Top Eleven Snowfalls in the Twin Cities: 1891-2009
Here's the the top eleven snowfalls for the Twin Cities from 1891 to 2009. Some of the storms were massive areas of low pressure that brought blizzard conditions such as the Armistice Day Storm, and some were more gentle affairs like March 8-9, 1999. The largest single storm total is 28.4 inches with the 1991 Halloween storm.
The largest snowfall on record for December in the Twin Cities is the December 27-28, 1982 storm. This was a heavy wet snow that fell mostly at night. The nighttime sky took on a pink and orange hue with heavy falling snow and occasional flashes of lightning. The Twin Cities Airport was closed for 19 hours due to this storm, the first time the Minneapolis St. Paul Airport was closed because of snow since March, 1965.
None of the top eleven have occurred in February. The largest storm that could be found in February is the 10.7 inches that fell on February 1-2, 2004. An additional .3 inches fell on the evening of January 31, 2004 to bring the storm total to 11 inches.
Top Eleven Largest Snowfalls for Twin Cities 1. 28.4 inches: October 31 - November 3, 1991 (Halloween Blizzard) 2. 21.1 inches: November 29 - December 1, 1985 3. 20.0 inches: January 22 - January 23, 1982 4. 17.4 inches: January 20 - January 21, 1982 5. 16.8 inches: November 11 - November 12, 1940 (Armistice Day) 6. 16.7 inches: March 3 - March 4, 1985 7. 16.7 inches: March 11 - March 14, 1940 8. 16.5 inches: December 27 - December 28, 1982 9. 16.0 inches: January 20 - January 21, 1917 10. 16.0 inches: March 8 - March 9, 1999 11. 14.7 inches: March 31, 1985