how much snow have we gotten

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Snow amounts are very local, and the question doesn’t include your location or time frame, so a precise total cannot be given. Snowfall can also vary a lot even across a single city because of bands within a storm and how measurements are taken.

Why a precise total is not possible

Official snowfall totals are recorded at specific weather stations such as airports or National Weather Service sites, not at every neighborhood or address. Even during a single storm, one part of a metro area can see several inches more or less than another, so regional numbers rarely match what actually fell at a specific home or street.

How you can find your exact amount

To get the best estimate for “how much snow we’ve gotten,” it helps to specify:

  • Your nearest city or ZIP/postal code.
  • Whether you mean the latest storm, this week, this month, or since the start of the season.

Then you can:

  • Check your national or local meteorological service’s snowfall or climate page, which lists daily and seasonal snowfall for each station.
  • Use local news or city weather pages that often summarize storm and seasonal totals for your metro area.

If you share your location (city/region) and whether you mean the latest storm or the whole season, a more targeted explanation of typical totals and where to look them up can be provided.