Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1908

Snowstorm of Jan. 29 – Feb. 2, 1908

From January 29, 1908 to February 2, 1908, 124 weather stations in Wisconsin, Michigan and Minnesota reported a total for this storm. 54 of them got 6 inches or more, 5 got a foot or more. The most was 14.5 in at Oconto 4 W, WI. It also reached Category 1 in the Northeast, Category 1 in the Ohio Valley and Category 1 in the Southeast.

NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 4.49 for the Upper Midwest (Category 2), the 48th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.

Hallock, MN: 0 inHinckley, MN: 0 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 0 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 0 inIntl Falls Intl Ap, MN: 0 inBagley, MN: 0.5 inOsakis, MN: 0.5 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 0.5 inStephens Mine, MN: 0.5 inMoorhead St Teachers C, MN: 0.6 inPokegama Dam, MN: 0.9 inIron River, MI: 1 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 1 inFergus Falls, MN: 1 inWillow River, MN: 1 inSolon Springs, WI: 1 inBaraga 1 N, MI: 1 inWalker, MN: 1.1 inPark Rapids 2 S, MN: 1.2 inPark Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 1.2 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 1.5 inBeardsley, MN: 1.5 inBird Island, MN: 1.5 inLeech Lake, MN: 1.5 inMora, MN: 1.5 inBlaney, MI: 2 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 2 inSt Ignace, MI: 2 inLittle Falls 2Nne, MN: 2 inTwo Harbors, MN: 2 inWindom, MN: 2 inMinocqua, WI: 2 inNew Richmond, WI: 2 inFt Ripley, MN: 2.3 inStanley Wwtp, WI: 2.3 inRhinelander, WI: 2.4 inGrantsburg, WI: 2.5 inHayward Rs, WI: 2.5 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 2.5 inZumbrota, MN: 2.8 inCollegeville St John's, MN: 3 inFairmont, MN: 3 inMilaca, MN: 3 inTaylors Falls 1 Ne, MN: 3 inLong Lake Dam, WI: 3 inOshkosh, WI: 3 inSt Cloud State Clg, MN: 3 inIronwood, MI: 4 inThomaston, MI: 4 inLynd #2, MN: 4 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 4 inNew London, MN: 4 inShakopee, MN: 4 inFlorence, WI: 4 inMedford, WI: 4 inOsceola, WI: 4 inWinnebago, MN: 4.5 inEwen 5 E, MI: 4.8 inFaribault, MN: 4.8 inDeer Park Sf, MI: 5 inSt James 2 S Beaver Is, MI: 5 inCaledonia, MN: 5 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 5 inLake Crystal, MN: 5 inMaple Plain, MN: 5 inNew Richland, MN: 5 inBrodhead Wwtp, WI: 5 inEau Claire, WI: 5 inWisconsin Rapids, WI: 5 inLa Crosse Wb City, WI: 5.5 inWabasha, MN: 6 inKoepenick, WI: 6 inMeadow Valley Rs, WI: 6 inMt Horeb 1 Wsw, WI: 6 inNew London, WI: 6 inStevens Pt, WI: 6 inEscanaba, MI: 6.2 inWeyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 6.3 inLake Mills, WI: 6.5 inMerrill, WI: 6.5 inViroqua, WI: 6.5 inCalumet, MI: 6.5 inNewberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, MI: 7 inRock 1 E, MI: 7 inMenasha, WI: 7 inRichland Ctr, WI: 7 inWausau Record Herald, WI: 7 inEagle Harbor, MI: 7 inGreen Bay, WI: 7 inMadison Wb City, WI: 7.1 inPine River 3 Ne, WI: 7.3 inSt Peter, MN: 7.4 inWinona, MN: 7.5 inMinneapolis Wb Dwtn, MN: 7.5 inWetmore, MI: 8 inAmherst, WI: 8 inCecil, WI: 8 inDelavan, WI: 8 inDowning, WI: 8 inHancock Exp Farm, WI: 8 inHillsboro, WI: 8 inPort Washington, WI: 8 inShullsburg, WI: 8 inValley Junction, WI: 8 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 8 inPrairie Du Chien, WI: 8.5 inHumboldt, MI: 9 inAppleton, WI: 9 inChilton, WI: 9 inFond Du Lac, WI: 9 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 9 inWaukesha Wwtp, WI: 9 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 10 inRedwood Falls Faa Arpt, MN: 10.5 inLancaster 4 Wsw, WI: 10.5 inRedwood Falls Muni Ap, MN: 10.5 inIshpeming, MI: 11 inGrand River Lock, WI: 11 inWaupaca, WI: 11 inMackinac Island, MI: 12.5 inMilwaukee Wb City, WI: 12.5 inBeloit, WI: 12.6 inSheboygan, WI: 14 inOconto 4 W, WI: 14.5 inMinneapolisDuluthHaywardGreen BayMadisonMarquette
  • under 2
  • 2–4
  • 4–6
  • 6–9
  • 9–12
  • 12–18
  • 18+
Inches of snow, one dot per reporting station.

Towns

TownStorm total
Milwaukee, WI12.5 in
Munising, MI8 in
Minneapolis, MN7.5 in
Mankato, MN7.4 in
Madison, WI7.1 in
Wausau, WI7 in
Green Bay, WI7 in
La Crosse, WI5.5 in
Eau Claire, WI5 in
Ironwood, MI4 in
St. Cloud, MN3 in
Hayward, WI2.5 in
Rhinelander, WI2.4 in
Two Harbors, MN2 in
Minocqua, WI2 in
Detroit Lakes, MN1 in
Grand Rapids, MN0.9 in
International Falls, MN0 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
Oconto 4 WWI14.5 in
SheboyganWI14 in
BeloitWI12.6 in
Mackinac IslandMI12.5 in
Milwaukee Wb CityWI12.5 in
IshpemingMI11 in
Grand River LockWI11 in
WaupacaWI11 in
Redwood Falls Faa ArptMN10.5 in
Lancaster 4 WswWI10.5 in
Redwood Falls Muni ApMN10.5 in
Portage WwtpWI10 in
HumboldtMI9 in
AppletonWI9 in
ChiltonWI9 in
Fond Du LacWI9 in
Sturgeon Bay Exp FarmWI9 in
Waukesha WwtpWI9 in
Prairie Du ChienWI8.5 in
WetmoreMI8 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

Each venue’s nearest reporting station, within 20 km. Venue pages are on XC Index.

And 142 more.

Snowstorm of Jan. 19–23, 1917 →

Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19080129_19080202_1. Long-record stations that reported every day: their daily reports (NOAA GHCN-Daily) summed over the dates. Other stations: the total in NOAA’s storm file.