Minneapolis - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019? When was the last time Minneapolis got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Minneapolis and the date it occurred. If a date has a plus sign beside it that means the same amount of snow also fell on at least one other day earlier in the year.
These records go back to 1892, with a few years missing data, including from 2000 to 2004. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Minneapolis is 18.5 inches (47.0 centimetres) on November 1, 1991.
Since 1939 the snowfall extremes were measured at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. Before then, the weather station was at downtown Minneapolis.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | January 04, 2023 | 22.4 |
| 8.4 | November 29, 2022 | 21.3 |
| 11.0 | December 10, 2021 | 27.9 |
| 8.7 | December 23, 2020 | 22.1 |
| 9.1 | February 20, 2019 | 23.1 |
| 12.4 | January 22, 2018 | 31.5 |
| 3.4 | March 12, 2017 | 8.6 |
| 8.8 | February 02, 2016 | 22.4 |
| 3.8 | November 30, 2015 | 9.7 |
| 8.4 | February 20, 2014 | 21.3 |
| 6.4 | April 18, 2013 | 16.3 |
| 10.5 | December 09, 2012 | 26.7 |
| 11.8 | February 20, 2011 | 30.0 |
| 16.3 | December 11, 2010 | 41.4 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | February 26, 2009 | 15.2 |
| 5.5 | March 31, 2008 | 14.0 |
| 9.0 | March 01, 2007 | 22.9 |
| 9.9 | March 13, 2006 | 25.1 |
| 5.5 | January 21, 2005 | 14.0 |
| – | 2004 | – |
| – | 2003 | – |
| – | 2002 | – |
| – | 2001 | – |
| – | 2000 | – |
| 12.5 | March 08, 1999 | 31.8 |
| 4.0 | January 25, 1998 | 10.2 |
| 4.1 | March 13, 1997 | 10.4 |
| 6.8 | March 24, 1996 | 17.3 |
| 7.1 | December 08, 1995 | 18.0 |
| 8.4 | January 16, 1994 | 21.3 |
| 6.2 | January 12, 1993 | 15.7 |
| 5.3 | November 02, 1992 | 13.5 |
| 18.5 | November 01, 1991 | 47.0 |
| 3.8 | December 15, 1990 | 9.7 |
| 8.5 | March 03, 1989 | 21.6 |
| 7.5 | January 19, 1988 | 19.1 |
| 4.1 | January 29, 1987 | 10.4 |
| 7.0 | March 13, 1986 | 17.8 |
| 14.7 | March 31, 1985 | 37.3 |
| 9.6 | March 04, 1984 | 24.4 |
| 13.6 | April 14, 1983 | 34.5 |
| 17.2 | January 22, 1982 | 43.7 |
| 6.2 | November 19, 1981 | 15.7 |
| 5.0 | April 08, 1980 | 12.7 |
| 4.2 | February 20, 1979 | 10.7 |
| 8.3 | November 17, 1978 | 21.1 |
| 7.2 | December 31, 1977 | 18.3 |
| 5.2 | March 05, 1976 | 13.2 |
| 8.0 | November 20, 1975 | 20.3 |
| 5.9 | April 03, 1974 | 15.0 |
| 6.9 | January 03, 1973 | 17.5 |
| 6.0 | January 24, 1972 | 15.2 |
| 6.0 | December 27, 1971 | 15.2 |
| 5.0 | November 26, 1970 | 12.7 |
| 7.0 | December 28, 1969 | 17.8 |
| 7.6 | December 22, 1968 | 19.3 |
