--- description: The last time it went so late in the season with no measurable snow was 1899 title: Buffalo Sets a New Kind of Snow Record image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4888ddaf84a1094b/6988743a5f570f78deb1eb36/buffalo-new-york-snow-fall-2014-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Buffalo Sets a New Kind of Snow Record by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 7, 2015 11:52 PM CUT  This combination of Dec. 4, 2015, top, and Nov. 19, 2014 photos shows homes in Buffalo, N.Y. The start of the 2015 winter season in Buffalo couldn't be more different from the previous year. This combination of Dec. 4, 2015, top, and Nov. 19, 2014 photos shows homes in Buffalo, N.Y. The start of the 2015 winter season in Buffalo couldn't be more different from the previous year.Carolyn Thompson—AP by [Sarah Begley](/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 7, 2015 11:52 PM CUT By this time of year, Buffalo has usually been buried by a big snowfall. But as of Monday, the city has seen [no measurable snowfall](http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/12/07/buffalo-sets-record-lack-snow/76921554/ "undefined") so far this season. While it has snowed several times this autumn, the city has seen only trace amounts—meaning the snow melts as it lands. To qualify as a measurable amount, at least one-tenth of an inch must accumulate, USA _Today_ reports. The last time Buffalo saw such a snowless autumn was in 1899, when no measurable snow had fallen as of Dec. 3. \[[USA Today](http://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2015/12/07/buffalo-sets-record-lack-snow/76921554/ "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4139898/snow-buffalo-record/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4139898/snow-buffalo-record/"},"headline":"Buffalo Sets a New Kind of Snow Record","datePublished":"2015-12-07T23:52:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T13:10:54.363Z","description":"The last time it went so late in the season with no measurable snow was 1899","url":"https://time.com/4139898/snow-buffalo-record/","keywords":["weather","cities"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4888ddaf84a1094b/6988743a5f570f78deb1eb36/buffalo-new-york-snow-fall-2014-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4888ddaf84a1094b/6988743a5f570f78deb1eb36/buffalo-new-york-snow-fall-2014-2015.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Buffalo No Snow","caption":"This combination of Dec. 4, 2015, top, and Nov. 19, 2014 photos shows homes in Buffalo, N.Y. The start of the 2015 winter season in Buffalo couldn't be more different from the previous year.","creditText":"Carolyn Thompson—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4139898/snow-buffalo-record/","name":"Buffalo Sets a New Kind of Snow Record"}}]}] ```