Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1917

Snowstorm of Mar. 13–17, 1917

From March 13, 1917 to March 17, 1917, 151 weather stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan reported a total for this storm. 109 of them got 6 inches or more, 70 got a foot or more. The most was 30 in at Solon Springs, WI.

Ada, MN: 0 inRoseau, MN: 0 inWarren, MN: 0 inBrodhead Wwtp, WI: 0 inManitowoc, WI: 0 inOconto 4 W, WI: 0 inThief River Falls, MN: 0.5 inMadison Wb City, WI: 0.7 inDarlington Wwtp, WI: 1 inPort Washington, WI: 1 inPlymouth Wwtp, WI: 1.3 inMenasha, WI: 1.5 inPrairie Du Sac 2 N, WI: 1.5 inDeer Park Sf, MI: 2 inRed Lake Falls, MN: 2 inRed Lake Indian Agcy, MN: 2 inFond Du Lac Wwtp, WI: 2 inPlum Island, WI: 2 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 2 inWarroad, MN: 2.5 inDelavan, WI: 2.5 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 3 inKewaunee, WI: 3 inMarshfield Exp Farm, WI: 3 inRacine Wwtp, WI: 3 inMoorhead St Teachers C, MN: 3.1 inBurnett 3 S, WI: 3.2 inGreen Bay, WI: 3.2 inLake Mills Wwtp, WI: 3.5 inRipon Near, WI: 3.5 inBemidji, MN: 4 inCampbell, MN: 4 inWinnibigoshish Dam, MN: 4 inGrand River Lock, WI: 4 inReedsburg Wwtp, WI: 4 inBeaver Is, MI: 5 inWheaton, MN: 5 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 5 inBaudette, MN: 5.2 inIntl Falls Intl Ap, MN: 5.2 inMilwaukee Wb City, WI: 5.5 inGull Lake Dam, MN: 5.6 inZumbrota, MN: 6 inMuscoda, WI: 6 inWaukesha Wwtp, WI: 6 inHatfield, WI: 6.1 inPine River 3 Ne, WI: 6.1 inWinona, MN: 6.5 inPhelps, WI: 6.5 inFergus Falls, MN: 6.7 inHillsboro, WI: 7 inPark Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 7.3 inSidnaw, MI: 8 inCaledonia, MN: 8.5 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 8.5 inMackinac Island, MI: 9 inRock 1 E, MI: 9 inNew London, WI: 9 inStevens Pt, WI: 9 inViroqua, WI: 9 inLa Crosse River, WI: 9.2 inPokegama Dam, MN: 9.4 inNewberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, MI: 9.5 inNeillsville 3Ese, WI: 9.5 inChatfield, MN: 10 inPipestone, MN: 10 inDowning 1 E, WI: 10 inMeadow Valley Rs, WI: 10 inPrairie Du Chien, WI: 10 inWisconsin Rapids, WI: 10 inLa Crosse Wb City, WI: 10.4 inBergland Dam, MI: 10.5 inNew Richland, MN: 10.5 inLeech Lake, MN: 10.9 inMackinaw City 2, MI: 11 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 11 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 11 inRhinelander, WI: 11 inVirginia, MN: 11.3 inGrand Meadow, MN: 11.5 inAntigo, WI: 11.5 inLuverne, MN: 12 inTomahawk Spirit Rsvr, WI: 12 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 12.5 inMunising, MI: 12.5 inWhitefish Pt, MI: 12.5 inLong Prairie, MN: 12.5 inFaribault, MN: 13 inHinckley, MN: 13 inMather 3 Nw, WI: 13 inEscanaba, MI: 13 inSt Paul Univ Farm, MN: 13.5 inBig St Germain Dam, WI: 13.6 inFairmont, MN: 13.8 inRochester Intl Ap, MN: 13.9 inMedford, WI: 14 inMerrill, WI: 14.3 inIshpeming, MI: 14.4 inTracy, MN: 15 inWinnebago, MN: 15 inRest Lake, WI: 15 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 15.3 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 15.5 inEagle Harbor, MI: 16 inHumboldt, MI: 16 inBird Island, MN: 16 inLittle Falls 2Nne, MN: 16 inSt Peter, MN: 16 inWindom, MN: 16 inWinton Pwr Plt, MN: 16 inFlorence, WI: 16 inMondovi, WI: 16 inFt Ripley, MN: 16.5 inSugar Camp, WI: 16.7 inCalumet, MI: 17 inBeardsley, MN: 17 inSt Charles, MN: 17 inKoepenick, WI: 17 inMeadowlands 9 S, MN: 17.5 inAshland Exp Farm, WI: 17.5 inIron River, MI: 18 inMora, MN: 18 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 18 inTyler, MN: 18 inEau Claire, WI: 18 inLac Vieux Desert, WI: 18 inMinocqua, WI: 18 inStanley Wwtp, WI: 18 inWaupaca, WI: 18 inMinneapolis Wb Dwtn, MN: 18.3 inRedwood Falls Muni Ap, MN: 18.5 inGlencoe, MN: 19 inMaple Plain, MN: 19 inBarron, WI: 19 inWillmar Wwtp, MN: 19.1 inCollegeville St John's, MN: 20 inTaylors Falls 1 Ne, MN: 20 inWeyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 20 inOsceola, WI: 20.5 inMilaca, MN: 21 inSuperior, WI: 21.1 inCornucopia 3 E, WI: 21.4 inGrantsburg, WI: 21.5 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 22 inHayward Rs, WI: 23 inCanby, MN: 24 inSt Cloud State Clg, MN: 24 inMoose Lake 1 Sse, MN: 25 inIronwood, MI: 26 inTwo Harbors, MN: 29 inSolon Springs, WI: 30 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
Two Harbors, MN29 in
Ironwood, MI26 in
St. Cloud, MN24 in
Hayward, WI23 in
Minneapolis, MN18.3 in
Eau Claire, WI18 in
Minocqua, WI18 in
Ashland, WI17.5 in
Mankato, MN16 in
Rochester, MN13.9 in
Munising, MI12.5 in
Rhinelander, WI11 in
La Crosse, WI10.4 in
Grand Rapids, MN9.4 in
Brainerd, MN5.6 in
Milwaukee, WI5.5 in
International Falls, MN5.2 in
Bemidji, MN4 in
Green Bay, WI3.2 in
Detroit Lakes, MN3 in
Madison, WI0.7 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
Solon SpringsWI30 in
Two HarborsMN29 in
IronwoodMI26 in
Moose Lake 1 SseMN25 in
CanbyMN24 in
St Cloud State ClgMN24 in
Hayward RsWI23 in
Spooner Ag Rsch StnWI22 in
GrantsburgWI21.5 in
Cornucopia 3 EWI21.4 in
SuperiorWI21.1 in
MilacaMN21 in
OsceolaWI20.5 in
Collegeville St John'sMN20 in
Taylors Falls 1 NeMN20 in
Weyerhaeuser 1NWI20 in
Willmar WwtpMN19.1 in
GlencoeMN19 in
Maple PlainMN19 in
BarronWI19 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 173 more.

← Snowstorm of Jan. 19–23, 1917 · Snowstorm of Dec. 16–21, 1929 →

This storm is not in NOAA’s Snowstorm Database. It was found in the daily reports of the region’s long-record weather stations (NOAA GHCN-Daily): at least 25 of them had 6 inches or more over these dates. Each total is that station’s daily reports summed over the dates; stations that missed a day are left out.