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Winter in Jefferson County, New York

225 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

225 events · 1 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 1.7%

Winter event locations in and around Jefferson County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

Jefferson County, New York, has 225 winter events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 31 different years.

January is the busiest month, with 78 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 162 events against 63 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.7% of the 13,456 winter events recorded in New York; its 17.7 per 100 square miles compares with 28.6 statewide.

NCEI attributes 1 death in the county to winter storms and snow.

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with New York

Measure	Jefferson County	New York	US
Winter events since 1950	225	13,456	287,339
Per 100 square miles	17.7	28.6	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	19.3	6.8	8.7
Deaths recorded	1	135	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Jefferson County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
78Feb
45Mar
22Apr
4May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
1Nov
21Dec
54

Winter events in Jefferson County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

The 167 events kept for this page are the 120 most recent plus the 80 with the most damage, deaths or injuries out of 225. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
13 Mar 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2026	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Mar 2025	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Jan 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2025	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2024	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2024	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Nov 2024	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2024	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2024	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Jan 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Nov 2023	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Mar 2023	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2023	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2022	Blizzard	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2022	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Nov 2022	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Feb 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2022	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2022	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2022	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2021	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2021	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2021	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2020	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2020	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2020	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2020	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2020	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2020	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2019	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Nov 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Mar 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2019	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2019	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2019	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2019	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Dec 2018	Lake-Effect Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Apr 2018	Winter Storm	—	$10K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2018	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2018	Winter Storm	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2018	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Feb 2018	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2018	Winter Storm	—	$30K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2018	Blizzard	—	$35K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 2017	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$70K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2017	Winter Storm	—	$30K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2017	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$35K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Nov 2017	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2017	Winter Storm	—	$50K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2017	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2017	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$35K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2017	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 2017	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$16K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Nov 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$35K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2016	Winter Storm	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$30K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$30K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2016	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2015	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$10K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2015	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2015	Winter Storm	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2015	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$30K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2015	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2015	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$45K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Dec 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$50K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2014	Winter Storm	—	$30K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Nov 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$250K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Nov 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$500K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Nov 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Mar 2014	Winter Storm	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Mar 2014	Blizzard	—	$24K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2014	Winter Storm	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2014	Winter Storm	—	$10K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2014	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2013	Ice Storm	—	$250K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Dec 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$8K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2013	Winter Storm	—	$7K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Dec 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$7K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$14K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2013	Winter Storm	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Mar 2013	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Mar 2013	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2011	Winter Storm	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2011	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$40K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Dec 2010	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Dec 2009	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 2009	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$22K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2009	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2008	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2008	Winter Storm	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2008	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Oct 2008	Winter Storm	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2008	Winter Storm	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2007	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Apr 2007	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Apr 2007	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2007	Heavy Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2007	Lake-Effect Snow	—	$1.5M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2007	Winter Storm	—	$100K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Feb 2006	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Nov 2005	Heavy Snow	—	$50K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 2005	Heavy Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2003	Heavy Snow	—	$25K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Mar 2003	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2003	Ice Storm	—	$200K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	$250K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 2001	Heavy Snow	—	$2.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	$1.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Nov 2000	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2000	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Dec 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$75K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$150K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	$15K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 1999	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Mar 1998	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1998	Ice Storm	—	$10M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 1997	Heavy Snow	—	$20K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 1996	Winter Storm	—	$100K	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Jefferson County had?

225 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Jefferson County?

13 Mar 2026 (Winter Storm). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Jefferson County?

The ice storm of 8 Jan 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $10M.

How does Jefferson County compare with New York for winter?

17.7 events per 100 square miles against 28.6 statewide; the county holds 225 of the state's 13,456 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.