The two prior winters combined for just 22.2 inches of snow. Then January arrived. Two storms in six weeks buried the city under nearly 35 inches — more than the prior two full winters combined.
Select a storm below to see snowfall intensity across Greater Boston's 41,000+ street segments. Hover any street for exact measurements.
Seasonal snowfall at Boston Logan Airport, 1980–2026. After back-to-back drought winters, the 2025–26 season came in at 62.5in — ranking #10 all-time at Logan Airport.
CoCoRaHS — 27 volunteer observer stations across Boston metro (7 zero-reading stations excluded). Daily NewSnowDepth measurements, Oct 2025 – Mar 2026.
NOAA GHCN Daily — Boston Logan Airport (USW00014739). Historical seasonal totals 1980–2026.
OpenStreetMap — Street geometry via osmnx Python library.
Street-level snowfall is estimated using Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) with power=2, k=8 nearest neighbors. Each of the 26,064 street segment midpoints is assigned a snowfall estimate based on a weighted average of the 8 nearest CoCoRaHS stations — closer stations carry proportionally greater weight.
Plow priority is derived from road classification (major → secondary → residential) where City of Boston open data was unavailable.
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