Earliest and Latest Snowfall and Snow Cover in Twin Cities
Average first one-inch snowfall (1891-2015) November 18
earliest (1891-2015) September 26, 1942
latest (1891-2015) January 9, 1945
Average first one-inch snow depth(1903-2015) November 21
earliest (1903-2015) October 13, 1959
latest (1903-2015) January 1, 1913
Earliest 1 inch snowfall (season) (From 1891-2015)
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1.) Sep 26, 1942 (42-43)
2.) Oct 10, 1977 (77-78)
3.) Oct 12, 1959 (59-60)
4.) Oct 12, 1969 (69-70)
5.) Oct 12, 2009 (09-10) Tie
6.) Oct 18, 1925 (25-26)
7.) Oct 18, 1976 (76-77) Tie
8.) Oct 19, 1916 (16-17)
9.) Oct 23, 1938 (38-39)
10.) Oct 27, 1919 (19-20)
Earliest 1 inch snow depth (season)* (From 1903-2015)
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1.) Oct 13, 1959 (59-60)
2.) Oct 13, 1969 (69-70) Tie
3.) Oct 19, 1916 (16-17)
4.) Oct 22, 1925 (25-26)
5.) Oct 23, 1938 (38-39)
6.) Oct 25, 1905 (05-06)
7.) Oct 27, 1919 (19-20)
8.) Oct 29, 1913 (13-14)
9.) Oct 29, 1929 (29-30) Tie
10.) Oct 30, 1955 (55-56)
Latest 1 inch snowfall (season) (From 1891-2005)
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1.) Jan 21 2005 (04-05)
2.) Jan 9, 1945 (44-45)
3.) Jan 6, 1981 (80-81)
4.) Jan 1, 1914 (13-14)
5.) Dec 30, 1918 (18-19)
6.) Dec 26, 1904 (04-05)
7.) Dec 21, 1920 (20-21)
8.) Dec 21, 2006 (06-07) Tie
9.) Dec 20, 1998 (98-99)
10.) Dec 19, 1939 (39-40)
Latest 1 inch snow depth (season)* (From 1903-2005)
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1.) Jan 1, 1913 (12-13)
2.) Dec 27, 1918 (18-19)
3.) Dec 26, 1904 (04-05)
4.) Dec 24, 1960 (60-61)
5.) Dec 22, 2006 (06-07)
6.) Dec 21, 1920 (20-21)
7.) Dec 20, 1914 (14-15)
8.) Dec 20, 1998 (98-99) Tie
9.) Dec 19, 1939 (39-40)
10.) Dec 19, 1999 (99-00) Tie
*observation time varies over the years from 8pm to 6:30 pm through 1949,
to 6:30 am for years after 1949. From the winter of 2000-01 to 2003-04 the values are from the Chanhassen Nationa Weather Service.
The measuring site moved back to the Twin Cities International Airport beginning in the 2004-05 snow season.
YEAR-BY-YEAR
SNOWFALL AND SNOW DEPTH DATA FOR MSP...FIRST INCH
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Date of first Amount of Date of Amount Time
1 inch snow Snow first 1 of snow of
inch depth depth observation
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Nov 11, 1891 1.5
