Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1940

Snowstorm of Mar. 10–15, 1940

From March 10, 1940 to March 15, 1940, 219 weather stations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan reported a total for this storm. 129 of them got 6 inches or more, 56 got a foot or more. The most was 24 in at Isle, MN. It also reached Category 2 in the Northern Rockies and Plains.

NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 8.96 for the Upper Midwest (Category 3), the 20th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.

Hallock, MN: 0 inBrillion, WI: 0 inDarlington Wwtp, WI: 0 inRoseau, MN: 0.3 inMackinaw City 2, MI: 0.5 inBrodhead Wwtp, WI: 0.5 inRacine Wwtp, WI: 0.5 inMilwaukee Mitchell Ap, WI: 0.5 inWilliams Bay, WI: 0.8 inFosston 1 E, MN: 1 inGoodridge, MN: 1 inRed Lake Falls, MN: 1 inBeloit, WI: 1 inMadison Wb City, WI: 1 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 1 inWaukesha Wwtp, WI: 1 inBurnett 3 S, WI: 1.1 inStoughton Wwtp, WI: 1.2 inMadison Dane Co Rgnl Ap, WI: 1.4 inDodgeville Wwtp, WI: 1.5 inPlymouth Wwtp, WI: 1.5 inTheilman 1Ssw, MN: 1.5 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 1.6 inOconto 4 W, WI: 1.7 inPlatteville, WI: 1.8 inSt Ignace, MI: 2 inAda, MN: 2 inBaudette, MN: 2 inWhite Rock Dam, MN: 2 inAppleton, WI: 2 inFond Du Lac Wwtp, WI: 2 inKewaunee, WI: 2 inLake Mills Wwtp, WI: 2 inOshkosh, WI: 2 inPlum Island, WI: 2 inPort Washington, WI: 2 inShawano 2Ssw, WI: 2 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 2 inBig Falls, MN: 2.2 inMizpah, MN: 2.3 inMilwaukee Wb City, WI: 2.3 inGonvick 2 W, MN: 2.4 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 2.5 inMahnomen, MN: 2.5 inArlington, WI: 2.5 inWest Bend, WI: 2.5 inRichland Ctr, WI: 2.7 inCampbell, MN: 2.8 inHancock Exp Farm, WI: 2.8 inMoorhead St Teachers C, MN: 2.9 inBemidji, MN: 3 inBrule Island, WI: 3 inFriendship, WI: 3 inManitowoc, WI: 3 inMarinette, WI: 3 inNew London, WI: 3 inWisconsin Dells Wwtp, WI: 3 inGreen Bay, WI: 3 inBerlin Lock, WI: 3.1 inGrand Marais, MN: 3.3 inChatham Exp Fa, MI: 3.5 inArtichoke Lake 1 E, MN: 3.6 inMahoning Mine, MN: 3.6 inLeech Lake, MN: 3.7 inRudyard, MI: 3.9 inLa Farge, WI: 4 inPrairie Du Chien, WI: 4 inSheboygan, WI: 4 inWeyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 4 inPine River 3 Ne, WI: 4.2 inEscanaba, MI: 4.2 inPark Rapids 2 S, MN: 4.5 inMenasha, WI: 4.5 inSteuben, WI: 4.5 inPark Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 4.5 inLynxville Dam 9, WI: 4.7 inDukes, MI: 5 inIshpeming, MI: 5 inVirginia, MN: 5 inBreakwater, WI: 5 inHillsboro, WI: 5 inMinocqua, WI: 5 inRock 1 E, MI: 5.2 inSuperior, WI: 5.3 inWausaukee, WI: 5.3 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 5.5 inWadena 3 S, MN: 5.5 inEagle Rvr, WI: 5.5 inChanning, MI: 5.7 inMeadowlands 9 S, MN: 5.9 inOrr, MN: 6 inGays Mills, WI: 6 inLadysmith 3W, WI: 6.2 inL Anse 2 S, MI: 6.3 inFayette 4 Sw, MI: 6.5 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 6.5 inSteuben, MI: 6.5 inZumbrota, MN: 6.5 inAntigo, WI: 6.5 inChaska, MN: 6.5 inWheaton, MN: 6.5 inWinnibigoshish Dam, MN: 6.6 inGarnet, MI: 7 inStambaugh 2Sse, MI: 7 inAlbert Lea 3 Se, MN: 7 inBabbitt 2 Se, MN: 7 inHolcombe, WI: 7 inTomahawk Spirit Rsvr, WI: 7 inWaupaca, WI: 7 inWillow Rsvr, WI: 7 inMunising, MI: 7.2 inLong Prairie, MN: 7.2 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 7.2 inTower 2S, MN: 7.3 inNewberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, MI: 7.4 inSawbill, MN: 7.4 inWatersmeet, MI: 7.5 inCoddington 1 E, WI: 7.5 inGalesville, WI: 7.5 inMarshfield Exp Farm, WI: 7.5 inViroqua, WI: 7.5 inGenoa Dam 8, WI: 8 