Where's the snow? Winter so far has failed to deliver much to Western Pa.

All those things that make winter wintry in Western Pennsylvania — at least one snowstorm, shoveling snow, making a snowman — haven’t happened much this year.

“I don’t think I’ve shoveled once,” said Greg Phillips, manager and CEO of the Westmoreland Conservation District.

While there was some measurable snowfall in Westmoreland County on Sunday, most of it melted by lunch time.

If it doesn’t snow any more this winter, Pittsburgh could be on track to have the third least snowy winter on record, according to the National Weather Service Pittsburgh office in Moon.

As of Monday, the area notched 12.7 inches of snow since Oct. 1, said meteorologist Lee Hendricks. The normal amount by this time of year is 23.3 inches, he said.

“We’re more than 10.6 inches below normal. Last year at this time, we had 20.6 inches,” Hendricks said.

Only two other winters — 1918-19 and 1889-90 — have had lesser amounts of snowfall in the Pittsburgh area. Those winters saw 8.8 inches and 11.4 inches, respectively, according to NWS.

Lowest January Pittsburgh Snowfall Total this Century!

We ended the month of January with only 4.2 inches of snow. This is measured at our office near the Pittsburgh airport. Here's a look at previous January snowfalls from the past two decades. pic.twitter.com/FRXUlgqtO8

— NWS Pittsburgh (@NWSPittsburgh) February 1, 2020

“We’ve stayed in a fairly steady weather pattern, where we’re really not into the colder flow of air from Canada or the Northwest,” Hendricks said. “Our predominant flow has been from the Southwest, which is keeping our air relatively milder.”

The lack of snowfall could have an impact on stream levels and groundwater, but it also could be a blessing for area farmers, who may be able to start planting earlier than usual, Phillips said.

Melting snow in the late winter and early spring contributes to the base flow of streams and groundwater levels, so fishermen may notice a difference, he said.

Phillips noted that Chestnut Ridge and Laurel Ridge tend to get more snow, which is a good thing for area ski resorts and which, when it melts, recharges the streams that come out of the ridges.

“I’m not sure (the lack of snow) is going to have an impact on groundwater,” he said. “What mitigates that is the fact that we’ve had rainfall, and that works its way into groundwater.”

In Northwestern Pennsylvania, the mild winter is taking a toll on the Lake Erie shoreline, causing erosion levels at Presque Isle State Park not seen in recent history, according to the Erie Times-News.

The weather service usually measures snowfall through early April.