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Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020

Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020: 634 records at 287 stations, peak on 17 December 2020. Closed.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-12).

Key Facts

  • Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 set or tied 634 station records at 287 stations.
  • It ran from 15 December 2020 to 29 December 2020 (15 days) and its peak day was 17 December 2020.
  • Status: closed.
  • Renovo set an all-time record daily snowfall of 71.1 cm (28.0 in) on 17 December 2020.
  • The busiest day was 17 December 2020 with 245 records.
  • The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 173 years.

Footprint

15 to 29 December 2020
Footprint of Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 The area covered by Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 is outlined, with 13 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type.
The area covered by Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 is outlined, with 13 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.
Footprint of Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020: stations that set records in the event
StationTypeValueDate
RenovoRecord daily snowfall71.1 cm (28.0 in)2020-12-17
Lakeport 2Record daily snowfall86.4 cm (34.0 in)2020-12-17
Wellsboro 4 SWRecord daily snowfall62.2 cm (24.5 in)2020-12-17
Selinsgrove 2 SRecord daily snowfall31.8 cm (12.5 in)2020-12-17
Towanda 1 SRecord snow depth68.6 cm (27.0 in)2020-12-18
RidgwayRecord daily snowfall33.5 cm (13.2 in)2020-12-17
Concord ASOSRecord daily snowfall65.0 cm (25.6 in)2020-12-17
Liberty 1 NERecord daily snowfall40.6 cm (16.0 in)2020-12-17
Tamaqua 4 N DamRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)2020-12-17
Stevenson DamRecord daily snowfall74.7 cm (29.4 in)2020-12-17
CantonRecord daily snowfall73.7 cm (29.0 in)2020-12-17
Pleasant Mt 1 WRecord daily snowfall34.3 cm (13.5 in)2020-12-18
Saratoga Springs 4 SWRecord daily snowfall81.3 cm (32.0 in)2020-12-17

Records per Day

Peak day 245
Records per day during Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 Records set or tied each day from 15 December 2020 to 29 December 2020. The most in one day was 245 on 17 December 2020. 0 63 125 188 250 12-1512-1712-1912-2112-2312-2512-2712-29
Records set or tied each day from 15 December 2020 to 29 December 2020. The most in one day was 245 on 17 December 2020.
Records per day during Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020
DateRecords
2020-12-151
2020-12-1639
2020-12-17245
2020-12-1876
2020-12-1944
2020-12-2027
2020-12-2121
2020-12-2215
2020-12-2313
2020-12-2415
2020-12-25108
2020-12-2615
2020-12-2712
2020-12-282
2020-12-291

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced
Top records of Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 ranked by margin
Towanda 1 S, 12-2040.6 cm (16.0 in)
Towanda 1 S, 12-1938.1 cm (15.0 in)
Canton, 12-1733.1 cm (13.0 in)
Towanda 1 S, 12-1833.0 cm (13.0 in)
Wellsboro 4 SW, 12-1731.7 cm (12.5 in)
Renovo, 12-1930.4 cm (12.0 in)
Towanda 1 S, 12-2127.9 cm (11.0 in)
Towanda 1 S, 12-2227.9 cm (11.0 in)
Stevenson Dam, 12-1726.2 cm (10.3 in)
Renovo, 12-1725.4 cm (10.0 in)
Lakeport 2, 12-1725.4 cm (10.0 in)
Liberty 1 NE, 12-1725.4 cm (10.0 in)
Towanda 1 S, 12-2325.4 cm (10.0 in)
Pleasant Mt 1 W, 12-1824.1 cm (9.5 in)
Selinsgrove 2 S, 12-1721.6 cm (8.5 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right. 0 50 100 150 200 0150300450600 Margin (mm) Years the old record stood
500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.
Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020
Margin (mm)Years the old record stood
254106
25451
31776
216112
406103
279106
381103
330103
18398
17576
254112
254103
21688
10180
26226
33126
24178
30475
27975
20849
48369
30560
10291
14076
15227
43150
31326
38152
9693
26724
11474
101101
101103
38450
18850
43550
153103
17348
38147
20424
18350
17850
15270
17748
20350
114116
33050
7663
15350
12757
38107
33069
12522
16850
1657
27950
16347
16270
76101
30569
21435
48315
19564
8270
38103
17833
101106
12717
11449
15239
11241
84119
21634
40618
20475
1013
18105
50111
10126
9739
38125
38125
35625
2117
30515
1787
10948
12778
23646
17021
22971
76106
77106
20369
15747
15850
7676
12750
10150
12712
13721
15069
15262
6398
12776
7276
5170
12770
12757
31025
20371
10242
56116
9151
5185
77123
9750
9870
19513
10269
20352
15269
8739
7760
25425
12776
5347
4577
15251
5173
59213
27950
4077
4327
51103
12935
27925
10127
9878
11458
12756
51123
9288
12750
12750
10240
25108
15232
29232
9950
7451
11710
8958
11250
11541
10154
3887
20447
12047
10240
12750
25119
12769
7650
13247
15350
25114
7651
13447
10248
12733
25110
4067
10069
14048
12747
7150
12769
15250
18123
7669
10160
15258
27103
7654
15350
5053
503
7450
1396
5111
6328
7469
15460
10173
12847
12247
12744
12747
15269

