Truckee, California, a town between Reno and Donner Lake, was named the third-snowiest place in the country by The Weather Channel.
The Sierra Nevada town near the Nevada-California border receives an average annual snowfall of 206.6 inches. The snowiest month is typically February, receiving 47.9 inches of snow. Jan. 3, 1916, was Truckee’s snowiest day on record when 45 inches fell. The greatest recorded snow depth for Truckee was 118 inches in 1911.
What are the snowiest places in the U.S.?Valdez, Alaska (325.3 inches annually)Sherman, New York (224.5 inches)Truckee, California (206.6 inches)Crested Butte, Colorado (203 inches)Marquette, Michigan (196.8 inches)Lead, South Dakota (183.9 inches)Terra Alta, West Virginia (171.1 inches)Hurley, Wisconsin (155 inches)Snyderville, Utah (152.9 inches)Red Lodge, Montana (141.9 inches)
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