Nov 07, 1892 1.5
Nov 21, 1893 2.7
Dec 16, 1894 2
Nov 25, 1895 1.5
Nov 09, 1896 2.5
Nov 26, 1897 1.7
Nov 21, 1898 4
Nov 12, 1899 1
Nov 16, 1900 2
Nov 03, 1901 2.2
Nov 14, 1902 1
Nov 12, 1903 1 Nov 22, 1903 1.0 8:00 pm
Dec 26, 1904 1 Dec 26, 1904 1.0 8:00 pm
Oct 29, 1905 5.5 Oct 25, 1905 5.5 7:00 pm
Dec 06, 1906 2.5 Dec 16, 1906 1.8 7:00 pm
Dec 13, 1907 1.2 Dec 13, 1907 1.2 7:00 pm
Dec 16, 1908 2 Dec 16, 1908 1.4 7:00 pm
Nov 16, 1909 10.5 Nov 16, 1909 10.5 7:00 pm
Nov 04, 1910 1 Nov 14, 1910 1.2 7:00 pm
Nov 14, 1911 1.2 Nov 14, 1911 1.3 7:00 pm
Dec 03, 1912 3 Dec 05, 1912 2.5 7:00 pm
Jan 01, 1914 4 Jan 01, 1914 4 7:00 pm
Dec 07, 1914 1.1 Dec 20, 1914 1.4 7:00 pm
Nov 13, 1915 1.7 Nov 13, 1915 1.7 7:00 pm
Oct 19, 1916 1.3 Oct 19, 1916 1 7:00 pm
Dec 04, 1917 2.5 Dec 04, 1917 2.2 7:00 pm
Dec 30, 1918 1.4 Dec 27, 1918 1.3 7:00 pm
Oct 27, 1919 2.6 Oct 27, 1919 2.6 7:00 pm
Dec 21, 1920 5.3 Dec 21, 1920 5.3 7:00 pm
Nov 07, 1921 2.5 Nov 07, 1921 2.5 7:00 pm
Dec 14, 1922 1.5 Dec 14, 1922 1.5 7:00 pm
Nov 22, 1923 1 Nov 22, 1923 1 7:00 pm
Nov 07, 1924 3 Nov 07, 1924 2.5 7:00 pm
Oct 18, 1925 1 Nov 30, 1925 3.3 7:00 pm
Nov 18, 1926 1.4 Nov 18, 1926 1.9 7:00 pm
Nov 14, 1927 1 Nov 14, 1927 1 7:00 pm
Dec 03, 1928 1.4 Dec 03, 1928 1.3 7:00 pm
Oct 29, 1929 1.9 Nov 24, 1929 1.3 7:00 pm
Nov 25, 1930 3.2 Nov 25, 1930 3.5 7:00 pm
Dec 05, 1931 1.2 Dec 05, 1931 1.2 7:00 pm
Oct 31, 1932 1.4 Dec 04, 1932 1 7:00 pm
Nov 05, 1933 2.2 Nov 05, 1933 1.8 7:00 pm
Nov 30, 1934 8 Nov 30, 1934 8 7:00 pm
Dec 12, 1935 1 Nov 28, 1935 1.4 7:00 pm
Nov 26, 1936 1.5 Nov 26, 1936 1.3 7:00 pm
Nov 18, 1937 1.2 Nov 18, 1937 1 6:30 pm
Oct 23, 1938 1.4 Oct 23, 1938 1 6:30 pm
Dec 19, 1939 4.6 Dec 19, 1939 3.5 6:30 pm
Nov 11, 1940 8.2 Nov 11, 1940 8.2 6:30 pm
Nov 01, 1941 3.6 Nov 01, 1941 1.5 6:30 pm
Sep 26, 1942 1.7 Dec 15, 1942 1.5 6:30 pm
Nov 07, 1943 1.1 Nov 08, 1943 6 6:30 pm
Jan 09, 1945 2.0 Nov 29, 1944 1.2 6:30 pm
Nov 08, 1945 1.2 Nov 08, 1945 1.2 6:30 pm
Nov 10, 1946 2.1 Nov 24, 1946 1.5 6:30 pm
Nov 07, 1947 4.2 Nov 07, 1947 3.5 6:30 pm
Nov 20, 1948 1.2 Nov 20, 1948 1 6:30 pm
Nov 16, 1949 1 Nov 24, 1949 1 6:30 pm
Nov 16, 1950 1.1 Nov 22, 1950 1 6:30 am
Nov 03, 1951 4.2 Nov 03, 1951 4 6:30 am
Nov 25, 1952 5.3 Nov 25, 1952 2 6:30 am
Nov 21, 1953 1.5 Nov 22, 1953 1 6:30 am
Nov 26, 1954 2.4 Nov 02, 1954 1 6:30 am
Oct 29, 1955 2.2 Oct 30, 1955 1 6:30 am
Nov 15, 1956 5.1 Nov 16, 1956 5 6:30 am
