(WKBN) – Snow has returned to the weather forecast this week and we have officially recorded our first measurable snow of the season at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport.
The last time measurable snow was recorded at the airport was back on March 20th earlier this year. There are 245 days between March 20, 2024 and November 21, 2024. We made it 245 days without snow at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport.
The average number of days between the last spring snow and the first fall snow is 207 throughout recorded history.
The snow that fell today ended the stretch of days without measurable snowfall. We were 38 days late this year when compared to the average.
Was our dry stretch without snow a record?
The longest stretch without snow between spring and fall took place back in 1998. The number of days between measurable snow was 266 days. The last measurable spring snow fell on March 25th that year and did not measure again until December 15th.
This year’s number of days without measurable snowfall ranks #5 in the list dating back to 1934 for Youngstown, Ohio
Below is a list of the Top Ten longest stretches of days without measurable snowfall at the Youngstown/Warren Regional Airport.
| Rank | # Days Between Measurable Snowfall | Last Spring Snow through Frist Fall Snow |
| 1 | 266 | 1998-03-25 through 1998-12-15 |
| 2 | 250 | 2010-03-26 through 2010-11-30 |
| – | 250 | 1995-04-05 through 1995-12-10 |
| 4 | 248 | 1978-03-18 through 1978-11-20 |
| 5 | 245 | 2024-03-21 through 2024-11-20 |
| 6 | 240 | 1980-03-22 through 1980-11-16 |
| 7 | 236 | 1985-04-10 through 1985-12-01 |
| 8 | 234 | 1970-04-03 through 1970-11-22 |
| 9 | 232 | 1979-03-27 through 1979-11-13 |
| – | 232 | 1968-03-25 through 1968-11-11 |
