Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1947

Snowstorm of Jan. 27–31, 1947

From January 27, 1947 to January 31, 1947, 229 weather stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan reported a total for this storm. 119 of them got 6 inches or more, 64 got a foot or more. The most was 22.2 in at Mt Mary College, WI. It also reached Category 2 in the Northern Rockies and Plains.

NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 10.18 for the Upper Midwest (Category 4), the 16th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.

Ada, MN: 0 inBrainerd, MN: 0 inCampbell, MN: 0 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 0 inFergus Falls, MN: 0 inGrand Marais, MN: 0 inIndus 3 W, MN: 0 inLeech Lake, MN: 0 inLittle Falls 2Nne, MN: 0 inMahnomen, MN: 0 inMoorhead St Teachers C, MN: 0 inOrr, MN: 0 inPigeon River Brg, MN: 0 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 0 inPokegama Dam, MN: 0 inRed Lake Falls, MN: 0 inRoseau, MN: 0 inWalker, MN: 0 inWheaton, MN: 0 inWinnibigoshish Dam, MN: 0 inAshland Exp Farm, WI: 0 inBayfield 6 N, WI: 0 inBrule Rs, WI: 0 inSuperior, WI: 0 inPark Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 0 inBemidji, MN: 0.1 inVirginia, MN: 0.1 inMoose Lake 1 Sse, MN: 0.2 inWadena 3 S, MN: 0.2 inRed Lake Indian Agcy, MN: 0.2 inMadeline Is, WI: 0.2 inSt Cloud Whitney Ap, MN: 0.4 inSt Cloud Rgnl Ap, MN: 0.4 inMora, MN: 0.5 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 0.5 inHayward Rs, WI: 0.5 inHallock, MN: 0.5 inArtichoke Lake 1 E, MN: 0.8 inTwo Harbors, MN: 0.8 inPrentice #2, WI: 0.8 inAlexandria Faa Airport, MN: 0.9 inMass, MI: 1 inOntonagon, MI: 1 inBeardsley, MN: 1 inLong Prairie, MN: 1 inMellen 4 Ne, WI: 1 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 1 inIronwood, MI: 1 inAlexandria Chandler Fld, MN: 1.2 inBig St Germain Dam, WI: 1.5 inNew London, MN: 1.6 inLadysmith 3W, WI: 1.7 inKenton, MI: 1.7 inPainesdale, MI: 1.9 inPark Falls Dnr Hq, WI: 1.9 inMackinaw City 2, MI: 2 inCambridge, MN: 2 inMilan 1Nw, MN: 2 inBrule Island, WI: 2 inWeyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 2 inStambaugh 2Sse, MI: 2 inRhinelander, WI: 2 inMinocqua, WI: 2 inRock 1 E, MI: 2.2 inLong Lake Dam, WI: 2.2 inRest Lake, WI: 2.5 inTownsend, WI: 2.6 inWillmar Wwtp, MN: 2.8 inHolcombe, WI: 2.8 inChanning, MI: 3 inDeer Park Sf, MI: 3 inHulbert 2 Se, MI: 3 inChaska, MN: 3 inAmery, WI: 3 inAntigo, WI: 3 inFlambeau Rsvr, WI: 3 inGrantsburg, WI: 3 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 3 inPhelps, WI: 3 inHastings Dam 2, MN: 3.1 inBreakwater, WI: 3.1 inWhite Pine Mine, MI: 3.2 inTaylors Falls 1 Ne, MN: 3.2 inLand O Lakes, WI: 3.5 inWillow Rsvr, WI: 3.5 inWinter, WI: 3.5 inHancock Exp Farm, WI: 3.7 inWatersmeet, MI: 3.7 inRudyard, MI: 4 inCanby, MN: 4 inCumberland, WI: 4.1 inFaribault, MN: 4.2 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 4.5 inManistique Wwtp, MI: 4.5 inLitchfield, MN: 4.7 inMerrill, WI: 4.8 inPittsville, WI: 5 inWausau Faa Airport, WI: 5 inRiver Falls, WI: 5 inWausau Asos, WI: 5 inMinneapolis Wsfo Ap, MN: 5.1 inKnowlton 1 W, WI: 5.2 inSt Paul Wb Ap, MN: 5.3 inStanley Wwtp, WI: 5.3 inEscanaba, MI: 5.3 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 5.4 inMarshfield Exp Farm, WI: 5.5 inSteuben, MI: 5.5 inMinneapolis-St Paul Intl Ap, MN: 5.5 inBird Island, MN: 5.8 inChatham Exp Fa, MI: 6 inMadison Wwtp, MN: 6 inEllsworth 1 E, WI: 6 inStillwater 1 Se, MN: 6 inAlma Dam 4, WI: 6.5 inMunising, MI: 6.5 inKenosha, WI: 6.6 inFayette 4 Sw, MI: 7 inMarinette, WI: 7 inOconto 4 W, WI: 7 inLynxville Dam 9, WI: 7.2 inZumbrota, MN: 7.3 inDarlington, WI: 7.3 inBergland Dam, MI: 7.3 inGrand Marais 2 E, MI: 7.5 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 7.5 inMenomonie, WI: 7.9 inRedwood Falls Faa Arpt, MN: 