Syracuse moved their recording location similar to Buffalo. They moved it to a far more snowy location 10 miles north of the city. Any data pre 1940 shouldn't be used for Buffalo, and any data pre 1949 shouldn't be used for Syracuse.
Prior to 1949, official Syracuse weather reports including snowfall were recorded in downtown Syracuse.
https://www.localsyr.com/weather/historic-lack-of-snowfall-in-syracuse-this-winter/