And The Golden Snowball Award goes to……..

In the 1970’s, cities in upstate New York started competing against each other in a friendly contest  as to which city had the most snowfall for the season.  WHAT ????  Yes it’s true J . Although the contest saw a short break it started back up again in 2002 between 5 cities; Albany, Binghamton, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.  In the 2016-2017 season, Binghamton walked away with bragging rights, a trophy and a check for $100 with a total snowfall of 135.2 inches.  Go Team !!??  This year however we’re currently pushing up 3rd.   Who will bring home the trophy this year?

The two photos of court street Then and Now might work out good. They both have 3 men in the street in the same location. That’s kind of neat. And the contest is kind of neat.

From this list you could also pick out a bunch of past years since 1892 to show Binghamton’s Snowfall and reflect a little more of the “Then” perspective to the “Now” perspective.

Season  Binghamton    Season  Binghamton    Season  Binghamton 
1892 59.5   1959-60  105.3   1989-90  74.8
1893 65.6   1960-61  99.7   1990-91  67
1894 73.6   1961-62  65.6   1991-92  56
1895 40.2   1962-63  95.3   1992-93  122.7
1897 54.1   1963-64  103.3   1993-94  131.3
1898 46   1964-65  76.4   1994-95  52.8
1899 46.2   1965-66  83.7   1995-96  134
1900 30.5   1966-67  88.5   1996-97  93
1901 49.6   1967-68  63.6   1997-98  92
1902 67.2   1968-69  64.5   1998-99  73.3
1903 56.3   1969-70  115.8   1999-00  82.4
1904 52.2   1970-71  108.6   2000-01  112.6
1905 39.1   1971-72  106.2   2001-02  63.5
1906 47.9   1972-73  67.7   2002-03  117.6
1907 68.9   1973-74  86.7   2003-04  106.4
1908 61   1974-75  67.1   2004-05  106.5
1909 41.9   1975-76  76.3   2005-06  74.9
1915-16 77.4   1976-77  74.4   2006-07  78.6
1918-1919 19.2   1977-78  115.3   2007-08  70.7
1935-36 49.7   1978-79  80   2008-09  73.3
1938-39 28.2   1979-80  56.8   2009-10  81.4
1944-45 94.1   1980-81  59.3   2010-11  117.5
1951-52  72.2   1981-82  81.6   2011-12  43.5
1952-53  70.4   1982-83  81   2012-13  69.1
1953-54  65.1   1983-84  70.9   2013-14  85.4
1954-55  94.8   1984-85  62.5   2014-15  93.4
1955-56  122.6   1985-86  76.3   2015-16  32
1956-57  90.2   1986-87  78.8   2016-17  135.2
1957-58  111   1987-88  81.6   2017-18  90.6
1958-59  78.7   1988-89  47.8