91-92: 84.1"
95-96: 55.5"
96-97: 72.1"
00-01: 75.8"
03-04: 66.4"
Going back into the 80's this happened four additional times:
1981, 1983, 1985, 1989
Snowfall those winters:
81-82: 95.0
83-84: 98.4
85-86: 69.5
89-90: 35.5
89-90 was the exception to this trend as it was the only year of the 9 to feature below normal snowfall for MSP (which is around 46" for 122 years of data). 8 of 9 years with above normal snow is a very valid trend for a colder/snowier winter in that location. I do know that many of those winters in Minneapolis were quite cold as well, with temperatures significantly below normal in 83-84, 95-96, and 96-97.
Equating this to Philadelphia...here is what I get for snow/temperatures, with the normals being ~20" of snow and 34.8 for temperature.
TEMP
81-82: 31.2
83-84: 32.7
85-86: 32.7
89-90: 35.7
91-92: 37.6
95-96: 31.9
96-97: 37.6
00-01: 33.7
03-04: 32.8
SNOW
81-82: 25.4
83-84: 21.6
85-86: 16.4
89-90: 17.0
91-92: 4.7
95-96: 65.6
96-97: 12.9
00-01: 26.1
03-04: 18.0
Temp distribution is 3 above, 6 below normal
Snow distribution is 4 above, 5 below normal
Taking this a step further, of those 9 winters, only 89-90 and 91-92 were not neutral or nina at the end of winter. 89-90 was developing a nino by the end of winter while 91-92 was a rather strong nino. With the seven other winters taken to a national level the trend was for colder than normal weather for much of the eastern half of the country.
