Erie is second to Syracuse as snowiest U.S. city this winter. What other cities are close?

As the end of winter draws near with the official first day of spring on March 20, Erie and Syracuse, New York are battling to take the Golden Snow Globe title.
Erie is no stranger to the Golden Snow Globe national contest, frequently being among the leaders in its population category. The latest totals from goldensnowglobe.com shows Erie is just below Syracuse by less than an inch (0.6 inches) on the leaderboard of snowiest U.S. cities through March 6.
Erie, which led the race until Thursday's snowfall, has accumulated 109.9 inches this season compared to Syracuse's 110.5 inches. Erie's snowfall amount has been confirmed by the National Weather Service office in Cleveland.
The next snowiest cities in the U.S. behind Syracuse and Erie are:
Rochester, New York at 84.3 inches.
Buffalo, New York at 76.5 inches.
Grand Rapids, Michigan at 62.1 inches.
Boulder, Colorado at 58.8 inches.
The icing on the lake: How frozen is Lake Erie?
The National Weather Service says that this winter has been above average by at least 19 inches when it comes to the snowfall total.
The average snowfall for Erie around this time of the season is 90.9 inches.
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In the winter of 2017-18, Erie won the Golden Snow Globe title, recording 198.5 inches of snow.
During that winter Erie finished 1 inch shy of breaking Buffalo's record for snowiest season for a large U.S. city, which it set in 1976-1977 with 199.4 inches of snow.
This season Erie is 88.6 inches away from the 2017-18 record and likely won't reach it with the warmer weather around the corner.
Neighboring areas including Pittsburgh, Buffalo and Cleveland are below average for their snowfall totals, according to the National Weather Service.
Cleveland, Ohio has recorded 33.2 inches for the season, which is below the normal amount of around 53 inches.
Buffalo has recorded 76.5 inches so far. Buffalo is just below its average of 82.4 inches at this point in the season.
Pittsburgh has recorded 30.4 inches this season. That total is below its normal for the season, which is 37.6 inches.
"The big snow total difference between Erie and all of these neighboring cities was due to the snowstorm that Erie saw around Thanksgiving," Karen Clark, meteorologist from the National Weather Service, said. "From Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, Erie saw 34.6 inches of snow."
Clark said that some areas in Erie had 4 feet of snow or more during the post-Thanksgiving storm.
Clark says that she wouldn't rule out more snow in Erie for the rest of the season. If any snow is left, it is predicted to be not a heavy amount but just a couple of inches.
Clark says that warmer weather is ahead for Erie with temperatures next week reaching the upper 50s.
More: Water levels in Great Lakes drop throughout winter. When will seasonal rise occur?
Get the latest AccuWeather forecast details and radar images for your ZIP code at goerie.com/weather. Download the GoErie app for iOS or Android for mobile-friendly forecasts.
Contact Nicholas Sorensen at nsorensen@gannett.com.
This article originally appeared on Erie Times-News: Erie, PA snowfall total second in the country for 2024-25 winter

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