When will Rochester see its first snow? What the records tell us
After near-record or record-breaking temperatures on Halloween and Election Day, respectively, Rochester has yet to see its first snowfall of the year.
There has been measurable snowfall in the United States outside of the mountains, with Minneapolis receiving 0.2 inches of snow on Oct. 31. And the average earliest measurable snowfall in Rochester is Nov. 8, in records dating back to 1940.
It might be hard to feel like snow is imminent when Rochester saw 81 degrees on Nov. 5, a temperature 23 degrees above normal for the date. Especially as the city continues to experience its warmest year on record in terms of average temperature, high temperature and low temperature.