inLaona 6 Sw, WI: 8 inMerrill, WI: 8 inPrentice #2, WI: 8 inHulbert 2 Se, MI: 8.2 inMoose Lake 1 Sse, MN: 8.5 inPokegama Dam, MN: 8.5 inBig St Germain Dam, WI: 8.5 inSpring Grove, MN: 8.6 inWillmar Wwtp, MN: 8.6 inWhitefish Pt, MI: 9 inMather 3 Nw, WI: 9 inRhinelander, WI: 9 inAustin Waste Wtp Facility, MN: 9.4 inTwo Harbors, MN: 9.5 inMichigamme, MI: 9.6 inLong Lake Dam, WI: 9.6 inBayfield 6 N, WI: 9.8 inBrainerd, MN: 10 inMilan 1Nw, MN: 10 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 10 inStevens Pt, WI: 10 inTrempealeau Dam 6, WI: 10 inManistique Wwtp, MI: 10.1 inKnowlton 1 W, WI: 10.2 inLa Crosse Muni Ap, WI: 10.3 inLa Crescent Dam 7, MN: 10.5 inNew London, MN: 10.5 inWinter, WI: 10.5 inLa Crosse River, WI: 10.7 inLa Crosse Wb City, WI: 10.7 inSt Cloud Whitney Ap, MN: 10.8 inWinnebago, MN: 10.8 inSt Cloud Rgnl Ap, MN: 10.8 inPigeon River Brg, MN: 11 inBlack Rvr Falls Sewage, WI: 11 inPittsville 2 S, WI: 11 inSparta, WI: 11 inWausau Record Herald, WI: 11 inLanesboro, MN: 11.3 inAshland Exp Farm, WI: 11.3 inWinona, MN: 11.5 inDeer Park Sf, MI: 12 inFaribault, MN: 12 inLittle Falls 2Nne, MN: 12 inMilaca, MN: 12 inNeillsville 3Ese, WI: 12 inBeardsley, MN: 12.2 inHatfield Hydro Plant, WI: 12.5 inRest Lake, WI: 12.7 inElgin 2Ssw, MN: 13 inGrand Meadow, MN: 13 inMedford, WI: 13 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 13 inFairmont, MN: 13.5 inMora, MN: 13.5 inIron River, WI: 13.5 inBird Island, MN: 13.8 inWinona Dam 5 A, MN: 14 inBrule Rs, WI: 14 inFlambeau Rsvr, WI: 14 inRochester Wso Ap, MN: 14.1 inRochester Intl Ap, MN: 14.1 inCambridge, MN: 14.2 inOntonagon, MI: 14.5 inSt Peter, MN: 14.5 inBlair, WI: 14.5 inGrantsburg, WI: 14.5 inStanley, WI: 14.5 inCanby, MN: 15 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 15 inEau Claire, WI: 15.5 inWindom, MN: 16 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 16 inSt Paul Wb Ap, MN: 16.3 inAlma Dam 4, WI: 16.3 inSpringfield 1 Nw, MN: 16.4 inMinneapolis Wsfo Ap, MN: 16.7 inMinneapolis-St Paul Intl Ap, MN: 16.7 inMaple Plain, MN: 17 inTaylors Falls 1 Ne, MN: 17 inDanbury, WI: 17 inMellen 4 Ne, WI: 17 inDelaware, MI: 17.6 inBergland Dam, MI: 17.8 inPainesdale, MI: 18 inAmery, WI: 18 inMenomonie, WI: 18.5 inIronwood, MI: 19.5 inMarshall, MN: 20 inMinnesota City Dam 5, MN: 20 inTracy, MN: 20 inCumberland, WI: 20 inHoughton Faa Ap, MI: 21 inCollegeville St John's, MN: 22 inRiver Falls, WI: 22 inDurand, WI: 23.2 inIsle, MN: 24 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, MI19.5 in
Minneapolis, MN16.7 in
Eau Claire, WI15.5 in
Mankato, MN14.5 in
Rochester, MN14.1 in
Ashland, WI11.3 in
Wausau, WI11 in
St. Cloud, MN10.8 in
La Crosse, WI10.3 in
Brainerd, MN10 in
Two Harbors, MN9.5 in
Rhinelander, WI9 in
Grand Rapids, MN8.5 in
Ely, MN7.3 in
Munising, MI7.2 in
Minocqua, WI5 in
Grand Marais, MN3.3 in
Bemidji, MN3 in
Green Bay, WI3 in
Detroit Lakes, MN2.5 in
Madison, WI1.4 in
Milwaukee, WI0.5 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
IsleMN24 in
DurandWI23.2 in
Collegeville St John'sMN22 in
River FallsWI22 in
Houghton Faa ApMI21 in
MarshallMN20 in
Minnesota City Dam 5MN20 in
TracyMN20 in
CumberlandWI20 in
IronwoodMI19.5 in
MenomonieWI18.5 in
PainesdaleMI18 in
AmeryWI18 in
Bergland DamMI17.8 in
DelawareMI17.6 in
Maple PlainMN17 in
Taylors Falls 1 NeMN17 in
DanburyWI17 in
Mellen 4 NeWI17 in
Minneapolis Wsfo ApMN16.7 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 203 more.

← Snowstorm of Dec. 16–21, 1929 · Armistice Day Blizzard, Nov. 9–13, 1940 →

Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19400310_19400315_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.