Storms · 1950
Snowstorm of Dec. 4–9, 1950
From December 4, 1950 to December 9, 1950, 321 weather stations in Minnesota, Michigan and Wisconsin reported a total for this storm. 253 of them got 6 inches or more, 124 got a foot or more. The most was 35.3 in at Duluth Wso Ap, MN. It also reached Category 1 in the Ohio Valley.
NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 9.80 for the Upper Midwest (Category 3), the 19th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.
Argyle, MN: 0 in Roseau, MN: 0 in Bemidji, MN: 0.1 in Moorhead St Teachers C, MN: 0.4 in Fosston 1 E, MN: 0.5 in Hallock, MN: 0.5 in Thief River Falls, MN: 0.5 in High Landing 2 Nw, MN: 0.6 in Mahnomen, MN: 0.9 in Ottertail, MN: 1 in St James Wwtp, MN: 1 in Alexandria Faa Airport, MN: 1.1 in Herman 5 S, MN: 1.1 in Wayland 12 Nw, MN: 1.2 in Baudette, MN: 1.4 in Thorhult, MN: 1.4 in Blackddck Rs, MN: 1.5 in Pipestone, MN: 1.5 in Oklee, MN: 2 in Red Lake Indian Agcy, MN: 2 in Alexandria Chandler Fld, MN: 2.2 in Redwood Falls Faa Arpt, MN: 2.3 in Int Falls Wso Ap, MN: 2.4 in Intl Falls Intl Ap, MN: 2.4 in Campbell, MN: 2.5 in Detroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 2.5 in Fergus Falls, MN: 2.5 in Crookston Nw Exp Stn, MN: 3 in Indus 3 W, MN: 3 in Park Rapids 2 S, MN: 3 in Park Rapids Muni Ap, MN: 3 in Tracy, MN: 3.2 in Little Falls 2Nne, MN: 3.4 in Worthington, MN: 3.5 in Eagle Harbor, MI: 3.5 in Litchfield, MN: 3.5 in Hulbert 2 Se, MI: 4 in Canby, MN: 4 in Glenwood 2Wnw, MN: 4 in Grand Rapids Forestry Lab, MN: 4 in Itasca Univ Of Minn, MN: 4 in Long Prairie, MN: 4 in Mahoning Mine, MN: 4 in Wheaton, MN: 4 in Coleraine, MN: 4 in Milan 1Nw, MN: 4 in Grand Marais, MN: 4.2 in Redwood Falls Muni Ap, MN: 4.2 in Artichoke Lake 1 E, MN: 4.3 in Marshall, MN: 4.5 in Vesta, MN: 4.5 in Springfield 1 Nw, MN: 4.5 in Caribou 2 S, MN: 4.5 in Sturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 4.9 in Pine Rvr Dam, MN: 5 in Windom, MN: 5 in Zumbrota, MN: 5.1 in Chatham Exp Fa, MI: 5.1 in Winnibigoshish Dam, MN: 5.2 in Leonard 8 Ne, MN: 5.5 in Red Wing Dam 3, MN: 5.5 in L Anse 2 S, MI: 5.6 in Madison Wwtp, MN: 5.6 in Prairie Du Chien, WI: 5.8 in Fairmont, MN: 5.8 in Fayette 4 Sw, MI: 5.9 in Leech Lake, MN: 5.9 in Wadena 3 S, MN: 5.9 in Deer Park Sf, MI: 6 in Garnet, MI: 6 in Aitkin 2E, MN: 6 in Blanchard Pwr Stn, MN: 6 in Kewaunee, WI: 6 in Washington Is, WI: 6 in Mankato, MN: 6.2 in St Cloud Whitney Ap, MN: 6.2 in Trempealeau Dam 6, WI: 6.3 in Cass Lake, MN: 6.5 in Montevideo 1Sw, MN: 6.5 in Grand Marais 2 E, MI: 7 in Brainerd, MN: 7 in Caledonia, MN: 7 in Milaca 1 Ene, MN: 7 in Morris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, MN: 7 in Dodgeville, WI: 7 in Genoa Dam 8, WI: 7 in Dawson, MN: 7 in Sandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 7.2 in Virginia, MN: 7.2 in Lynxville Dam 9, WI: 7.4 in Marinette, WI: 7.5 in Newberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, MI: 7.8 in La Crosse Wb City, WI: 7.9 in New London, MN: 8 in Breakwater, WI: 8 in Ft Atkinson Wwtp, WI: 8 in Germantown