Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in Texas
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.
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Texas ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallam County | 20.3" | 4,366 | $1,374 |
| 2 | Hartley County | 20.3" | 4,366 | $1,916 |
| 3 | Potter County | 17.2" | 3,871 | $1,333 |
| 4 | Gray County | 15.7" | 4,175 | $1,048 |
| 5 | Deaf Smith County | 14.3" | 4,175 | $1,167 |
| 6 | Carson County | 13.6" | 4,087 | $1,362 |
| 7 | Ochiltree County | 13.6" | 3,957 | $1,340 |
| 8 | Hemphill County | 13.4" | 4,328 | $1,919 |
| 9 | Roberts County | 13.4" | 4,328 | $1,598 |
| 10 | Parmer County | 13.0" | 4,243 | $1,278 |
| 11 | Hansford County | 11.8" | 4,574 | $1,325 |
| 12 | Oldham County | 11.7" | 4,034 | $1,388 |
| 13 | Swisher County | 11.1" | 4,179 | $981 |
| 14 | Castro County | 9.8" | 4,235 | $979 |
| 15 | Lipscomb County | 9.7" | 4,639 | $1,265 |
| 16 | Briscoe County | 9.2" | 3,890 | $883 |
| 17 | Moore County | 9.1" | 4,479 | $1,339 |
| 18 | Wheeler County | 9.1" | 3,972 | $1,027 |
| 19 | Randall County | 7.6" | 4,007 | $2,096 |
| 20 | Hale County | 7.0" | 3,866 | $1,090 |
| 21 | Lubbock County | 7.0" | 3,243 | $1,866 |
| 22 | Motley County | 6.5" | 3,349 | $870 |
| 23 | Cochran County | 6.3" | 3,605 | $693 |
| 24 | Hockley County | 6.2" | 3,597 | $1,151 |
| 25 | Jeff Davis County | 6.2" | 3,068 | $1,951 |
| 26 | Presidio County | 6.2" | 3,068 | $1,246 |
| 27 | Childress County | 5.5" | 3,072 | $1,170 |
| 28 | Hall County | 5.5" | 3,072 | $871 |
| 29 | Terry County | 5.0" | 3,268 | $1,139 |
| 30 | Gaines County | 4.8" | 3,096 | $1,735 |
| 31 | Lynn County | 4.6" | 3,098 | $1,325 |
| 32 | Floyd County | 4.4" | 3,698 | $1,023 |
| 33 | Martin County | 4.3" | 2,367 | $1,470 |
| 34 | Midland County | 4.3" | 2,367 | $2,552 |
| 35 | Garza County | 4.1" | 2,998 | $894 |
| 36 | Kent County | 4.1" | 2,992 | $1,069 |
| 37 | Stonewall County | 4.1" | 2,897 | $678 |
| 38 | Collingsworth County | 4.0" | 2,949 | $1,098 |
| 39 | Jones County | 3.8" | 2,794 | $994 |
| 40 | Callahan County | 3.7" | 2,320 | $1,364 |
| 41 | Taylor County | 3.7" | 2,320 | $1,765 |
| 42 | Cottle County | 3.6" | 3,163 | $664 |
| 43 | Armstrong County | 3.5" | 3,832 | $1,734 |
| 44 | Donley County | 3.5" | 3,832 | $945 |
| 45 | Fisher County | 3.5" | 2,461 | $883 |
| 46 | Haskell County | 3.1" | 2,967 | $956 |
| 47 | Wichita County | 3.1" | 2,897 | $1,418 |
| 48 | Archer County | 3.0" | 2,726 | $1,633 |
| 49 | Dickens County | 2.9" | 3,266 | $760 |
| 50 | El Paso County | 2.8" | 2,206 | $1,676 |
| 51 | Bowie County | 2.7" | 2,767 | $1,519 |
| 52 | Yoakum County | 2.7" | 3,575 | $1,642 |
| 53 | Cooke County | 2.6" | 2,886 | $2,010 |
| 54 | Dawson County | 2.6" | 3,287 | $993 |
| 55 | Reagan County | 2.3" | 2,173 | $1,513 |
| 56 | Shackelford County | 2.3" | 2,666 | $1,641 |
| 57 | Crane County | 2.0" | 2,256 | $1,192 |
| 58 | Glasscock County | 2.0" | 2,558 | $2,037 |
| 59 | Hardeman County | 2.0" | 3,250 | $840 |
| 60 | Howard County | 2.0" | 2,558 | $1,406 |
| 61 | Camp County | 1.9" | 2,702 | $1,477 |
| 62 | Titus County | 1.9" | 2,702 | $1,479 |
| 63 | Baylor County | 1.8" | 3,040 | $977 |
| 64 | Scurry County | 1.8" | 2,853 | $1,146 |
| 65 | Andrews County | 1.7" | 2,407 | $1,736 |
| 66 | Dallas County | 1.7" | 1,992 | $2,530 |
| 67 | Tarrant County | 1.7" | 1,992 | $2,686 |
| 68 | Eastland County | 1.6" | 2,693 | $1,195 |
| 69 | Foard County | 1.6" | 2,981 | $800 |
| 70 | Franklin County | 1.6" | 2,511 | $1,861 |
| 71 | Mitchell County | 1.6" | 2,803 | $968 |
| 72 | Stephens County | 1.6" | 2,823 | $1,113 |
| 73 | Coleman County | 1.5" | 2,162 | $969 |
