2/09 PORTLAND JETPORT 31.9 100 PM 2/09 WESTBROOK 30.0 1132 AM 2/09 PORTLAND - N DEERING 26.5 1137 AM 2/09 GRAY NWS OFFICE 26.4 1259 PM 2/09 3 NNW PORTLAND 24.0 928 AM 2/09 GRAY 24.0 1112 AM 2/09 ..OXFORD COUNTY 1 W OTISFIELD 24.0 1122 AM 2/09 ..SAGADAHOC COUNTY RICHMOND 26.5 202 PM 2/09 ..YORK COUNTY BERWICK 32.0 1221 PM 2/09 2 NNW SACO 27.0 1053 AM 2/09 HOLLIS 24.5 115 PM 2/09