2025-2026 Winter Snowfall Totals

[WxUSAF]

On 3/3/2026 at 5:54 AM, WxUSAF said:

3/2: 1.0”

17.5” season total. Think that puts me just above median snowfall since I’ve been in Columbia (starting 09-10 winter). 

3/12: 1.4”

18.9” season total. Best Nina since 2017-18.

[notvirga!]

Up to 24” after 1.5” today. Snowiest winter since moving to Owings Mills in fall of 2018. 

[bncho]

McLEAN WINTER 2025-26 SNOWFALL: 19.9" 

Average: 19.9" (100%)

November: T
11/12: T | Stayed up late hoping for something more substantial, but there were still some light flurries.
11/30: T | Morning snow/sleet mix changed to rain.

December: 3.7"
12/5-6: 2.2" | The return of the mythical December 5th snowstorm. It brought extreme cold for early December, with my high of 29. Included a nice little round two starting at 10 PM, not finishing until around 1 AM. R1: 1.9", R2: 0.3"
12/11: T | Scattered flurries in the morning.
12/14: 1.5" | A busted forecast (from 2-4"). 0.25" QPF fell as 1.5"—awful ratios.

January: 9.2"
1/1: 0.1" | An early morning snow squall with strong winds.
1/17: 0.1" | A morning burst of snow accumulated to a dusting.
1/18: T | Three hours of afternoon flurries translated to a trace. The mulch was slightly whitened, though.
1/24-25: 9.0" | EDIT (2/22/26): revised from 10.2" down to 9". Reanalysis showed 0.6" QPF falling as snow and 1.8" QPF falling as sleet. This equates to 5.4" of snow at 9:1 ratios and 3.6" of sleet at 2:1 ratios, for a total of 9.0".

February: 4.9"
2/6: 0.1" | A few hours of moderate snow gave a nice wintry scene for the area. It was a nice refresher for the snowpack.
2/12: T | Some morning flurries.
2/22-23: 4.8" | Rain to potent snowstorm. Warm temperatures at onset lead to a decrease in accumulations.

March: 2.1"
3/2: 0.6" | It was a nice and beautiful March snow. I didn't bother to measure, so I'm splitting the difference between DCA and IAD.
3/12: 1.5" | Some surprise anafrontal snow brought a heavy coating. Credit to @MN Transplant for the measurement. (SUBJECT TO CHANGE - waiting for final measurement from @MN Transplant.)

[StormyClearweather]

12/5: 1.5"
12/14: 1"
1/1: 0.3"
1/17: 0.1"
1/25: 9.5" (5.5 snow/4 sleet est.)
2/6: 0.3"
2/22: 3.3"
3/2: 2.0"
3/12: 1.0"
**Total: 19"**

[CAPE]

On 3/2/2026 at 7:35 PM, CAPE said:

12/5: 1.3"

12/14: 1.8"

12/31: 0.2"

1/1: 0.1"

1/18: 0.4"

1/25: 7" snow/sleet (plus 0.3" zr)

2/23: 10" 

3/2: 1.1"

T: 21.9"

3/12: 0.8"

T: 22.7"

[Bob Chill]

12/2: T .003" zr and 5-6 sleet pellets 

12/5: 3.0

12/8: 3.8

1/25: 4.3 (1.8 snow / 2.5 sleet)

1/31: 2.5

2/4: .5

3/12: .4

Total:14.5

[clskinsfan]

12.3 NW of Winchester. The fact EVERYONE on this board got more tells you what this winter ranks out here. Another pathetic winter. After basically 7 other pathetic winters. It's really starting to take the fun out of the hobby for me. Love all guys here too much to leave though. 

[snowfan]

12/5/25: 1.5”

12/14/25: 2.25”

1/17/26: T

1/18/26: .25”

1/24 - 1/25: 9” of snow and sleet

2/5 - 2/6: .25”

2/22: 2.25”

3/2: .5”

3/12: 1.1"

Season Total: 17.1"

[weatherCCB]

12/5 1.5

12/14 0.7

1/25 9.6

2/6  0.4

2/22 3.3

3/2 1.0

3/12 1.0

Total 17.5

[wxdude64]

Another penny to add to the pile-

11/11    0.1

11/30   0.1

12/02  0.2 (sleet)

12/05  3.8

12/06  1.5

12/08  0.5

12/09  5.1

01/17  0.1

01/25  4.5 (mix of snow and sleet)

01/26  2.8 (95-97% sleet)

02/04  0.3

02/07  1.0

02/23  0.2

03/13  0.1

Total   20.3

[MN Transplant]

• 12/5 - 1.9"
• 12/14 - 1.3"
• 1/26 - 8.5"
• 2/6 - 0.2"
• 2/22 - 3.6"
• 3/2 - 1.0"
• 3/12 - 1.5"

Total - 18.0"

[zwyts]

On 3/3/2026 at 12:42 AM, zwyts said:

Seasonal snow to date: 14"

12/5: 1.75"

12/14: 1.0"

1/24-25: 8.5" 

2/22-23: 2.0"

3/2: 0.75"

I think I'm good for at least one more 0.5". Maybe a sloppy car topper on April 11th

I hate 0.25"'s but stats padding is a necessity here.  They add up.

Seasonal snowfall to date: 14.25"

12/5: 1.75"

12/14: 1.0"

1/24-25: 8.5" 

2/22-23: 2.0"

3/2: 0.75"

3/12: 0.25"