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Lawrence averages 10.4 inches of snow a year. The snowiest month is February (3.3″), and snow usually falls from October through April. On about 4 days a year at least an inch falls. Snow covers the ground (1″+) on roughly 13 days of an average winter.
Average snowfall by month
Month
Snowfall
Days 1″+
Days with snow cover
Freezing nights
Avg. low
October
0.3″
<1
<1
5
44°F
November
0.9″
<1
<1
17
31°F
December
2.9″
1
2
27
22°F
January
2.1″
1
5
28
18°F
February
3.3″
1
3
23
22°F
March
0.8″
<1
1
17
32°F
April
0.1″
0
0
5
42°F
May
0″
0
0
1
53°F
Year
10.4″
4
13
123
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020 — snowfall at Lawrence (1 mi from the city center, +174 ft elevation difference); temperatures at Lawrence Muni Airport. Averages smooth out big years: single winters can bring half or double the normal.
10.4 inches in an average year (NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, Lawrence station, 1 miles away). The snowiest month is February with 3.3 inches.
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How many freezing nights does Lawrence have?
About 123 nights a year drop to 32 °F or below (NOAA 1991–2020); the coldest month, January, averages a low of 18 °F.