Excessive snow has been a recurring topic here this winter, and another big headline has now emerged: Juneau has broken its seasonal snowfall record, exceeding 200 inches for the first time since records began (1948). The previous record occurred in 1964-65.
The chart below shows that Juneau's snowfall this winter (blue line) occurred mostly in December and in the past month or so, with a lengthy spell of nearly zero snow for much of January and February.
Remarkably, Juneau's calendar month snow records have been broken for both December and March this winter. It's the first time a single winter has broken two calendar month snowfall records at one of the "big three" cities (Juneau, Anchorage, Fairbanks).
Recall that although January was quiet in Juneau, the monthly snow record was broken in Anchorage, and last month came in second place for February snowfall in Fairbanks. See this post for the most recent discussion of events earlier this winter:
https://ak-wx.blogspot.com/2026/02/fairbanks-snow-onslaught.html
Interestingly, although Fairbanks has had some snowy times in recent winters, a monthly record hasn't been set since 1992 (both May and September - but in different "winters").
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