Local Weather History: Seasonal Snowfall Trends Since 1859 In Greater Lafayette & Record of Snowfalls at or More Than 12" in Tippecanoe County Since 1850.....

October to May snow season getting snowier in Greater Lafayette? Winter more or less snowy than 100 years ago? Frequency of 12" or more of snowfall in Tippecanoe County? Here are the answers..

Looking back to all Greater Lafayette snow season records to 1859, these are the snowiest & least snowy October-May periods, as well as the snowiest & least snowiest calendar years.

There has been an overall decrease in seasonal & snow season snowfall since 1859 with the snowiest snow seasons in the 1860s, 1880s & early 1900s. A resurgence occurred in the early 2010s not seen since the late 1970s to early 1980s, but have dropped off since then:

I also analyzed the frequency of single snowfall events reaching or exceeding 12” in not just Greater Lafayette, but Tippecanoe County as a whole.

Overall, the frequency of snowfall events reaching or exceeding 12” has been decreasing since 1859 after peaking in the early 1910s & then a near peak in the 1970s:

The top 10 snowiest snow seasons (October-May) since 1859: