********************************************************************** * MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT * * EXTREMES OF SNOWFALL * ********************************************************************** * MAXIMUM "MONTHLY" SNOWFALL* "MAXIMUM" SNOWFALL * * ------- * ------- * * "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 1969 ... 33.2 * SINGLE CALENDER YEAR...1983 ....101.5 * * FEB 1962 ... 26.5 ****************************************** * 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 * ********************************************************************** * MAXIMUM "SNOW-DEPTH" * "EARLIEST" SNOWFALL * * ---------- * -------- * * * 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 ... 25.0 ****************************************** * 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 22 * * 79 ... 3 ****************************************** * 54 ... 6 * AVG. DATE FOR LAST INCH OF SNOW COVER * * 34 ... 9 * ---- ---- ---- ---- ---------- * * 24 ... 12 * APRIL 2 * ********************************************************************** * TOP SIX SNOWSTORMS * * * FOR THE TWIN CITIES * * * ------------------- * * * 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. NOV 11-12 1940 .. 16.8 * * * 6. MAR 3-4 1985 .. 16.7 * * ********************************************************************** * 10 HEAVIEST SEASONAL SNOWFALLS / 10 LIGHTEST SEASONAL SNOWFALLS * * ------------------------------ / ------------------------------ * * 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. 1916-17 ....... 84.9 / 4. 1967-68 ....... 17.5 * * 5. 1991-92 ....... 84.1 / 5. 1958-59 ....... 19.1 * * 6. 1961-62 ....... 81.3 / 6. 1920-21 ....... 20.6 * * 7. 1951-52 ....... 79.0 / 7. 1980-81 ....... 21.1 * * 8. 1966-67 ....... 78.4 / 8. 1957-58 ....... 21.2 * * 9. 2000-01 ....... 75.8 / 9. 1901-02 ....... 22.4 * * 10. 1982-83 ....... 74.4 / 10. 1913-14 ....... 22.5 * ********************************************************************** 02/07/03