<p>It’s hard to avoid the fact that winter weather in New York State’s northern tier is pretty grim. You don’t even see a New England location on this list until number 20 and that’s in Maine. (source: city-data.com)</p>
<ol>
<li> Syracuse, NY (housing, pop. 140,658): 115.6 in </li>
<li> Clay, NY (housing, pop. 58,836): 115.6 in </li>
<li> Anchorage, AK (housing, pop. 278,700): 114.0 in </li>
<li> Utica, NY (housing, pop. 59,082): 108.2 in </li>
<li> Flagstaff, AZ (housing, pop. 58,213): 100.3 in </li>
<li> Coconino, AZ (housing, pop. 74,488): 100.3 in </li>
<li> Cheektowaga, NY (housing, pop. 79,988): 93.6 in </li>
<li> Amherst, NY (housing, pop. 116,773): 93.6 in </li>
<li> Buffalo, NY (housing, pop. 276,059): 93.6 in </li>
<li> Niagara Falls, NY (housing, pop. 52,326): 93.6 in </li>
<li> Rochester, NY (housing, pop. 208,123): 92.3 in </li>
<li> Irondequoit, NY (housing, pop. 52,354): 92.3 in </li>
<li> Erie, PA (housing, pop. 102,036): 88.8 in </li>
<li> Union, NY (housing, pop. 54,563): 81.8 in </li>
<li> Duluth, MN (housing, pop. 84,167): 80.7 in </li>
<li> Grand Rapids, MI (housing, pop. 193,083): 73.4 in </li>
<li> Wyoming, MI (housing, pop. 70,155): 73.4 in </li>
<li> South Bend, IN (housing, pop. 104,905): 70.8 in </li>
<li> Elkhart, IN (housing, pop. 52,748): 70.5 in </li>
<li> Portland, ME (housing, pop. 63,011): 70.4 in </li>
<li> Kalamazoo, MI (housing, pop. 72,161): 68.8 in </li>
<li> Worcester, MA (housing, pop. 175,454): 67.2 in </li>
<li> Schenectady, NY (housing, pop. 61,560): 63.9 in </li>
<li> Albany, NY (housing, pop. 93,963): 63.9 in </li>
<li> Manchester, NH (housing, pop. 109,497): 63.6 in</li>
</ol>
<p>Though I imagine one could win a nice bet on the crazy fact that Flagstaff, AZ is in the top 5 for annual snowfall!</p>