| 74 | Sterling County | 1.5" | 2,733 | $1,349 |
| 75 | Upshur County | 1.5" | 2,737 | $1,587 |
| 76 | Borden County | 1.3" | 2,611 | $1,003 |
| 77 | Brown County | 1.3" | 2,352 | $1,410 |
| 78 | Marion County | 1.3" | 2,470 | $1,070 |
| 79 | Rains County | 1.3" | 2,667 | $1,906 |
| 80 | Knox County | 1.2" | 2,922 | $802 |
| 81 | Wilbarger County | 1.2" | 2,999 | $1,039 |
| 82 | Fannin County | 1.1" | 2,822 | $1,897 |
| 83 | Schleicher County | 1.1" | 2,490 | $1,152 |
| 84 | Upton County | 1.1" | 2,118 | $1,068 |
| 85 | Cass County | 0.9" | 2,557 | $1,273 |
| 86 | Clay County | 0.9" | 2,998 | $1,527 |
| 87 | Harrison County | 0.8" | 2,498 | $1,611 |
| 88 | Johnson County | 0.8" | 2,442 | $2,253 |
| 89 | Panola County | 0.8" | 2,264 | $1,349 |
| 90 | Wise County | 0.8" | 2,534 | $2,411 |
| 91 | Bosque County | 0.7" | 2,080 | $1,658 |
| 92 | Erath County | 0.7" | 2,484 | $2,200 |
| 93 | Hill County | 0.7" | 2,257 | $1,524 |
| 94 | McLennan County | 0.7" | 2,080 | $2,019 |
| 95 | Palo Pinto County | 0.7" | 2,484 | $1,564 |
| 96 | Brewster County | 0.6" | 1,789 | $1,938 |
| 97 | Robertson County | 0.6" | 1,764 | $1,554 |
| 98 | Runnels County | 0.6" | 2,452 | $1,077 |
| 99 | Rusk County | 0.6" | 2,214 | $1,522 |
| 100 | Shelby County | 0.6" | 2,241 | $1,101 |
| 101 | Coke County | 0.5" | 2,635 | $1,125 |
| 102 | Jim Wells County | 0.5" | 769 | $1,067 |
| 103 | Madison County | 0.5" | 1,888 | $1,404 |
| 104 | Refugio County | 0.5" | 1,061 | $998 |
| 105 | Morris County | 0.4" | 2,501 | $1,103 |
| 106 | San Patricio County | 0.4" | 1,011 | $1,704 |
| 107 | Atascosa County | 0.3" | 1,372 | $1,491 |
| 108 | Hays County | 0.3" | 1,811 | $3,315 |
| 109 | Jim Hogg County | 0.3" | 822 | $1,248 |
| 110 | Live Oak County | 0.3" | 1,275 | $1,319 |
| 111 | McCulloch County | 0.3" | 2,231 | $1,075 |
| 112 | McMullen County | 0.3" | 1,106 | $1,166 |
| 113 | Matagorda County | 0.3" | 1,319 | $1,520 |
| 114 | Bandera County | 0.2" | 1,909 | $2,145 |
| 115 | Blanco County | 0.2" | 1,940 | $3,294 |
| 116 | Chambers County | 0.2" | 1,394 | $2,497 |
| 117 | Coryell County | 0.2" | 2,083 | $1,663 |
| 118 | DeWitt County | 0.2" | 1,275 | $1,504 |
| 119 | Edwards County | 0.2" | 2,097 | $846 |
| 120 | Freestone County | 0.2" | 2,194 | $1,508 |
| 121 | Frio County | 0.2" | 1,243 | $1,140 |
| 122 | Gillespie County | 0.2" | 2,163 | $3,563 |
| 123 | Hardin County | 0.2" | 1,646 | $1,709 |
| 124 | Kerr County | 0.2" | 1,909 | $2,450 |
| 125 | Liberty County | 0.2" | 1,434 | $1,558 |
| 126 | Nueces County | 0.2" | 801 | $1,845 |
| 127 | San Augustine County | 0.2" | 2,183 | $869 |
| 128 | Travis County | 0.2" | 1,718 | $4,198 |
| 129 | Val Verde County | 0.2" | 1,796 | $1,463 |
| 130 | Wood County | 0.2" | 2,423 | $1,727 |
| 131 | Anderson County | 0.1" | 2,229 | $1,568 |
| 132 | Cherokee County | 0.1" | 2,269 | $1,499 |
| 133 | Dimmit County | 0.1" | 1,414 | $867 |
| 134 | Galveston County | 0.1" | 889 | $2,542 |
| 135 | Harris County | 0.1" | 1,266 | $2,350 |
| 136 | Hunt County | 0.1" | 2,365 | $1,911 |
| 137 | Jasper County | 0.1" | 1,916 | $1,211 |
| 138 | Kendall County | 0.1" | 1,916 | $4,080 |
| 139 | Kinney County | 0.1" | 1,506 | $951 |
| 140 | Lavaca County | 0.1" | 1,112 | $1,928 |
| 141 | Leon County | 0.1" | 2,179 | $1,566 |
| 142 | Llano County | 0.1" | 2,014 | $2,660 |
| 143 | Milam County | 0.1" | 1,709 | $1,545 |
| 144 | Nacogdoches County | 0.1" | 2,213 | $1,445 |
| 145 | Somervell County | 0.1" | 2,575 | $2,179 |
| 146 | Starr County | 0.1" | 796 | $967 |
| 147 | Tyler County | 0.1" | 1,916 | $1,307 |
| 148 | Zapata County | 0.1" | 823 | $925 |
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.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in Texas