Snowfall totals by month this winter in Binghamton, New York. Winter Storm Argos was responsible for all the snow in November and Winter Storm Stella has contributed to the majority of March's total.
Two of the heaviest snowstorms in more than 60 years of records have hit Binghamton, New York, inless than four monthsthis winter.
Thetwo storms are bookends to this snow season in the city:Winter Storm Argos kicked things off in Novemberand Winter Storm Stella struckthis week, near the end of the season.
was a prolonged snowstorm from Nov. 19-22, 2016, thatdumpeda record 27.6 inches on the city in south-central New York in about 72 hours. That edged out the previous record of 24.4 inches from Feb. 18-20, 1972.
This week, topped both those storms and pummeled Binghamton with 35.3inches of snow. The city's.
Even more impressive is that Stella's snow fell in amuch shorter time frame,from early March 14 into March 15.
Cars and street buried by snow from Winter Storm Stella in Binghamton, New York, March 15, 2017.
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Stella's snowfallexceeded what Binghamton received all of last winterwhen a meager 32 inches piled up and.That ranked far below the seasonal average of 83.4 inches.
After Stella, this season's snowfall now stands at 131.7inches in Binghamton, making it the , one year after the least-snowy season. The previous record was 131.3 inches from1993-94. The snow from Argos and Stella combined accounts for nearly half this season's total.