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Many Greater Clevelanders were greeted by snow on the ground Wednesday morning.

(Rich Exner, Northeast Ohio Media Group)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - It's at 153 days and counting.

That's how long it has been since the first snow struck Cleveland last fall, with still no certainty that it is yet done for the spring.

Some 2.3 inches arrived Tuesday and Wednesday at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, the National Weather Service reported. Totals reached 4.5 inches in North Royalton and 5.4 inches in Brunswick.

It has been more than five months since the first snow left up to 6 inches on the ground in some parts of Greater Cleveland back on Oct. 23.

The length of this year's snow season is not that unusual.

Cleveland snow season

First and last days of measurable snow at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport (through March 26, 2014).

Winter First Amt. Last Amt. Days

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to end 2013-2014 Nov 8 0.1 Mar 26 1.2 138 2012-2013 Nov 24 0.2 Apr 20 0.1 147 2011-2012 Nov 11 0.6 Apr 11 0.1 152 2010-2011 Dec 1 0.1 Mar 30 3.3 119 2009-2010 Nov 27 1.2 Mar 25 1.4 118 2008-2009 Oct 29 0.3 Apr 7 2.0 160 2007-2008 Nov 22 0.6 Mar 22 4.3 121 2006-2007 Nov 2 0.9 Apr 14 1.4 163 2005-2006 Nov 22 0.5 Apr 5 0.4 134 2004-2005 Nov 25 0.9 Apr 25 1.6 151 2003-2004 Oct 2 0.3 Apr 27 0.1 208 2002-2003 Nov 22 1.3 Apr 5 0.1 134 2001-2002 Oct 26 1.0 Apr 5 2.2 161 2000-2001 Oct 8 0.1 Apr 17 0.3 191 1999-2000 Nov 3 1.5 Apr 9 0.4 158 1998-1999 Nov 21 0.1 Mar 9 2.6 108 1997-1998 Nov 13 2.0 Mar 24 0.2 131 1996-1997 Nov 2 2.3 Apr 17 0.4 166 1995-1996 Nov 8 0.7 Apr 23 1.0 167 1994-1995 Dec 10 0.8 Apr 1 0.2 112 1993-1994 Oct 31 0.2 Apr 7 0.2 158 1992-1993 Nov 5 2.6 Apr 21 0.1 167 1991-1992 Nov 7 1.5 Apr 3 0.2 148 1990-1991 Dec 3 0.3 Mar 11 0.3 98 1989-1990 Nov 3 0.1 Apr 12 0.6 160 1988-1989 Nov 6 0.5 Apr 18 0.1 163 1987-1988 Nov 20 0.9 Apr 16 0.2 148 1986-1987 Nov 11 0.9 Apr 4 3.1 144 1985-1986 Dec 2 2.4 Apr 11 0.1 130 1984-1985 Nov 11 0.3 Apr 9 0.3 149 1983-1984 Nov 11 7.0 Mar 29 1.4 139 1982-1983 Nov 15 0.8 Apr 19 0.3 155 1981-1982 Oct 19 3.8 Apr 6 8.6 169 1980-1981 Nov 17 2.7 Mar 20 4.9 123 1979-1980 Oct 25 0.2 Mar 18 1.0 145 1978-1979 Nov 27 1.5 Apr 9 0.4 133 1977-1978 Nov 11 3.4 Apr 21 0.2 161 1976-1977 Oct 26 1.5 Apr 6 1.0 162 1975-1976 Nov 13 0.6 Apr 4 0.7 143 1974-1975 Oct 2 0.1 Apr 15 0.2 195 1973-1974 Nov 9 2.8 May 7 0.1 179 1972-1973 Oct 18 1.4 May 4 0.6 198 1971-1972 Nov 4 0.2 Apr 7 1.5 155 1970-1971 Nov 15 1.0 Apr 24 0.1 160 1969-1970 Oct 22 0.6 Apr 2 0.2 162 1968-1969 Nov 9 0.1 Apr 19 1.5 161 1967-1968 Oct 28 0.1 Apr 25 0.2 180 1966-1967 Nov 3 0.2 Apr 24 0.1 172 1965-1966 Nov 29 1.0 Apr 7 0.4 129 1964-1965 Nov 20 0.3 Apr 2 0.4 133 1963-1964 Nov 29 0.1 Apr 9 0.1 132 1962-1963 Oct 25 1.3 May 1 0.1 188 1961-1962 Nov 17 0.3 Apr 15 0.5 149 1960-1961 Nov 5 1.3 Apr 18 0.5 164 1959-1960 Nov 12 0.5 Apr 9 0.3 149 1958-1959 Nov 26 0.4 Mar 17 0.7 111 1957-1958 Oct 27 2.5 Apr 7 0.2 162 1956-1957 Nov 21 0.3 Apr 13 0.2 143 1955-1956 Nov 19 6.0 Apr 18 0.3 151 1954-1955 Oct 16 0.3 Mar 27 1.9 162 1953-1954 Nov 5 1.0 Mar 30 0.1 145 1952-1953 Oct 20 0.8 Apr 21 0.1 183 1951-1952 Nov 2 1.5 Apr 7 0.5 157 1950-1951 Nov 20 0.1 Apr 17 0.6 148

Sources: cleveland.com/datacentral daily weather archive, National Weather Service and National Climatic Data Center.

The average stretch of snow at the airport is 152 days, the Northeast Ohio Media Group found in reviewing records since 1950.

No doubt, many Clevelanders will recall that October storm as the day snow arrived in Cleveland for the winter of 2013-14.

At the airport, however, there was just a trace. The first measurable amount arrived Nov. 8, making the streak at the airport 138 days - so far.

The airport, the official Cleveland weather station, is where good yearly records are maintained over time, offering an opportunity to review what is typical.

The records show April snow should be expected.

The last snow for the season has been in April 10 times since the beginning of the century, missing out only in 2007, 2009 and 2010.

In 2013, there was a tenth of an inch on April 20, wrapping up a 147-day snow season that began on Nov. 11, 2012.

In 2003-04, it was more than six months (208 days) from the first measurable snow at the airport on Oct. 2 to the last on April 27.

But even April might not be the end of it. May is possible.

The last time Cleveland had a May snow was on May 7, 1974, with just a tenth of an inch. On May 6, 1973, there was a little more - just over a half-inch of snow.

Oh, by the way, winter officially ended on March 20.

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