Hold Up, Iowa is One of the LEAST Snowy States in the Midwest?

It's still very much winter in Iowa. After a very slow start on the snowfall, we finally got a decent amount in mid-February.

Given we're pretty much the definition of a Midwestern state, you'd assume Iowa has to have one of the snowiest counties in America, right?

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Iowa averages, according to Iowa State University, 18-42 inches statewide. That's a huge variation, but it's not unusual. Minnesota averages between just under 40 and well over 90 inches a year.

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Still, if we looked at the snowiest counties in the U.S., Iowa has to have at least one in the top 100, right?

Iowa Isn't All That Snowy After All

The answer is no. No, Iowa does not have one of the snowiest counties in the U.S. In fact, some non-Midwestern states like Pennsylvania get far more snow than Iowa. Snowfall there reaches totals of 54 inches or more on average.

Wisconsin has Iowa beat, too with Green Bay alone getting more snow than Iowa does anywhere in an average winter.

So, what counties are on the list of the 100 snowiest in the U.S.? Scroll down to find out!

Despite Iowa missing out on being in the top 100, we do have at least one county that came close to making the list!

Iowa's Snowiest County

Wayne County, in the south-central part of Iowa, once had a winter where 100 inches of snow fell.

And no, it wasn't in the 1800s, it was during the winter of 2008-'09.

With that nugget of knowledge in mind, check out the 100 snowiest counties in America!