Red River Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Red River

This first table lists monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

Average total snowfall and days with fresh snow in Red River

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
6.7	January	19.1	48.5
8.3	February	26.1	66.3
7.6	March	31.4	79.8
5.7	April	26.7	67.8
1.5	May	6.2	15.7
0.0	September	0.0	0.0
2.5	October	9.7	24.6
5.7	November	19.0	48.3
6.9	December	18.5	47.0
44.9	Year	156.7	398.0

These averages don't show how much the snowfall in Red River varies from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 23.2 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 11.8 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to 25.7 inches or more, while the lightest years get 10.5 inches or less.

New snow for February ranges from over 36 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 12 inches in light years.

The greatest range occurs in March when years with high amounts of fresh snow get over 47 inches, while years with relatively little new snow receive at most 15 inches

When Red River Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Red River usually arrives in October.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in May, although sometimes Red River receives no new snow after April.

The mountain town is normally free of snow every year from June to September.

How Many Snowstorms Red River Gets

Most days of snowfall in Red River result in at least an inch of fresh snow on the ground. For 19 days a year on average, the amount of new snow totals three inches or more.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day normally occur ten times a year. Of these, three on average are major blizzards that dump ten inches or more. Storms that severe can show up at Red River anytime from October to May.

Number of days per month and year on average in Red River with a total snowfall of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
5.5	2.7	January	1.1	0.2
7.2	3.5	February	1.7	0.5
6.7	3.8	March	2.3	0.6
4.7	3.1	April	1.8	0.5
1.3	0.6	May	0.4	0.3
0.0	0.0	September	0.0	0.0
2.2	1.4	October	0.9	0.2
4.8	1.9	November	1.1	0.5
5.9	2.3	December	1.0	0.2
38.3	19.3	Year	10.3	3.0

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Red River

For about two-thirds of winter days, Red River has at least an inch of snow on the ground.

Typically, on 30 days a year snow covering the ski resort amounts to ten or more inches deep. For six or seven of those days, the snowpack builds up to at least 20 inches.

Average total days per month and year in Red River with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
23.5	20.1	January	16.0	8.4
20.1	16.5	February	13.9	7.7
15.6	12.6	March	10.0	5.4
5.0	3.3	April	2.1	0.5
1.2	0.7	May	0.5	0.2
2.6	1.8	October	1.1	0.3
12.1	8.0	November	5.4	1.9
18.5	13.5	December	10.6	5.1
98.6	76.5	Year	59.6	29.5