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Vermont’s campuses are the snowiest

The middle college in Vermont gets 88 in of snow a year

20 in40 in60 in80 inVermont: 88 in (6 colleges)Vermont88 in 6 collegesMaine: 70 in (12 colleges)Maine70 in 12 collegesNew Hampshire: 60 in (9 colleges)New Hampshire60 in 9 collegesMontana: 54 in (6 colleges)Montana54 in 6 collegesWisconsin: 52 in (30 colleges)Wisconsin52 in 30 collegesNorth Dakota: 50 in (5 colleges)North Dakota50 in 5 collegesMassachusetts: 49 in (40 colleges)Massachusetts49 in 40 collegesMichigan: 49 in (38 colleges)Michigan49 in 38 collegesUtah: 49 in (15 colleges)Utah49 in 15 collegesMinnesota: 46 in (34 colleges)Minnesota46 in 34 collegesColorado: 45 in (28 colleges)Colorado45 in 28 collegesRhode Island: 37 in (9 colleges)Rhode Island37 in 9 collegesIowa: 36 in (21 colleges)Iowa36 in 21 collegesConnecticut: 34 in (10 colleges)Connecticut34 in 10 collegesNew York: 33 in (103 colleges)New York33 in 103 collegesPennsylvania: 30 in (66 colleges)Pennsylvania30 in 66 collegesNevada: 30 in (6 colleges)Nevada30 in 6 collegesIllinois: 28 in (52 colleges)Illinois28 in 52 collegesNew Jersey: 28 in (24 colleges)New Jersey28 in 24 collegesMaryland: 28 in (10 colleges)Maryland28 in 10 collegesNebraska: 27 in (12 colleges)Nebraska27 in 12 collegesOhio: 26 in (39 colleges)Ohio26 in 39 collegesIndiana: 26 in (19 colleges)Indiana26 in 19 collegesWest Virginia: 22 in (7 colleges)West Virginia22 in 7 collegesKansas: 14 in (16 colleges)Kansas14 in 16 colleges
Source · NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020
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NOAA US Climate Normals 1991–2020, the station nearest each college. States with at least five colleges whose station within 50 km files snowfall.

Vermont: 88 in

Maine: 70 in

New Hampshire: 60 in

Kansas, last of 25: 14 in

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