Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1908

Snowstorm of Feb. 3–7, 1908

From February 3, 1908 to February 7, 1908, 129 weather stations in Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin reported a total for this storm. 90 of them got 6 inches or more, 19 got a foot or more. The most was 25 in at Ironwood, MI. It also reached Category 1 in the Northeast and Category 1 in the Northern Rockies and Plains.

NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 5.46 for the Upper Midwest (Category 2), the 37th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.

Red Lake Indian Agcy, MN: 0 inBrodhead Wwtp, WI: 0 inBeloit, WI: 1 inDeer Park Sf, MI: 1 inSt James 2 S Beaver Is, MI: 2 inFaribault, MN: 2.3 inBird Island, MN: 2.5 inCollegeville St John's, MN: 3 inLynd #2, MN: 3 inDelavan, WI: 3 inPort Washington, WI: 3 inHinckley, MN: 3 inZumbrota, MN: 3.5 inMadison Wb City, WI: 3.6 inWindom, MN: 3.9 inGrand Meadow, MN: 4 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 4 inAmherst, WI: 4 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 4 inNewberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, MI: 4 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 4.5 inChatham Exp Fa, MI: 4.7 inBeardsley, MN: 5 inCaledonia, MN: 5 inFairmont, MN: 5 inInt Falls Wso Ap, MN: 5 inLake Crystal, MN: 5 inMilan 1Nw, MN: 5 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 5 inRedwood Falls Faa Arpt, MN: 5 inWinnebago, MN: 5 inOsceola, WI: 5 inOshkosh, WI: 5 inRichland Ctr, WI: 5 inWisconsin Rapids, WI: 5 inRedwood Falls Muni Ap, MN: 5 inSt Cloud State Clg, MN: 5 inWaukesha Wwtp, WI: 5.1 inMackinac Island, MI: 5.5 inBeaulieu, MN: 6 inHallock, MN: 6 inLong Prairie, MN: 6 inMilaca, MN: 6 inStephens Mine, MN: 6 inWabasha, MN: 6 inBurnett 3 S, WI: 6 inMeadow Valley Rs, WI: 6 inRhinelander, WI: 6 inStevens Pt, WI: 6 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 6 inNew London, MN: 6 inMilwaukee Wb City, WI: 6 inStanley Wwtp, WI: 6.2 inPrentice No. 2, WI: 6.3 inGrantsburg, WI: 6.5 inHayward Rs, WI: 6.5 inPine River 3 Ne, WI: 6.6 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 7 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 7 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 7 inOsakis, MN: 7 inEau Claire, WI: 7 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 7 inSt Peter, MN: 7.2 inFt Ripley, MN: 7.3 inPokegama Dam, MN: 7.4 inMora, MN: 7.5 inLa Crosse Wb City, WI: 7.6 inMaple Plain, MN: 7.7 inSt Ignace, MI: 8 inWetmore, MI: 8 inBagley, MN: 8 inNew Richland, MN: 8 inShakopee, MN: 8 inStillwater 1 Se, MN: 8 inWinona, MN: 8 inHancock Exp Farm, WI: 8 inMauston 1 Se, WI: 8 inMenasha, WI: 8 inNew London, WI: 8 inSheboygan, WI: 8 inValley Junction, WI: 8 inGreen Bay, WI: 8 inIntl Falls Intl Ap, MN: 8 inMinneapolis Wb Dwtn, MN: 8.2 inLong Lake Dam, WI: 8.3 inCecil, WI: 8.5 inMerrill, WI: 8.5 inViroqua, WI: 8.5 inBaraga 1 N, MI: 9 inEwen 5 E, MI: 9 inFlorence, WI: 9 inHillsboro, WI: 9 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 9 inWeyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 9 inLittle Falls 2Nne, MN: 9 inFergus Falls, MN: 9.4 inPark Rapids 2 S, MN: 9.7 inMount Iron, MN: 10 inChilton, WI: 10 inGrand River Lock, WI: 10 inKoepenick, WI: 10 inMedford, WI: 10 inSolon Springs, WI: 10 inWaupaca, WI: 10 inMoorhead St Teachers C, MN: 10 inPark Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 10 inAppleton, WI: 10.5 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 11 inEscanaba, MI: 11.7 inHumboldt, MI: 12 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 12 inWalker, MN: 12 inWinnibigoshish Dam, MN: 12 inMinocqua, WI: 12 inLeech Lake, MN: 12.5 inAshland Exp Farm, WI: 12.5 inCalumet, MI: 13 inEagle Harbor, MI: 13 inIshpeming, MI: 13 inWausau Record Herald, WI: 13 inIron River, MI: 14 inRock 1 E, MI: 14 inDowning, WI: 14 inOconto 4 W, WI: 14 inNew Richmond, WI: 15 inTwo Harbors, MN: 19 inIronwood, MI: 25 inThomaston, MI: 25 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
Ironwood, MI25 in
Two Harbors, MN19 in
Wausau, WI13 in
Ashland, WI12.5 in
Minocqua, WI12 in
Minneapolis, MN8.2 in
International Falls, MN8 in
Green Bay, WI8 in
Munising, MI8 in
La Crosse, WI7.6 in
Grand Rapids, MN7.4 in
Mankato, MN7.2 in
Detroit Lakes, MN7 in
Eau Claire, WI7 in
Hayward, WI6.5 in
Rhinelander, WI6 in
Milwaukee, WI6 in
St. Cloud, MN5 in
Madison, WI3.6 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
IronwoodMI25 in
ThomastonMI25 in
Two HarborsMN19 in
New RichmondWI15 in
Iron RiverMI14 in
Rock 1 EMI14 in
DowningWI14 in
Oconto 4 WWI14 in
CalumetMI13 in
Eagle HarborMI13 in
IshpemingMI13 in
Wausau Record HeraldWI13 in
Leech LakeMN12.5 in
Ashland Exp FarmWI12.5 in
HumboldtMI12 in
Pine Rvr DamMN12 in
WalkerMN12 in
Winnibigoshish DamMN12 in
MinocquaWI12 in
EscanabaMI11.7 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 149 more.

Snowstorm of Jan. 19–23, 1917 →

Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19080203_19080207_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.