Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1929

Snowstorm of Dec. 16–21, 1929

From December 16, 1929 to December 21, 1929, 138 weather stations in Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota reported a total for this storm. 16 of them got 6 inches or more, 6 got a foot or more. The most was 33.5 in at Ironwood, MI. It also reached Category 1 in the Northern Rockies and Plains and Category 2 in the Ohio Valley.

NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 10.62 for the Upper Midwest (Category 4), the 14th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.

Hallock, MN: 0 inRoseau, MN: 0 inWinnebago, MN: 0 inCuba City, WI: 0 inLancaster 4 Wsw, WI: 0 inMauston 1 Se, WI: 0 inMeadow Valley Rs, WI: 0 inMedford, WI: 0 inPrairie Du Chien, WI: 0 inShawano 2Ssw, WI: 0 inStevens Pt, WI: 0 inWaupaca, WI: 0 inWinter, WI: 0 inPrairie Du Sac 2 N, WI: 0.1 inChaska, MN: 0.3 inRichland Ctr, WI: 0.3 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 0.4 inGrand Meadow, MN: 0.5 inPigeon Rvr Brg, MN: 0.5 inBrodhead Wwtp, WI: 0.5 inDarlington Wwtp, WI: 0.5 inMondovi, WI: 0.5 inBaudette, MN: 0.5 inThief River Falls, MN: 0.6 inPrentice #2, WI: 0.6 inMadison Wb City, WI: 0.7 inTracy, MN: 0.8 inAmery, WI: 0.9 inCoddington 1 E, WI: 0.9 inBird Island, MN: 1 inFosston 1 E, MN: 1 inBeloit, WI: 1 inGrand River Lock, WI: 1 inHillsboro, WI: 1 inHolcombe, WI: 1 inLadysmith 3W, WI: 1 inMather 3 Nw, WI: 1 inPark Falls Dnr Hq, WI: 1 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 1 inRiver Falls, WI: 1 inStanley Wwtp, WI: 1 inViroqua, WI: 1 inMinneapolis Wb Dwtn, MN: 1 inOrr, MN: 1 inLaona 6 Sw, WI: 1 inVirginia, MN: 1.1 inArtichoke Lake 1 E, MN: 1.5 inLake Mills Wwtp, WI: 1.5 inLong Lake Dam, WI: 1.5 inNew London, WI: 1.5 inWeyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 1.5 inMeadowlands 9 S, MN: 1.5 inGreen Bay, WI: 1.5 inBurnett 3 S, WI: 1.7 inAngus 1 N, MN: 1.9 inLeech Lake, MN: 1.9 inTwin Falls, MI: 2 inFairmont, MN: 2 inMilan 1Nw, MN: 2 inNew London, MN: 2 inSt Peter, MN: 2 inTaylors Falls 1 Ne, MN: 2 inBlair, WI: 2 inLa Crosse River, WI: 2 inMarinette, WI: 2 inMarshfield Exp Farm, WI: 2 inRhinelander, WI: 2 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 2 inFaribault, MN: 2 inLa Crosse Wb City, WI: 2 inPine River 3 Ne, WI: 2.1 inSuperior, WI: 2.1 inFergus Falls, MN: 2.3 inPark Rapids 2 S, MN: 2.4 inPark Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 2.4 inSt Ignace, MI: 2.5 inMenasha, WI: 2.5 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 2.5 inMinocqua, WI: 2.5 inBerlin Lock, WI: 2.6 inStambaugh 2Sse, MI: 2.7 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 2.7 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 3 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 3 inFt Ripley, MN: 3 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 3 inGrantsburg, WI: 3 inKewaunee, WI: 3 inWilliams Bay, WI: 3 inBrule Island, WI: 3 inEscanaba, MI: 3 inPlymouth Wwtp, WI: 3.3 inWillmar Wwtp, MN: 3.4 inWinnibigoshish Dam, MN: 3.4 inMaple Plain, MN: 3.5 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 3.5 inTwo Harbors, MN: 3.5 inFlambeau Rsvr, WI: 3.5 inManitowoc, WI: 3.7 inPlum Island, WI: 3.7 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 3.8 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 4 inCampbell, MN: 4 inCollegeville St John's, MN: 4 inBrillion, WI: 4 inBreakwater, WI: 4 inSt Cloud State Clg, MN: 4 inChatham Exp Fa, MI: 4.1 inWest Bend, WI: 4.4 inMackinaw City 2, MI: 4.5 inWhitefish Pt, MI: 4.5 inFond Du Lac Wwtp, WI: 4.5 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 4.5 inEau Claire, WI: 5 inFlorence, WI: 5 inDanbury, WI: 5 inIron River, WI: 5.2 inMerrill, WI: 5.3 inMoorhead St Teachers C, MN: 5.4 inRacine Wwtp, WI: 5.5 inCornucopia 3 E, WI: 5.6 inBig St Germain Dam, WI: 5.6 inFayette 4 Sw, MI: 6 inBrainerd, MN: 6 inL Anse 2 S, MI: 6.2 inNewberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, MI: 6.5 inDukes, MI: 7.5 inAshland Experimnt Farm, WI: 8 inMilwaukee Wb City, WI: 8.3 inSidnaw, MI: 9.4 inIshpeming, MI: 9.4 inMunising, MI: 9.8 inDeer Park Sf, MI: 12 inCalumet, MI: 13 inPainesdale, MI: 15 inBessemer, MI: 23.2 inMellen 4 Ne, WI: 25.5 inIronwood, MI: 33.5 inMinneapolisDuluthHaywardGreen BayMadisonMarquette
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  • 2–4
  • 4–6
  • 6–9
  • 9–12
  • 12–18
  • 18+
Inches of snow, one dot per reporting station.

Towns

TownStorm total
Ironwood, MI33.5 in
Munising, MI9.8 in
Milwaukee, WI8.3 in
Ashland, WI8 in
Brainerd, MN6 in
Eau Claire, WI5 in
St. Cloud, MN4 in
Two Harbors, MN3.5 in
Detroit Lakes, MN3 in
Minocqua, WI2.5 in
Mankato, MN2 in
La Crosse, WI2 in
Rhinelander, WI2 in
Green Bay, WI1.5 in
Minneapolis, MN1 in
Madison, WI0.7 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
IronwoodMI33.5 in
Mellen 4 NeWI25.5 in
BessemerMI23.2 in
PainesdaleMI15 in
CalumetMI13 in
Deer Park SfMI12 in
MunisingMI9.8 in
SidnawMI9.4 in
IshpemingMI9.4 in
Milwaukee Wb CityWI8.3 in
Ashland Experimnt FarmWI8 in
DukesMI7.5 in
Newberry-Luce Co Rd CommissionMI6.5 in
L Anse 2 SMI6.2 in
Fayette 4 SwMI6 in
BrainerdMN6 in
Cornucopia 3 EWI5.6 in
Big St Germain DamWI5.6 in
Racine WwtpWI5.5 in
Moorhead St Teachers CMN5.4 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 144 more.

← Snowstorm of Mar. 13–17, 1917 · Snowstorm of Mar. 10–15, 1940 →

Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19291216_19291221_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.