Wastewater Utility, WI: 8 in Oconto 4 W, WI: 8 in Sheboygan, WI: 8 in Elbow Lake 5 E, MN: 8 in Escanaba, MI: 8.1 in Kenosha Wwtp, WI: 8.1 in Escanaba, MI: 8.1 in Brainerd, MN: 8.3 in Platteville, WI: 8.4 in St Cloud Rgnl Ap, MN: 8.4 in Muscoda, WI: 8.5 in La Crescent Dam 7, MN: 8.5 in Pokegama Dam, MN: 8.6 in Spring Grove, MN: 8.7 in La Crosse Faa Airport, WI: 8.7 in Minneapolis Nas, MN: 8.7 in La Crosse Muni Ap, WI: 8.7 in Hermansville, MI: 8.8 in Steuben, MI: 8.8 in Fond Du Lac Wwtp, WI: 8.8 in Seney Natl Wildlife Ref, MI: 9 in Gull Lake Dam, MN: 9 in Orr, MN: 9 in Reads, MN: 9 in Winthrop, MN: 9 in Viroqua, WI: 9 in Willmar Wwtp, MN: 9 in Mackinaw City 2, MI: 9 in Babbitt 2 Se, MN: 9.1 in Wells, MN: 9.1 in Grand Marais 2 E, MI: 9.1 in Moose Lake 1 Sse, MN: 9.2 in Dalton, WI: 9.2 in St Paul Wb Ap, MN: 9.3 in Huron Mountain, MI: 9.4 in Comfrey 4 E, MN: 9.5 in Walker, MN: 9.5 in Gays Mills, WI: 9.5 in Grantsburg Faa Airport, WI: 9.5 in Menasha, WI: 9.5 in Steuben, WI: 9.5 in Tower 2S, MN: 9.5 in Rudyard, MI: 9.6 in Alma Dam 4, WI: 9.7 in Milwaukee Wb City, WI: 9.7 in Grantsburg, WI: 9.9 in Elgin 2Ssw, MN: 10 in Baraboo Wwtp, WI: 10 in Burnett 3 S, WI: 10 in Coddington 1 E, WI: 10 in Darlington Wwtp, WI: 10 in El Dorado 1 Ssw, WI: 10 in Lancaster 4 Wsw, WI: 10 in Meadow Valley Rs, WI: 10 in Sparta, WI: 10 in Elk Rvr, MN: 10 in Minneapolis Wsfo Ap, MN: 10.2 in Munising, MI: 10.3 in Racine Wwtp, WI: 10.4 in White Pine Mine, MI: 10.5 in Jordan 1Ssw, MN: 10.5 in Austin Waste Wtp Facility, MN: 10.6 in Grand River Lock, WI: 10.6 in Janesville, WI: 10.6 in Brule Island, WI: 10.6 in Green Bay Wso Airport, WI: 10.7 in Sugar Camp, WI: 10.7 in Green Bay, WI: 10.7 in Madison Wso Airport, WI: 10.8 in Union Grove Wwtp, WI: 10.8 in Madison Dane Co Rgnl Ap, WI: 10.8 in Eau Claire Faa Airport, WI: 10.9 in North Pelican, WI: 10.9 in Mora, MN: 11 in Winnebago, MN: 11 in Beloit, WI: 11 in Brillion, WI: 11 in Hancock Exp Farm, WI: 11 in Manitowoc, WI: 11 in Richland Ctr, WI: 11 in West Bend, WI: 11 in Berlin Lock, WI: 11 in Farmington 3Nw, MN: 11 in Minneapolis-St Paul Intl Ap, MN: 11 in Lake City, MN: 11.1 in Lake Geneva Wwtp, WI: 11.1 in Monroe Wwtp, WI: 11.1 in Stanley Wwtp, WI: 11.2 in Appleton, WI: 11.4 in Wisconsin Rapids, WI: 11.4 in Bird Island, MN: 11.5 in Cashton, WI: 11.5 in Wausaukee, WI: 11.5 in West Salem, WI: 11.5 in St Peter, MN: 11.5 in Chippewa Valley Rgnl Ap, WI: 11.5 in Lone Rock Tri Co, WI: 11.6 in Lone Rock Tri Co Ap, WI: 11.6 in Stoughton Wwtp, WI: 11.7 in New Ulm 2 Se, MN: 11.8 in Stambaugh 2Sse, MI: 11.9 in Beaver, MN: 12 in Hinckley, MN: 12 in Winona, MN: 12 in Mather 3 Nw, WI: 12 in Reedsburg Wwtp, WI: 12 in Willow Rsvr, WI: 12 in Watersmeet, MI: 12 in Grand Meadow, MN: 12 in Fairchild Rs, WI: 12 in Rosemount Rsch & Outreach Ctr, MN: 12 in Portage, WI: 12.2 in Ellsworth 1E, WI: 12.2 in Milwaukee Wso Airport, WI: 12.4 in Goodrich 1 E, WI: 12.4 in Milwaukee Mitchell Ap, WI: 12.4 in Ishpeming, MI: 12.5 in River Falls, WI: 12.5 in Ironwood, MI: 12.6 in Madison Wb City, WI: 12.6 in Winona Dam 5 A, MN: 