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Large variation in annual snowfall averages across region

Winter in northwest Pennsylvania means plenty of snow, but just how much depends on where you’re at.

According to data from the National Weather Service’s State College Forecast Office, which covers Warren County, official observation sites show yearly accumulation averages from five-and-a-half to nine feet over the last decade.

Recorded measurements at the Chandlers Valley observation station show totals of 95, 127, 115, 101, 145.5, 141, 91, 106, 76 and 94 inches in each of the ten years since the 2012-13 winter season. On average, the site in the northwestern portion of the county recorded 109 inches of snow per year over the course of the decade.

In the City of Warren, totals reached 60, 69, 71, 51, 85, 82, 45, 69, 62 and 70 inches in each of those ten years. That results in an average of 66.4 inches for the central portion of the county.

NWS data from neighboring McKean County showed totals ranging from 51 to 95 inches in Bradford, the nearest available observation data to northeast Warren County. The average in Bradford came to 74.6 inches per year over the decade.

Data from Kane, the nearest available for the southeastern portion of Warren County, showed totals ranging from 51 to 95 inches of snow per year. The average comes to 80.3 inches per year.

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