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Winter in Bucks County, Pennsylvania

167 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.

167 events · 6 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 1.8%

Winter event locations in and around Bucks 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.

Bucks County, Pennsylvania, has 167 winter events in the NCEI record since 1950, with at least one in 17 different years.

January is the busiest month, with 56 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 66 events against 101 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 1.8% of the 9,299 winter events recorded in Pennsylvania; its 27.6 per 100 square miles compares with 20.8 statewide.

NCEI attributes 6 deaths 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 Pennsylvania

Measure	Bucks County	Pennsylvania	US
Winter events since 1950	167	9,299	287,339
Per 100 square miles	27.6	20.8	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	2.6	7.2	8.7
Deaths recorded	6	130	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

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

Seasonality

Jan
56Feb
42Mar
19Apr
4May
0Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
2Nov
8Dec
36

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

Recorded events

All 167 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
27 Nov 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Nov 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Feb 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Feb 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2012	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	4	2	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2011	Winter Storm	—	$125K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Jan 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 2011	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2011	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2010	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2010	Winter Storm	—	$5.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2010	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2010	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	1	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Jan 2009	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2008	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	1	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	4	Forecast zone
6 Dec 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	4	Forecast zone
28 Oct 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Feb 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2008	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2007	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Nov 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	1	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2007	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2007	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	4	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2006	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2006	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2006	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2006	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Dec 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2005	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Dec 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Nov 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Feb 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2005	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Mar 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Jan 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2003	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Apr 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	$1.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Feb 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Jan 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 2002	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Dec 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Mar 2002	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2002	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 2002	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Jan 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2001	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2001	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2001	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2001	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2001	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2001	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Jan 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Dec 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Apr 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2000	Sleet	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Feb 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2000	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Jan 1999	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	12	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Jan 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 1998	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 1998	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 1998	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Jan 1998	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Jan 1998	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Dec 1997	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Dec 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Nov 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Apr 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Mar 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Mar 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 1997	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Jan 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Jan 1997	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Nov 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Apr 1996	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 1996	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Feb 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	1	Forecast zone
7 Jan 1996	Blizzard	—	$1.9M	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Bucks County had?

167 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 Bucks County?

27 Nov 2012 (Winter Weather). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

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

The winter storm of 9 Feb 2010, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $5.0M.

How does Bucks County compare with Pennsylvania for winter?

27.6 events per 100 square miles against 20.8 statewide; the county holds 167 of the state's 9,299 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.