EXTREMES OF SNOWFALL
MINNEAPOLIS ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
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* MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT *
* EXTREMES OF SNOWFALL *
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* MAXIMUM "MONTHLY" SNOWFALL* "MAXIMUM" SNOWFALL *
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* "DESCENDING" ORDER * INCHES *
* ---------- * 24-HOURS .....OCT 31-NOV 1 1991 21.0 *
* NOV 1991 ... 46.9 INCHES * SINGLE STORM..OCT 31-NOV 3 1991..28.4 *
* JAN 1982 ... 46.4 * SINGLE MONTH... NOV 1991 ....... 46.9 *
* MAR 1951 ... 40.0 * SINGLE SEASON.. 1983-84 .........98.6 *
* DEC 2010 ... 33.6 * SINGLE CALENDER YEAR...1983 ....101.5 *
* FEB 2019 ... 39.0 ******************************************
* APR 1983 ... 21.8 * "MINIMUM" SNOWFALL *
* OCT 1991 .... 8.2 * ------- *
* MAY 1946 .... 3.0 * INCHES *
* SEP 1942 .... 1.7 * SINGLE SEASON ........ 1931-32 14.2 *
* JUN-JUL-AUG NO SNOW * SINGLE YEAR .......... 1931 .... 12.5 *
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* MAXIMUM "SNOW-DEPTH" * "EARLIEST" SNOWFALL *
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* * INCHES *
* JAN 1982 ... 38.0 INCHES * TRACE ........ SEP 15 1916 .... TRACE *
* FEB 1967 ... 31.0 * MEASURABLE ... SEP 24 1985 ..... 0.4 *
* MAR 1917 ... 31.0 * 1" OR MORE ... SEP 26 1942 ..... 1.7 *
* DEC 1968 ... 21.0 * 4" OR MORE ... OCT 29 1905 ..... 5.5 *
* NOV 1991 ... 23.0 ******************************************
* APR 1983 ... 10.0 * "LATEST" SNOWFALL *
* OCT 1905 ... 5.5 * ------ *
* MAY 1946+... 3.0 * INCHES *
* SEP -----... TRACE * TRACE......... MAY 28 1965 ... TRACE *
* JUN-JUL-AUG NO SNOW * MEASURABLE ... MAY 24 1925 .... 0.1 *
***************************** 1" OR MORE ... MAY 20 1892 .... 3.0 *
* AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS * 4" OR MORE ... APR 29 1984 .... 6.6 *
* WITH SNOW "ON GROUND" ******************************************
* --------------- * AVG. DATE FOR FIRST INCH OF SNOW COVER *
* DAYS INCHES * ---- ---- ----- ---- ---------- *
* 100 ... 1 * NOVEMBER 18 *
* 79 ... 3 ******************************************
* 54 ... 6 * AVG. DATE FOR LAST INCH OF SNOW COVER *
* 34 ... 9 * ---- ---- ---- ---- ---------- *
* 24 ... 12 * MARCH 31 *
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* TOP SIX SNOWSTORMS * *
* FOR THE TWIN CITIES * *
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* INCHES * *
* 1. OCT 31-NOV 3 1991 28.4 * *
* 2. NOV 29-DEC 1 1985 21.1 * *
* 3. JAN 22-23 1982 .. 20.0...NOTE CORRECTION NEEDED TO //NCDC-LCD//*
* 4. JAN 20-21 1982 .. 17.4 * *
* 5. DEC 10-11 2010 .. 17.1 * *
* 6. NOV 11-12 1940 .. 16.8 * *
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* 10 HEAVIEST SEASONAL SNOWFALLS / 10 LIGHTEST SEASONAL SNOWFALLS *
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* INCHES / INCHES *
* 1. 1983-84 ....... 98.6 / 1. 1930-31 ....... 14.2 *
* 2. 1981-82 ....... 95.0 / 2. 1894-95 ....... 16.2 *
* 3. 1950-51 ....... 88.9 / 3. 1986-87 ....... 17.4 *
* 4. 2010-11 ....... 86.6 / 4. 1967-68 ....... 17.5 *
* 5. 1916-17 ....... 84.9 / 5. 1958-59 ....... 19.1 *
* 6. 1991-92 ....... 84.1 / 6. 1920-21 ....... 20.6 *
* 7. 1961-62 ....... 81.3 / 7. 1980-81 ....... 21.1 *
* 8. 1951-52 ....... 79.0 / 8. 1957-58 ....... 21.2 *
* 9. 1966-67 ....... 78.4 / 9. 2011-12 ....... 22.3 *
* 10. 2017-18 ....... 78.3 / 10. 1901-02 ....... 22.4 *
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04/08/15