Pittsburgh 2026-27

Nobody forecasts a snow total

No agency issues a seasonal snowfall number for a city. What exists is 73 years of record. Photo: daveynin, CC BY.

NOAA, 13 August 2026

A record El Nino is coming

Greater than 90% chance of a very strong event, and a 69% chance it beats every El Nino since 1950. Photo: daveynin, CC BY.

The last one

16.3 inches, the lowest ever

2023-24 was a strong El Nino and the emptiest winter in the record. Eight of nine finished below normal. Photo: Cbaile19, CC0.

But

2009-10 gave 77.4 inches

Second snowiest season on record, under an El Nino. A tendency is not a promise. This is that winter. Photo: Asamudra, CC BY.

What matters

Hills, not the total

Only 14 days a year bring an inch or more. Two inches on a Pittsburgh grade beats six on flat ground. Full record in the guide.

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