| 8.5 | February 15, 1967 | 21.6 |
| 11.6 | March 23, 1966 | 29.5 |
| 11.2 | March 17, 1965 | 28.4 |
| 3.0 | November 27, 1964 + | 7.6 |
| 5.4 | April 22, 1963 | 13.7 |
| 8.2 | March 11, 1962 | 20.8 |
| 7.4 | December 09, 1961 | 18.8 |
| 3.7 | January 01, 1960 | 9.4 |
| 4.2 | November 05, 1959 | 10.7 |
| 2.6 | November 23, 1958 | 6.6 |
| 7.6 | November 18, 1957 | 19.3 |
| 5.1 | November 15, 1956 | 13.0 |
| 4.0 | February 18, 1955 + | 10.2 |
| 6.4 | March 12, 1954 | 16.3 |
| 4.3 | February 10, 1953 | 10.9 |
| 13.7 | March 22, 1952 | 34.8 |
| 9.6 | March 18, 1951 | 24.4 |
| 7.5 | January 25, 1950 | 19.1 |
| 8.8 | April 14, 1949 | 22.4 |
| 5.9 | February 28, 1948 | 15.0 |
| 4.7 | November 15, 1947 | 11.9 |
| 5.4 | February 06, 1946 | 13.7 |
| 9.6 | December 25, 1945 | 24.4 |
| 2.2 | March 27, 1944 | 5.6 |
| 8.8 | March 19, 1943 | 22.4 |
| 2.2 | December 17, 1942 | 5.6 |
| 4.6 | December 12, 1941 | 11.7 |
| 9.4 | March 13, 1940 | 23.9 |
| 8.0 | February 09, 1939 | 20.3 |
| – | 1938 | – |
| 5.5 | March 24, 1937 | 14.0 |
| 8.5 | March 26, 1936 | 21.6 |
| 5.6 | January 12, 1935 | 14.2 |
| 8.0 | November 30, 1934 | 20.3 |
| 4.0 | February 19, 1933 | 10.2 |
| 8.0 | December 25, 1932 | 20.3 |
| 5.0 | February 27, 1931 | 12.7 |
| 4.1 | January 12, 1930 | 10.4 |
| 5.7 | April 11, 1929 | 14.5 |
| 8.5 | April 13, 1928 | 21.6 |
| 6.3 | December 07, 1927 | 16.0 |
| 4.0 | March 06, 1926 + | 10.2 |
| 3.5 | November 30, 1925 | 8.9 |
| 11.0 | March 29, 1924 | 27.9 |
| 8.9 | April 07, 1923 | 22.6 |
| 6.0 | February 23, 1922 | 15.2 |
| 4.0 | November 20, 1921 | 10.2 |
| 6.8 | March 19, 1920 | 17.3 |
| 3.5 | November 29, 1919 | 8.9 |
| 10.9 | March 09, 1918 | 27.7 |
| 15.8 | January 21, 1917 | 40.1 |
| 7.0 | January 12, 1916 | 17.8 |
| 11.0 | March 05, 1915 | 27.9 |
| 4.0 | January 01, 1914 | 10.2 |
| 8.8 | February 22, 1913 | 22.4 |
| 8.5 | December 17, 1912 | 21.6 |
| 7.4 | November 16, 1911 | 18.8 |
| 3.4 | February 15, 1910 | 8.6 |
| 10.0 | November 16, 1909 | 25.4 |
| 10.8 | December 17, 1908 | 27.4 |
| 8.5 | April 27, 1907 | 21.6 |
| 9.0 | January 03, 1906 | 22.9 |
| 7.5 | November 28, 1905 | 19.1 |
| 6.0 | January 21, 1904 | 15.2 |
| 4.0 | March 23, 1903 | 10.2 |
| 7.0 | December 15, 1902 | 17.8 |
| 7.0 | March 19, 1901 | 17.8 |
| 7.0 | March 06, 1900 | 17.8 |
| 11.0 | March 12, 1899 | 27.9 |
| 5.5 | November 22, 1898 | 14.0 |
| 5.0 | March 11, 1897 | 12.7 |
| 5.0 | November 10, 1896 | 12.7 |
| 3.6 | January 06, 1895 | 9.1 |
| 6.5 | March 28, 1894 | 16.5 |
| 8.5 | April 20, 1893 | 21.6 |
| 4.0 | March 09, 1892 | 10.2 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.