Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Missouri
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
Missouri ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Putnam County | 28.7" | 6,103 | $1,068 |
| 2 | Clark County | 26.6" | 5,910 | $1,111 |
| 3 | Harrison County | 21.2" | 5,848 | $1,022 |
| 4 | DeKalb County | 20.7" | 5,895 | $1,456 |
| 5 | Daviess County | 19.6" | 5,883 | $1,316 |
| 6 | Clay County | 19.4" | 5,342 | $2,180 |
| 7 | Scotland County | 19.3" | 6,149 | $1,273 |
| 8 | Adair County | 19.0" | 5,954 | $1,397 |
| 9 | Callaway County | 18.9" | 5,281 | $1,671 |
| 10 | Platte County | 18.2" | 5,071 | $2,635 |
| 11 | Lewis County | 17.8" | 5,592 | $1,098 |
| 12 | Boone County | 17.4" | 4,668 | $2,116 |
| 13 | Crawford County | 17.3" | 4,612 | $1,424 |
| 14 | Phelps County | 17.3" | 4,612 | $1,637 |
| 15 | Grundy County | 17.2" | 5,679 | $1,036 |
| 16 | St. Louis County | 16.6" | 4,433 | $2,240 |
| 17 | Lincoln County | 16.3" | 5,140 | $1,878 |
| 18 | Monroe County | 15.9" | 5,573 | $1,306 |
| 19 | Shelby County | 15.9" | 5,573 | $870 |
| 20 | Pike County | 15.6" | 5,387 | $1,178 |
| 21 | Nodaway County | 15.3" | 5,992 | $1,446 |
| 22 | Randolph County | 15.1" | 5,157 | $1,279 |
| 23 | Franklin County | 14.4" | 4,400 | $1,815 |
| 24 | Gasconade County | 14.2" | 5,353 | $1,463 |
| 25 | Livingston County | 13.9" | 5,682 | $1,258 |
| 26 | Greene County | 13.7" | 4,277 | $1,713 |
| 27 | Lafayette County | 13.7" | 5,347 | $1,697 |
| 28 | Dade County | 12.8" | 4,566 | $1,366 |
| 29 | Carroll County | 12.7" | 5,336 | $1,046 |
| 30 | Washington County | 11.5" | 4,900 | $1,078 |
| 31 | Henry County | 11.1" | 4,899 | $1,359 |
| 32 | Osage County | 10.5" | 4,932 | $1,708 |
| 33 | Howard County | 10.3" | 5,215 | $1,307 |
| 34 | Pulaski County | 10.2" | 4,453 | $1,595 |
| 35 | St. Clair County | 10.1" | 4,640 | $1,259 |
| 36 | Moniteau County | 9.7" | 4,943 | $1,456 |
| 37 | Bates County | 9.5" | 4,874 | $1,345 |
| 38 | McDonald County | 9.4" | 4,138 | $1,187 |
| 39 | Madison County | 9.3" | 4,931 | $1,368 |
| 40 | Jefferson County | 9.2" | 4,700 | $1,846 |
| 41 | Dallas County | 9.0" | 4,836 | $1,301 |
| 42 | Howell County | 8.7" | 4,617 | $1,381 |
| 43 | Iron County | 8.7" | 4,551 | $1,047 |
| 44 | St. Francois County | 8.7" | 4,551 | $1,364 |
| 45 | Laclede County | 8.3" | 4,618 | $1,372 |
| 46 | Newton County | 8.1" | 3,976 | $1,502 |
| 47 | Saline County | 8.1" | 5,263 | $1,258 |
| 48 | Ripley County | 7.7" | 4,210 | $1,017 |
| 49 | Caldwell County | 7.6" | 5,790 | $1,380 |
| 50 | Miller County | 7.6" | 4,760 | $1,454 |
| 51 | Cape Girardeau County | 7.5" | 4,499 | $1,740 |
| 52 | Cedar County | 6.9" | 4,324 | $1,396 |
| 53 | Stone County | 6.9" | 4,523 | $1,909 |
| 54 | Christian County | 6.8" | 4,554 | $2,057 |
| 55 | Taney County | 6.8" | 3,997 | $1,691 |
| 56 | Vernon County | 6.4" | 4,660 | $1,225 |
| 57 | Shannon County | 6.0" | 4,480 | $1,294 |
| 58 | Webster County | 5.2" | 4,689 | $1,794 |
| 59 | Perry County | 4.7" | 4,878 | $1,611 |
| 60 | Camden County | 4.3" | 4,065 | $2,154 |
| 61 | Ste. Genevieve County | 4.3" | 4,576 | $1,787 |
| 62 | Oregon County | 4.2" | 4,622 | $1,067 |
| 63 | Texas County | 3.7" | 4,532 | $1,109 |
| 64 | Dent County | 1.3" | 4,670 | $1,301 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
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