Snow Records

Official Snowfall Records for Scranton, Pennsylvania

Businesses in Scranton, Pennsylvania rely on accurate snowfall record-keeping to plan for the most extreme conditions during the winter. Snow plow removal companies, Municipalities, Universities and others that fight snow can plan for the worst with this data…

First Two Inches

The first recorded date on which the city received its first 2 inches of snowfall.

October

1930

ERIE INTL AP
10/19/1930

1962

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
10/26/1962

1979

PHILADELPHIA INTL AP
10/10/1979

1993

PITTSBURGH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
10/31/1993

2011

ALLENTOWN LEHIGH VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
10/29/2011

November

1954

WILLIAMSPORT REGIONAL AP
11/2/1954

1962

MIDDLETOWN HARRISBURG INT’L AP
11/3/1962

1, 2 & 3 Day Snow Accumulation Records

Greatest Amount of Snow in One Day:

22.1in. — The one-day record snowfall for Scranton, Pennsylvania was recorded on March 14th, 2017 as seen in the chart below.

Greatest Amount of Snow in Two Days:

23.6in. — The two-day cumulative snow record covered the period from March 15th, 2017 toMarch 16th, 2017.

Greatest Amount of Snow in Three Days:

23.9in. — The two-day cumulative snow record covered the period from March 15th, 2017 toMarch 17th, 2017.

These snow records are reviewed yearly and updated as new data is recorded.

SPN enlisted the help of the leading winter-expert Meteorologists to collect snow records throughout the United States. SPN has assimilated snow record data from over 220 U.S. Cities including Scranton, Pennsylvania. Snowfall records are reviewed and updated yearly.

Greatest Snowfall in One Season:

81.5 inches – The greatest cumulative snow fall for Scranton, Pennsylvania. This occurred during the year that ended December 31st, 1994. This was surely a banner year for snowplow contractors!United States snow records can be found by reviewing the snowfall records of over 200 cities.

← BACK TO SNOWFALL RECORDS