NWS Twin Cities » Winter Weather » Twin Cities Snowfall Records and Trivia
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10 Snowiest Winters in the Twin Cities
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1983-84
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98.6 inches
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1981-82
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95.0
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1950-51
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88.9
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1916-17
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84.9
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1991-92
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84.1
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1961-62
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81.3
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1951-52
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79.0
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1966-67
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78.4
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2000-01
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75.8
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1982-83
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74.4
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10 Least Snowy Winters in the Twin Cities
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1930-31
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14.2
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1894-95
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16.2
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1986-87
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17.4
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1967-68
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17.5
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1958-59
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19.1
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1920-21
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20.6
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1980-81
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21.1
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1957-58
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21.2
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1901-02
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22.4
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1913-14
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22.5
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FIRSTS
Average date of the first inch snowfall - November 18th
Average date of the first two inch snowfall - November 29th
Average date of the first four inch snowfall - December 20th
Average date of the first inch of snow cover - November 22nd
Average date of the last inch of snow cover - April 2nd
Average date of the last inch of snow cover - April 2nd
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Average Number of Days Each Season
with a Snow Depth of... |
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1 inch
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3 inches
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6 inches
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9 inches
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12 inches
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100
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79
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54
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34
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24
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Snowfall Measured at the NWS in Chanhassen, MN
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Season
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Amount
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2006-2007
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48.6 inches
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2005-2006 |
49.2 |
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2004-2005 |
31.7 |
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2003-2004
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66.3
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2002-2003
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35.0
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2001-2002
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66.0
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2000-2001
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75.8
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1999-2000
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40.7
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Famous Winter Storms in Minnesota
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| March 14-16, 1870 | First use of the term "blizzard" as it pertained to weather - appeared in an Esterville, Iowa newspaper |
| January 7-10, 1873 | Over 70 deaths in Minnesota |
| January 12-13, 1888 | Over 200 deaths. |
| Armistice Day, 1940 | 144 total fatalities, including 49 in Minnesota. Stranded duck hunters. |
| Ides of March, 1941 | 75 to 85 mph wind gusts, but not much snow. 32 fatalities in Minnesota |
| January 10-12, 1975 | "Storm of the Century" 31 total fatalities, 16 in Minnesota. |
| February 4-5, 1984 | Sudden blizzard, but not much snow. Sustained winds of 50 mph with gusts to 80 mph. 22 total fatalities, 16 in Minnesota. |
| Ocober 31 - November 2, 1991 | Record Snowfall of 28.4 inches. 36.9 inches in Duluth. No fatalities. |
Additional information is available on the Twin Cities Area Climate Page from the Minnesota State Climatologist
