SEASON RELATIVE

Wetter than 68% of 22 past seasons since 1992 at this station. This season’s snowfall is 41.0 in, above a typical 28.5 in.

Official gauges only (NOAA GHCN-Daily snowfall and NRCS SNOTEL winter precipitation). Not resort marketing, not OpenSnow, not OnTheSnow. This page uses the NOAA GHCN-Daily station USC00310506.

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Mid-Atlantic · NC · 2025-26

Sugar Mountain

68
Strong
This season at the gauge
41.0 in
Median
28.5 in
Record
89.8 in · 2009-10
Sample
22 past seasons

Cumulative observed snowfall

Ghost lines are past seasons. Dashed is the median. Band is the 10th–90th percentile envelope. X-axis is day of season, not calendar year.

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Sliding the date recomputes the percentile against the same calendar date in past seasons — never a full year vs a partial year.

The station

NOAA COOP in Banner Elk, in the valley between Sugar and Beech.

ID USC00310506
Network NOAA GHCN-Daily
Elevation 3,730 ft
Metric observed snowfall (in)