12.6 in Rochester Wso Ap, MN: 12.7 in Ontonagon, MI: 12.7 in Rochester Intl Ap, MN: 12.7 in Waseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, MN: 13 in Bloomer, WI: 13 in Burlington Wwtp, WI: 13 in Mauston 1 Se, WI: 13 in Plymouth Wwtp, WI: 13 in Tomahawk Spirit Rsvr, WI: 13 in Watertown Wwtp, WI: 13.1 in Red Wing, MN: 13.3 in Long Lake Dam, WI: 13.4 in Rice Reservoir-Tomahawk, WI: 13.4 in Eau Pleine Rsvr, WI: 13.5 in Mondovi, WI: 13.5 in Whitewater Wwtp, WI: 13.5 in Hillsboro, WI: 13.6 in Williams Bay, WI: 13.6 in Phelps, WI: 13.8 in Iron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 13.9 in Channing, MI: 14 in Faribault, MN: 14 in Harmony, MN: 14 in Brodhead Wwtp, WI: 14 in Pittsville, WI: 14 in Chaska, MN: 14 in Bowler, WI: 14 in Wisconsin Dells Wwtp, WI: 14.1 in Kenton, MI: 14.2 in Champion Van Riper Pk, MI: 14.2 in Waukesha Wwtp, WI: 14.3 in Two Harbors, MN: 14.5 in Mellen 4 Ne, WI: 14.5 in Shawano 2Ssw, WI: 14.5 in Marquette Wb City, MI: 14.6 in Marquette, MI: 14.6 in Neillsville 3Ese, WI: 14.9 in Owen 1E, WI: 14.9 in Cokato, MN: 15 in Ashland Exp Farm, WI: 15 in Hayward Rs, WI: 15 in Marshfield Exp Farm, WI: 15 in Mt Mary College, WI: 15 in Cambridge, MN: 15 in Oshkosh, WI: 15.2 in Prairie Du Sac 2 N, WI: 15.2 in Crivitz High Falls, WI: 15.3 in Waupaca, WI: 15.3 in Eau Claire, WI: 15.3 in Arlington, WI: 15.5 in Rib Falls, WI: 15.8 in Watertown, MN: 16 in Curtiss, WI: 16 in Ladysmith 3W, WI: 16 in New London, WI: 16 in Rhinelander, WI: 16 in St Croix Falls, WI: 16 in Solon Springs, WI: 16.1 in Lake Mills Wwtp, WI: 16.2 in Rosholt, WI: 16.4 in Rainbow Rsvr Tomahawk, WI: 16.5 in Stillwater 1 Se, MN: 16.5 in Antigo, WI: 17 in Spring Valley, WI: 17 in Wausau Record Herald, WI: 17.1 in Big St Germain Dam, WI: 17.5 in Flambeau Rsvr, WI: 17.5 in Stevens Pt, WI: 17.5 in Weyerhaeuser 1N, WI: 17.5 in Winter, WI: 17.5 in Amery, WI: 17.7 in Medford, WI: 18 in Park Falls Dnr Hq, WI: 18.1 in Wausau Faa Airport, WI: 18.1 in Wausau Asos, WI: 18.1 in Chilton, WI: 18.5 in Ripon 5 Ne, WI: 18.5 in Brule Rs, WI: 18.5 in Knowlton 1 W, WI: 18.6 in Prentice #2, WI: 18.9 in Cumberland, WI: 19 in Holcombe, WI: 19 in Jump Rvr 3E, WI: 19 in Minocqua, WI: 19.2 in Buckatabon, WI: 19.3 in Beechwood 7 Wnw, MI: 19.6 in Cedar Falls Hydro Plt, WI: 20 in Hatfield, WI: 20 in Ridgeland 1Nne, WI: 20 in Land O Lakes, WI: 21 in Rest Lake, WI: 21.7 in Bergland Dam, MI: 21.8 in Menomonie, WI: 22.3 in Maple Plain, MN: 23.2 in Lac Vieux Desert, WI: 23.3 in Spooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 23.5 in Houghton Faa Ap, MI: 25 in Rock 1 E, MI: 25.1 in Blair, WI: 25.8 in Hancock Houghton Co Ap, MI: 26.2 in Cloquet, MN: 27.7 in Duluth Wb City, MN: 28.9 in Duluth Wso Ap, MN: 35.3 in Duluth, MN: 35.3 in Minneapolis Duluth Hayward Green Bay Madison Marquette Towns Town Storm total Duluth , MN35.3 in Minocqua , WI19.2 in Wausau , WI18.1 in Rhinelander , WI16 in Hayward , WI15 in Ashland , WI15 in Marquette , MI14.6 in Two Harbors , MN14.5 in Rochester , MN12.7 in Ironwood , MI12.6 in Milwaukee , WI12.4 in Mankato , MN11.5 in Eau Claire , WI11.5 in Minneapolis , MN11 in Madison , WI10.8 in Green Bay , WI10.7 in Munising , MI10.3 in Ely , MN9.5 in La Crosse , WI8.7 in Grand Rapids , MN8.6 in St. Cloud , MN8.4 in Brainerd , MN8.3 in Grand Marais , MN4.2 in Detroit Lakes , MN2.5 in International Falls , MN2.4 in Bemidji , MN0.1 in
