BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WENY) -- If you're a snow lover, The Twin Tiers was not the place to be in 2023. That's according to data compiled by the National Weather Service and the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.

Both New York and Pennsylvania saw significant departures in the amount of snow-related events throughout the year. In the Keystone State, just 67 winter weather advisories were issued, down from 101 in 2022. New York also saw a decrease from Northern Tier counties averaged around 11 advisories compared to the Southern Tier's average of 9 advisories.

The counties of Chemung, Steuben and Tioga, PA all dealt with zero winter storm warnings. Pennsylvania saw a drop in total warnings from 28 to 11, but the most drastic decrease came in snow squall warnings, from 64 to just 5 instances. In New York, the decrease was from 45 to 18 warnings.

This year's winter is off to a slow start as well, Central and Southern New York are far below normal snow totals -- with Binghamton reporting a 16 inch departure from normal, and Syracuse reporting a 29 inch gap. The Scranton/Wilkes Barre area is also experiencing an eight inch snow deficit.