8 inChilton, WI: 8 inRedwood Falls Muni Ap, MN: 8 inBerlin Lock, WI: 8.1 inGrand Marais 2 E, MI: 8.1 inVesta, MN: 8.5 inWells, MN: 8.5 inBlack River Falls Sewage, WI: 8.5 inBrillion, WI: 8.5 inOwen 1E, WI: 8.5 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 8.5 inWaupaca, WI: 8.5 inIshpeming, MI: 8.5 inMichigamme, MI: 9 inMarshall, MN: 9 inSt James Filt Plant, MN: 9 inSt Peter, MN: 9 inHatfield, WI: 9 inMedford, WI: 9 inGreen Bay, WI: 9 inTheilman 1Ssw, MN: 9.1 inFt Atkinson Wwtp, WI: 9.2 inEau Claire, WI: 9.5 inMondovi, WI: 9.5 inNew London, WI: 9.5 inNeillsville 3Ese, WI: 9.5 inWindom, MN: 10 inDodgeville Wwtp, WI: 10 inPrairie Du Chien, WI: 10 inSparta, WI: 10.5 inGrand River Lock, WI: 10.7 inCoddington 1 E, WI: 11 inHillsboro, WI: 11 inOshkosh, WI: 11 inUnion Grove Wwtp, WI: 11 inMaple Plain, MN: 11.5 inRochester Wso Ap, MN: 11.9 inRochester Intl Ap, MN: 11.9 inAustin Waste Wtp Facility, MN: 12 inBeaver, MN: 12 inJordan 1 S, MN: 12 inWinnebago, MN: 12 inWinona Dam 5 A, MN: 12 inMather 3 Nw, WI: 12 inFriendship, WI: 12.3 inTracy, MN: 12.5 inFond Du Lac Wwtp, WI: 12.5 inBeloit, WI: 13 inEl Dorado 1 Ssw, WI: 13 inMenasha, WI: 13 inMuscoda, WI: 13 inRacine Wwtp, WI: 13 inReedsburg 3 S, WI: 13 inSteuben, WI: 13.1 inBlair, WI: 13.2 inRichland Ctr, WI: 13.2 inWest Bend, WI: 13.2 inMinnesota City Dam 5, MN: 13.5 inWisconsin Dells Wwtp, WI: 13.5 inStoughton Wwtp, WI: 13.9 inLa Crescent Dam 7, MN: 14 inArlington, WI: 14 inGalesville 2Wsw, WI: 14 inLancaster 4 Wsw, WI: 14 inMauston 1 Se, WI: 14 inOconomowoc Wwtp, WI: 14 inRipon 5 Ne, WI: 14 inViroqua, WI: 14 inWaldo Near, WI: 14 inWhitewater Wwtp, WI: 14 inSpring Grove, MN: 14.4 inAppleton, WI: 14.5 inPlatteville, WI: 14.5 inWest Salem, WI: 14.7 inMadison Wb City, WI: 14.9 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 15 inBurnett 3 S, WI: 15 inWilliams Bay, WI: 15.1 inGermantown Wastewater Utility, WI: 15.5 inStevens Pt, WI: 15.5 inBrodhead, WI: 16 inGays Mills, WI: 16 inGenoa Dam 8, WI: 16 inLake Mills, WI: 16 inWinona, MN: 16.3 inLa Crosse River, WI: 16.4 inLa Crosse Wb City, WI: 16.4 inTrempealeau Dam 6, WI: 17 inLa Crosse Muni Ap, WI: 17.3 inGrand Meadow, MN: 18 inDalton, WI: 18 inLake Geneva Wwtp, WI: 18 inPort Washington, WI: 18 inMadison Dane Co Rgnl Ap, WI: 18.1 inMilwaukee Mitchell Ap, WI: 18.1 inPlymouth Wwtp, WI: 19 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 20 inManitowoc, WI: 20.7 inFairmont, MN: 21.7 inSheboygan, WI: 21.8 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 21.8 inMt Mary College, WI: 22.2 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
Madison, WI18.1 in
Milwaukee, WI18.1 in
La Crosse, WI17.3 in
Rochester, MN11.9 in
Eau Claire, WI9.5 in
Mankato, MN9 in
Green Bay, WI9 in
Munising, MI6.5 in
Minneapolis, MN5.5 in
Wausau, WI5 in
Rhinelander, WI2 in
Minocqua, WI2 in
Ironwood, MI1 in
Two Harbors, MN0.8 in
Hayward, WI0.5 in
St. Cloud, MN0.4 in
Bemidji, MN0.1 in
Grand Marais, MN0 in
Grand Rapids, MN0 in
Brainerd, MN0 in
Detroit Lakes, MN0 in
Ashland, WI0 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
Mt Mary CollegeWI22.2 in
SheboyganWI21.8 in
Watertown WwtpWI21.8 in
FairmontMN21.7 in
ManitowocWI20.7 in
Portage WwtpWI20 in
Plymouth WwtpWI19 in
Madison Dane Co Rgnl ApWI18.1 in
Milwaukee Mitchell ApWI18.1 in
Grand MeadowMN18 in
DaltonWI18 in
Lake Geneva WwtpWI18 in
Port WashingtonWI18 in
La Crosse Muni ApWI17.3 in
Trempealeau Dam 6WI17 in
La Crosse RiverWI16.4 in
La Crosse Wb CityWI16.4 in
WinonaMN16.3 in
BrodheadWI16 in
Gays MillsWI16 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 211 more.

← Armistice Day Blizzard, Nov. 9–13, 1940 · Snowstorm of Feb. 26 – Mar. 1, 1948 →

Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19470127_19470131_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.