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event
Station records in Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 compared with similar events
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Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020 (this event)634 records

Every Record Set

20 of 634
Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 15 to 29 December 2020, in date order
DateStationRecordValueMarginYears stoodSignificance
2020-12-17RenovoRecord daily snowfall71.1 cm (28.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)106100 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-17Lakeport 2Record daily snowfall86.4 cm (34.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)5183 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-17Wellsboro 4 SWRecord daily snowfall62.2 cm (24.5 in)31.7 cm (12.5 in)7681 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-17Selinsgrove 2 SRecord daily snowfall31.8 cm (12.5 in)21.6 cm (8.5 in)11280 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-17RidgwayRecord daily snowfall33.5 cm (13.2 in)18.3 cm (7.2 in)9879 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17Concord ASOSRecord daily snowfall65.0 cm (25.6 in)17.5 cm (6.9 in)7679 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17Liberty 1 NERecord daily snowfall40.6 cm (16.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)11277 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17Tamaqua 4 N DamRecord daily snowfall33.0 cm (13.0 in)21.6 cm (8.5 in)8874 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17Towanda 1 SRecord daily snowfall71.1 cm (28.0 in)10.1 cm (4.0 in)8074 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17Stevenson DamRecord daily snowfall74.7 cm (29.4 in)26.2 cm (10.3 in)2673 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17CantonRecord daily snowfall73.7 cm (29.0 in)33.1 cm (13.0 in)2672 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-17Saratoga Springs 4 SWRecord daily snowfall81.3 cm (32.0 in)20.8 cm (8.2 in)4969 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-18Towanda 1 SRecord snow depth68.6 cm (27.0 in)33.0 cm (13.0 in)10380 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-18Pleasant Mt 1 WRecord daily snowfall34.3 cm (13.5 in)24.1 cm (9.5 in)7872 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-19Towanda 1 SRecord snow depth68.6 cm (27.0 in)38.1 cm (15.0 in)10380 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-19RenovoRecord snow depth53.3 cm (21.0 in)30.4 cm (12.0 in)7572 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-20Towanda 1 SRecord snow depth66.0 cm (26.0 in)40.6 cm (16.0 in)10380 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-21Towanda 1 SRecord snow depth58.4 cm (23.0 in)27.9 cm (11.0 in)10680 of 100 (Exceptional)
2020-12-22Towanda 1 SRecord snow depth50.8 cm (20.0 in)27.9 cm (11.0 in)7572 of 100 (Major)
2020-12-23Towanda 1 SRecord snow depth45.7 cm (18.0 in)25.4 cm (10.0 in)10377 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 634 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.