Historic February Snowfalls in the Twin Cities

February is not well known for heavy snowfalls. Looking at the top eleven snowfalls of all time in the Twin Cities, there isn't a February date among them. The most snow to fall on a calendar day in February is 8.8 inches on February 22, 1913. The last time the Twin Cities official snow measuring site had six inches or more on a calendar day in February was 6.7 inches on February 1, 2004.

The table below shows the top five February snowfalls for a calendar day in the Twin Cities.


Rank Total      Date
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1.   8.8 inches February 22, 1913
2.   8.5 inches February 15, 1967
3.   8.3 inches February 19, 1952
4.   8.0 inches February  9, 1939
5.   7.5 inches February  5, 1908
This next table below shows the top five February snowfalls for two consecutive calendar days in the Twin Cities.
Rank Total       Date
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1.   10.7 inches February 1-2, 2004
2.   10.5 inches February 9-10, 1909
3.   10.5 inches February 19-20, 1952
4.    9.3 inches February 9-10, 1939
5.    8.8 inches February 22, 1913