Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1909

Snowstorm of Jan. 27–31, 1909

From January 27, 1909 to January 31, 1909, 124 weather stations in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota reported a total for this storm. 50 of them got 6 inches or more, 10 got a foot or more. The most was 16 in at Ironwood, MI. It also reached Category 1 in the Northeast and Category 1 in the Ohio Valley.

NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 4.48 for the Upper Midwest (Category 2), the 49th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.

Humboldt, MI: 0 inIron River, MI: 0 inMackinaw City 2, MI: 0 inBeaver Is, MI: 0 inAngus 1 N, MN: 0 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 0 inHallock, MN: 0 inRed Lake Indian Agcy, MN: 0 inRoseau, MN: 0 inIntl Falls Intl Ap, MN: 0 inWhitefish Pt, MI: 0.1 inSuperior, WI: 0.3 inMoorhead St Teachers C, MN: 0.4 inBaudette, MN: 0.5 inPark Rapids 2 S, MN: 0.9 inPark Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 0.9 inDeer Park Sf, MI: 1 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 1 inBarron, WI: 1 inMedford, WI: 1 inEscanaba, MI: 1 inWinnibigoshish Dam, MN: 1.3 inLac Vieux Desert, WI: 1.5 inMerrill, WI: 1.5 inStanley Wwtp, WI: 1.5 inSt Ignace, MI: 1.5 inBagley, MN: 2 inFairmont, MN: 2 inPipestone, MN: 2 inTwo Harbors, MN: 2 inAntigo, WI: 2 inHayward Rs, WI: 2 inMinocqua, WI: 2 inPlum Island, WI: 2 inRhinelander, WI: 2 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 2 inMackinac Island, MI: 2 inFergus Falls, MN: 2.3 inWalker, MN: 2.5 inWeyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 2.5 inGreen Bay, WI: 2.5 inMilaca, MN: 3 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 3 inMora, MN: 3 inWinnebago, MN: 3 inGrantsburg, WI: 3 inOconto 4 W, WI: 3 inWisconsin Rapids, WI: 3 inAshland Exp Farm, WI: 3 inPokegama Dam, MN: 3.2 inWinona, MN: 3.2 inFlorence, WI: 3.5 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 3.5 inSt Peter, MN: 3.6 inRock 1 E, MI: 4 inBird Island, MN: 4 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 4 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 4 inBrodhead Wwtp, WI: 4 inDelavan, WI: 4 inWausau Record Herald, WI: 4 inLong Prairie, MN: 4.2 inFaribault, MN: 4.4 inEau Claire, WI: 4.8 inWetmore, MI: 5 inWabasha, MN: 5 inZumbrota, MN: 5 inChippewa Falls, WI: 5 inMenasha, WI: 5 inSolon Springs, WI: 5 inSt Cloud State Clg, MN: 5 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 5.5 inGrand River Lock, WI: 5.5 inAppleton, WI: 5.5 inNew Richland, MN: 6 inShakopee, MN: 6 inBeloit, WI: 6 inNeillsville 3Ese, WI: 6 inNew Richmond, WI: 6 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 6 inShullsburg, WI: 6 inEwen 5 E, MI: 6 inCalumet, MI: 6.3 inPine River 3 Ne, WI: 6.3 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 7 inLynd #2, MN: 7 inWest Concord, MN: 7 inLancaster 4 Wsw, WI: 7 inMeadow Valley Rs, WI: 7 inMaple Plain, MN: 7 inMinneapolis Wb Dwtn, MN: 7 inLa Crosse Wb City, WI: 7.2 inMather 3 Nw, WI: 7.5 inBurnett 3 S, WI: 8 inChilton, WI: 8 inFond Du Lac Wwtp, WI: 8 inLake Mills, WI: 8 inMt Horeb 1 Wsw, WI: 8 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 8.8 inRochester Wso Ap, MN: 9 inRochester Intl Ap, MN: 9 inMadison Wb City, WI: 9.6 inThomaston, MI: 10 inGrand Meadow, MN: 10 inRedwood Falls Faa Arpt, MN: 10 inWindom, MN: 10 inKewaunee, WI: 10 inMenomonee Falls, WI: 10 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 10 inWaukesha Wwtp, WI: 10 inRedwood Falls Muni Ap, MN: 10 inIshpeming, MI: 10.5 inMilwaukee Wb City, WI: 10.5 inManitowoc, WI: 11 inCaledonia, MN: 12 inSt. Charles, MN: 12 inHancock Exp Farm, WI: 12 inHillsboro, WI: 12 inMauston 1 Se, WI: 12 inMondovi, WI: 13 inSheboygan, WI: 14 inViroqua, WI: 14 inPort Washington, WI: 15 inIronwood, MI: 16 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, MI16 in
Milwaukee, WI10.5 in
Madison, WI9.6 in
Rochester, MN9 in
La Crosse, WI7.2 in
Minneapolis, MN7 in
St. Cloud, MN5 in
Munising, MI5 in
Eau Claire, WI4.8 in
Wausau, WI4 in
Mankato, MN3.6 in
Grand Rapids, MN3.2 in
Ashland, WI3 in
Green Bay, WI2.5 in
Hayward, WI2 in
Two Harbors, MN2 in
Rhinelander, WI2 in
Minocqua, WI2 in
International Falls, MN0 in
Detroit Lakes, MN0 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
IronwoodMI16 in
Port WashingtonWI15 in
SheboyganWI14 in
ViroquaWI14 in
MondoviWI13 in
CaledoniaMN12 in
St. CharlesMN12 in
Hancock Exp FarmWI12 in
HillsboroWI12 in
Mauston 1 SeWI12 in
ManitowocWI11 in
IshpemingMI10.5 in
Milwaukee Wb CityWI10.5 in
ThomastonMI10 in
Grand MeadowMN10 in
Redwood Falls Faa ArptMN10 in
WindomMN10 in
KewauneeWI10 in
Menomonee FallsWI10 in
Watertown WwtpWI10 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 140 more.

Snowstorm of Jan. 19–23, 1917 →

Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19090127_19090131_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.