Biggest totals
Station Storm total Duluth Wso ApMN 35.3 in DuluthMN 35.3 in Duluth Wb CityMN 28.9 in CloquetMN 27.7 in Hancock Houghton Co ApMI 26.2 in BlairWI 25.8 in Rock 1 EMI 25.1 in Houghton Faa ApMI 25 in Spooner Ag Rsch StnWI 23.5 in Lac Vieux DesertWI 23.3 in Maple PlainMN 23.2 in MenomonieWI 22.3 in Bergland DamMI 21.8 in Rest LakeWI 21.7 in Land O LakesWI 21 in Cedar Falls Hydro PltWI 20 in HatfieldWI 20 in Ridgeland 1NneWI 20 in Beechwood 7 WnwMI 19.6 in BuckatabonWI 19.3 in
Cross-country ski venues in its path Each venue’s nearest reporting station, within 20 km. Venue pages are on XC Index.
Biskey Ponds Ski Trails 35.3 in at Duluth, 15 km away Snowflake Nordic Ski Center 35.3 in at Duluth Wso Ap, 3 km away Bagley Nature Area 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 5 km away Chester Bowl 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 3 km away Hartley Park 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 6 km away Lester Park 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 11 km away Magney-Snively Trail 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 14 km away Piedmont Trail 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 5 km away Spirit Mountain Nordic Center 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 11 km away Upper Spirit Mountain Trails 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 12 km away Superior Municipal Forest 28.9 in at Duluth Wb City, 10 km away Jay Cooke State Park 27.7 in at Cloquet, 15 km away Pine Valley 27.7 in at Cloquet, 4 km away University of Minnesota Cloquet Forestry Center 27.7 in at Cloquet, 2 km away Rapid River Ski Trail 25.1 in at Rock 1 E, 15 km away Chassell Trail 25 in at Houghton Faa Ap, 15 km away Maasto Hiihto Ski Trails 25 in at Houghton Faa Ap, 8 km away Michigan Tech University Ski Trails 25 in at Houghton Faa Ap, 8 km away Swedetown Trails 25 in at Houghton Faa Ap, 8 km away Spooner City Trails 23.5 in at Spooner Ag Rsch Stn, 2 km away Trego Lake Trails 23.5 in at Spooner Ag Rsch Stn, 11 km away Baker Park Reserve 23.2 in at Maple Plain, 4 km away Eagle Lake Regional Park 23.2 in at Maple Plain, 20 km away French Regional Park 23.2 in at Maple Plain, 17 km away Bergland Ski Trail 21.8 in at Bergland Dam, 4 km away WinMan Trails 21.7 in at Rest Lake, 7 km away Hoffman Hills 20 in at Cedar Falls Hydro Plt, 9 km away Levis/Trow Mound Trail 20 in at Hatfield, 7 km away Madeline Lake Trail 19.2 in at Minocqua, 7 km away Raven Trails 19.2 in at Minocqua, 7 km away And 245 more.
← Snowstorm of Feb. 26 – Mar. 1, 1948 · Snowstorm of Mar. 9–17, 1951 →
Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19501204_19501209_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.