Data Tables

Single Storm Snowfall
Rank Snowfall Dates
1 36.0 inches April 19–21, 1893
2 32.0 inches March 31–April 1, 1896
3 21.7 inches March 1–3, 1965
(14.5 inches on 3/1)
4 18.3 inches February 28–March 4, 1951
5 (tie) 17.7 inches March 14–18, 1965
5 (tie) 17.7 inches March 3–4, 1985
7 16.8 inches November 28–December 1, 1985
8 16.4 inches January 5–11, 1975
9 16.3 inches November 11–12, 1940
10 (tie) 15.0 inches November 16–17, 1911
10 (tie) 15.0 inches March 15, 2002
12 14.0 inches March 16, 1917
13 13.8 inches January 3–5, 2023
14 (tie) 13.5 inches February 6–8, 1937
14 (tie) 13.5 inches November 10–11, 2014
16 (tie) 13.3 inches December 6–9, 1969
16 (tie) 13.3 inches October 31–November 2, 1991
18 13.1 inches November 6–8, 1943
19 12.9 inches March 23–26, 2024
20 12.7 inches December 23–26, 2009
21 12.4 inches December 13–17, 2022
22 12.1 inches January 20–25, 1982
23 (tie) 12.0 inches April 26, 1893
23 (tie) 12.0 inches January 3, 1897
23 (tie) 12.0 inches March 11, 1897
23 (tie) 12.0 inches March 5–6, 1908
23 (tie) 12.0 inches November 14–15, 1927
23 (tie) 12.0 inches March 13–16, 1943

Note: Snowfall is defined as consecutive days of measurable snowfall.

Observation Sites:

  • St. Cloud Reformatory: 1893-1942
  • St. Cloud Airport: 1940-2009
  • St. Cloud Prison: 2010-2019
  • St. Cloud State University: 2020-2025
Highest 24 Hour Snowfall
Rank Snowfall Date
1 24.0 inches April 19, 1893
2 20.0 inches March 31, 1896
3 15.0 inches March 15, 2002
4 14.5 inches March 1, 1965
5 14.0 inches March 16, 1917
6 13.2 inches November 10, 2014
7 13.0 inches March 17, 1965
8 (tie) 12.0 inches April 26, 1893
8 (tie) 12.0 inches April 1, 1896
8 (tie) 12.0 inches January 3, 1897
8 (tie) 12.0 inches March 11, 1897
8 (tie) 12.0 inches November 21, 1898
8 (tie) 12.0 inches February 28, 1951
St. Cloud - Deepest Snow Cover
Rank Snow Depth (inches) Dates Snow Depth of >= 30 inches
1 50 inches March 16, 1917 March 13–23
2 39 inches Feb 8–10, 1937 Feb 7–19
3 34 inches Feb 29, 1936 Feb 26–March 2
4 33 inches Feb 19–22, 1936 Feb 13–24
5 32 inches February 22–March 2, 1922 Feb 22–March 3
6 31 inches March 3, 1965
7 31 inches March 18–19, 1965 March 18–23
8 31 inches March 29, 1965 March 28–31
9 30 inches Feb 25, 1929
10 30 inches January 30–Feb 1, 1969

Note: Snow depth measured reliably 1904-2025

Last Updated: April 2, 2024

Historic temperature data provided courtesy of the Saint Cloud National Weather Service Office, and NOAA/NWS.
Send comments to: raweisman@stcloudstate.edu
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