2024 First Snow Contest

Once again, it’s time for the First Snow Contest! Guess the “first snowfall date” here at The Old Farmer’s Almanac for a chance to win the 2025 Almanac Weather Calendar! See some hints and more details.

First Snow Contest 2024

Every year, we ask our readers to guess when the “first snowfall” date in Dublin, New Hampshire, which is the longtime home of The Old Farmer’s Almanac.  For over 20 years, our readers have done an impressive job of predicting the exact date (or getting pretty darn close).

Enter at the bottom of this page!

What Counts as the First Snow?

We’re not talking about a dusting that comes and goes. To qualify as a real snowfall, there are two conditions:

1. There must be 2 inches of snow to cover and blanket the ground in our yard. (Yes, we will use the measuring stick!)
    
2. The snow must stick for at least 24 hours.

Giveaway Prize and Rules

We’ll give away The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac Weather Calendar to 10 lucky winners, chosen randomly from all those readers who guessed the correct date. If you don’t get picked, you’ll have the satisfaction that you guessed correctly! 

Only one entry is allowed per person. See complete official rules. 

A Few Tips on Guessing the First Snow

Of course, nature can be unpredictable, but if it helps, we have provided some tips:

1. Take a look at our Weather History Tool.  (This might be interesting for your own location!)
2. Take a look at winning dates from prior years. 
   • November 23, 2023
   • December 12, 2022
   • November 26, 2021
   • December 7, 2020
   • December 1, 2019
   • November 15, 2018
   • December 9, 2017
   • December 12, 2016
   • December 30, 2015
3. Consider the long-range predictions from The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac. We’re expecting a mild winter in our neck of the woods though this doesn’t mean weather extremes won’t happen. See the 2024–2025 winter forecast. 
4. Watch our Live Almanac WebCam, which shows the Almanac yard where we’ll take measurements.

We’ll announce the winners AFTER the first snowfall—and be sure to share in the Daily Almanac newsletter.

ENTER THE CONTEST BELOW.