Top Eleven All-Time Snowfalls for the Twin Cities
1891-2006
Here's the the top eleven snowstorms for the Twin Cities.
Some of the storms were massive areas of low pressure that brought blizzard conditions such as the Armistice Day Storm, and some were more gentle affairs like March 8-9, 1999. The largest single storm total is 28.4 inches with the 1991 Halloween storm.
None of the top eleven have occurred in February. The largest storm that could be found in February is the 10.7 inches that fell on February 1-2, 2004. An additional .3 inches fell on the evening of January 31, 2004 to bring the storm total to 11 inches.
Top Eleven Largest Snowfalls for Twin Cities
28.4 inches: October 31 - November 3, 1991 (Halloween Blizzard)
21.1 inches: November 29 - December 1, 1985
20.0 inches: January 22 - January 23, 1982
17.4 inches: January 20 - January 21, 1982
16.8 inches: November 11 - November 12, 1940 (Armistice Day)
16.7 inches: March 3 - March 4, 1985
16.7 inches: March 11 - March 14, 1940
16.5 inches: December 27 - December 28, 1982
16.0 inches: January 20 - January 21, 1917
16.0 inches: March 8 - March 9, 1999
14.7 inches: March 31, 1985
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