BOSTON – If you are thinking it is too early to talk snow, here’s a reminder that you have just 39 shopping days until Christmas . Before you know it, the flakes will be flying in the Boston area – but how soon, exactly?
When does Boston see the first snow of the season?
Looking strictly at averages, our first measurable snowfall in the city of Boston comes around Nov. 28, which just so happens to be Thanksgiving this year.
Farther inland, the first measurable snow date is earlier. In Worcester for example, the average is Nov. 18.
These “first” dates have been trending later and later in recent years. Last year it took until Dec. 6th in Boston to measure some snow. Since 2015, it has only snowed twice in the city before Thanksgiving.
Widening the scope a bit, we see the average date of the first inch of snow in Boston is Dec. 11 (Nov. 26 in Worcester).
The first 3″+ storm in Boston comes on Dec. 27 (Dec 11. in Worcester).