Nov 18, 1957 7.6 Nov 09, 1957 1 6:30 am
Nov 23, 1958 2.6 Nov 24, 1958 2 6:30 am
Oct 12, 1959 2 Oct 13, 1959 1 6:30 am
Nov 17, 1960 1.6 Dec 24, 1960 1 6:30 am
Nov 22, 1961 1.5 Nov 22, 1961 1 6:30 am
Nov 23, 1962 5.6 Nov 23, 1962 1 6:30 am
Dec 02, 1963 1.4 Dec 03, 1963 1 6:30 am
Nov 27, 1964 3 Nov 26, 1964 1 6:30 am
Nov 26, 1965 1.3 Nov 27, 1965 1 6:30 am
Nov 11, 1966 2.2 Nov 10, 1966 1 6:30 am
Dec 09, 1967 1.3 Dec 10, 1967 1 6:30 am
Nov 16, 1968 1.4 Nov 17, 1968 1 6:30 am
Oct 12, 1969 2 Oct 13, 1969 1 6:30 am
Nov 26, 1970 5 Nov 26, 1970 1 6:30 am
Nov 23, 1971 2.8 Nov 23, 1971 3 6:30 am
Dec 01, 1972 1.5 Dec 01, 1972 1 6:30 am
Dec 04, 1973 3.2 Dec 04, 1973 3 6:30 am
Nov 26, 1974 1 Nov 27, 1974 1 6:30 am
Nov 09, 1975 2 Nov 21, 1975 7 6:30 am
Oct 18, 1976 1.3 Dec 03, 1976 2 6:30 am
Oct 10, 1977 2.5 Nov 10, 1977 1 6:30 am
Nov 12, 1978 1.6 Nov 12, 1978 1 6:30 am
Nov 09, 1979 1.3 Nov 09, 1979 1 6:30 am
Jan 06, 1981 1 Dec 08, 1980 1 6:30 am
Nov 18, 1981 4.2 Nov 19, 1981 8 6:30 am
Nov 12, 1982 1.2 Nov 14, 1982 1 6:30 am
Nov 09, 1983 4.5 Nov 24, 1983 10 6:30 am
Nov 27, 1984 2 Nov 28, 1984 1 6:30 am
Nov 09, 1985 1.1 Nov 09, 1985 1 6:30 am
Nov 18, 1986 1.6 Nov 11, 1986 1 6:30 am
Nov 17, 1987 1.6 Nov 18, 1987 1 6:30 am
Nov 05, 1988 2.9 Nov 06, 1988 3 6:30 am
Nov 03, 1989 1 Nov 04, 1989 1 6:30 am
Nov 03, 1990 2.9 Nov 04, 1990 1 6:30 am
Oct 31, 1991 8.2 Nov 01, 1991 14 6:30 am
Nov 01, 1992 2.5 Nov 02, 1992 4 6:30 am
Nov 05, 1993 1.5 Nov 05, 1993 1 6:30 am
Nov 27, 1994 4.8 Nov 28, 1994 5 6:30 am
Nov 01, 1995 1.6 Nov 01, 1995 1 6:30 am
Nov 15, 1996 1.7 Nov 15, 1996 1 6:30 am
Nov 02, 1997 1 Nov 13, 1997 1 6:30 am
Dec 20, 1998 2.0 Dec 20, 1998 1 6:30 am
Dec 19, 1999 2.3 Dec 19, 1999 2 6:30 am
Nov 07, 2000 1.2 Nov 08, 2000 1 6:30 am
Nov 26, 2001 5.9 Nov 27, 2001 8 6:30 am
Dec 04, 2002 1.5 Dec 04, 2002 1 6:30 am
Nov 03, 2003 1.4 Nov 23, 2003 1 6:30 am
Jan 21, 2005 5.5 Nov 28, 2004 1 6:30 am
Nov 25, 2005 2.1 Nov 16, 2005 1 6:30 am
Dec 21, 2006 1.0 Dec 22, 2006 1 6:30 am
Dec 01, 2007 4.5 Dec 02, 2007 4 6:30 am
Nov 07, 2008 1.1 Nov 22, 2008 1 6:30 am
Oct 12, 2009 2.5 Oct 12, 2009 1 6:30 am
Nov 13, 2010 7.7 Nov 13, 2010 1 6:30 am
Nov 19, 2011 3.0 Nov 20, 2011 3 6:30 am
Dec 09, 2012 10.5 Nov 23, 2012 1 6:30 am
Dec 04, 2013 4.1 Dec 04, 2013 1 6:30 am
Nov 10, 2014 2.6 Nov 10, 2014 1 6:30 am
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