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| Year | Stories |
|---|---|
| 1854 | 1 |
| 1858 | 2 |
| 1859 | 2 |
| 1861 | 5 |
| 1862 | 1 |
| 1864 | 1 |
| 1865 | 1 |
| 1872 | 6 |
| 1876 | 40 |
| 1877 | 40 |
| 1878 | 12 |
| 1879 | 3 |
| 1880 | 14 |
| 1882 | 4 |
| 1883 | 34 |
| 1884 | 21 |
| 1885 | 29 |
| 1886 | 9 |
| 1887 | 13 |
| 1888 | 8 |
| 1889 | 26 |
| 1890 | 11 |
| 1891 | 24 |
| 1892 | 59 |
| 1893 | 48 |
| 1894 | 37 |
| 1895 | 41 |
| 1897 | 16 |
| 1898 | 16 |
| 1899 | 11 |
| 1900 | 3 |
| 1902 | 1 |
| 1903 | 25 |
| 1904 | 17 |
| 1905 | 2 |
| 1907 | 2 |
| 1908 | 20 |
| 1909 | 42 |
| 1910 | 10 |
| 1911 | 4 |
| 1914 | 5 |
| 1915 | 9 |
| 1916 | 25 |
| 1917 | 12 |
| 1918 | 2 |
| 1923 | 7 |
| 1924 | 5 |
| 1925 | 1 |
| 1929 | 1 |
728 stories matching winter, from 130 towns
Benton County53
Yakima County41
Snohomish County34
Spokane County31
Walla Walla County23
Thurston County21
Grays Harbor County15
Clallam County12
Chelan County9
Jefferson County8
Lewis County8
Okanogan County8
Kittitas County8
Whatcom County7
Stevens County3
Cowlitz County3
Lincoln County2
Grant County2
Mason County2
Pacific County2
San Juan County2
Adams County1
Asotin County1
Clark County1
Douglas County1
Franklin County1
Island County1
Klickitat County1