Clippers and Lows

Storms · 1983

Snowstorm of Nov. 23–30, 1983

From November 23, 1983 to November 30, 1983, 329 weather stations in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan reported a total for this storm. 236 of them got 6 inches or more, 123 got a foot or more. The most was 34 in at Superior, WI. It also reached Category 3 in the Northern Rockies and Plains and Category 1 in the South.

NOAA’s Regional Snowfall Index scored it 4.27 for the Upper Midwest (Category 2), the 58th highest of the 671 storms NOAA has scored there since 1900.

Burlington Wwtp, WI: 0 inJanesville, WI: 0 inKenosha Wwtp, WI: 0 inMartintown 2E, WI: 0 inPort Washington, WI: 0 inSheboygan, WI: 0 inWashington Is, WI: 0 inWaukesha Wwtp, WI: 0 inWhitewater Wwtp, WI: 0 inMilwaukee Wso Airport, WI: 0.1 inMilwaukee Mitchell Ap, WI: 0.1 inFond Du Lac Wwtp, WI: 0.4 inMt Mary College, WI: 0.4 inBeloit, WI: 0.5 inMonroe Wwtp, WI: 0.5 inUnion Grove Wwtp, WI: 0.5 inBeaver Dam Wwtp, WI: 0.6 inHoricon Wwtp, WI: 0.6 inBlanchardville #2, WI: 0.7 inDarlington Wwtp, WI: 0.7 inCrookston, MN: 1 inCharmany Farm, WI: 1 inLake Mills Wwtp, WI: 1 inMuscoda, WI: 1 inOconomowoc Wwtp, WI: 1 inGermantown Wastewater Utility, WI: 1.1 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 1.1 inGenoa Dam 8, WI: 1.2 inPlatteville, WI: 1.2 inLake Geneva Wwtp, WI: 1.3 inBlue Mounds 6 Sse, WI: 1.9 inSt Ignace Mackinac Br, MI: 2 inNecedah, WI: 2 inRacine Wwtp, WI: 2 inRichland Ctr, WI: 2 inHartford Wwtp, WI: 2 inMadison Wso Airport, WI: 2.1 inMadison Dane Co Rgnl Ap, WI: 2.1 inWisconsin Dells Wwtp, WI: 2.2 inAppleton, WI: 2.5 inOconto 4 W, WI: 2.5 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 2.5 inWest Bend, WI: 2.5 inReedsburg Wwtp, WI: 2.7 inWisconsin Rapids, WI: 2.7 inManistique Wwtp, MI: 3 inBaudette Municipal Ap, MN: 3 inHalstad, MN: 3 inRoseau, MN: 3 inArlington, WI: 3 inBaraboo Wwtp, WI: 3 inBrillion, WI: 3 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 3 inViroqua, WI: 3 inGlenwood 2Wnw, MN: 3 inHillsboro, WI: 3.1 inPlymouth Wwtp, WI: 3.1 inOklee, MN: 3.1 inGrand Marais, MN: 3.2 inRainbow Rsvr Tomahawk, WI: 3.3 inChilton, WI: 3.5 inMauston 1 Se, WI: 3.5 inEscanaba, MI: 3.7 inEscanaba, MI: 3.7 inRock 1 E, MI: 4 inCampbell, MN: 4 inLa Crescent Dam 7, MN: 4 inRothsay, MN: 4 inLa Crosse Faa Airport, WI: 4 inMadeline Is, WI: 4 inMather 3 Nw, WI: 4 inOntario 3E, WI: 4 inSeymour, WI: 4 inWis Rapids Grand Av B, WI: 4 inLa Crosse Muni Ap, WI: 4 inSparta, WI: 4.3 inArgyle, MN: 4.5 inGonvick 2 W, MN: 4.5 inAgassiz Refuge, MN: 4.6 inGeorgetown 1 E, MN: 4.9 inSteuben, MI: 5 inMoose Lake 1 Sse, MN: 5 inCoddington 1 E, WI: 5 inDalton, WI: 5 inNew London, WI: 5 inPark Rapids 2 S, MN: 5.1 inBrule Island, WI: 5.2 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 5.3 inHancock Exp Farm, WI: 5.5 inCrookston Nw Exp Stn, MN: 5.5 inCross Village 1E, MI: 5.9 inMerrill, WI: 5.9 inNewald 4 N, WI: 5.9 inLittle Falls 1 N, MN: 6 inClintonville, WI: 6 inGalesville 2Wsw, WI: 6 inNeillsville 3Ese, WI: 6 inShawano 2Ssw, WI: 6 inCaribou 2 S, MN: 6 inPelican Rapids, MN: 6 inRed Lake Falls, MN: 6 inHigh Landing 2 Nw, MN: 6 inCornell 4 Wsw, MI: 6.2 inBreakwater, WI: 6.2 inPhelps, WI: 6.2 inBlanchard Power Stn, MN: 6.5 inMadison Wwtp, MN: 6.5 inLong Lake Dam, WI: 6.5 inStambaugh 2Sse, MI: 6.5 inTamarac Wildlife Ref, MN: 6.5 inItasca Univ Of Minn, MN: 6.7 inBemidji, MN: 6.8 inGrand Meadow, MN: 7 inMilan 1Nw, MN: 7 inPreston, MN: 7 inAntigo, WI: 7 inHatfield, WI: 7 inRib Falls, WI: 7 inRice Reservoir-Tomahawk, WI: 7 inSt Germain, WI: 7 inWaupaca, WI: 7 inEau Claire Faa Airport, WI: 7.1 inDodge, WI: 7.1 inNorth Pelican, WI: 7.1 inGreen Bay Wso Airport, WI: 7.2 inLaona 6 Sw, WI: 7.2 inGreen Bay, WI: 7.2 inWinona, MN: 7.3 inWhiteface Reservoir, MN: 7.4 inTahquamenon Falls Sp, MI: 7.4 inCrystal Falls 6 Ne, MI: 7.5 inSpirit Falls, WI: 7.5 inHarmony, MN: 7.5 inArtichoke Lake 1 E, MN: 7.7 inInt Falls Wso Ap, MN: 7.7 inChippewa Valley Rgnl Ap, WI: 7.7 inWausau Faa Airport, WI: 7.8 inWausau Asos, WI: 7.9 inBeaver, MN: 8 inOwen 1E, WI: 8 inStevens Point, WI: 8 inSugar Camp, WI: 8 inRochester Wso Ap, MN: 8.2 inGrantsburg Faa Airport, WI: 8.2 inWaskish 4Ne, MN: 8.2 inBlair, WI: 8.4 inAlma Dam 4, WI: 8.5 inBrowns Valley, MN: 8.5 inMedford, WI: 8.5 inLanesboro, MN: 8.5 inWhitefish Pt, MI: 9 inJump River 3 E, WI: 9 inSummit Lake, WI: 9 inThorhult, MN: 9 inWinnibigoshish Dam, MN: 9 inBaudette 21 Sse, MN: 9 inWinona Dam 5 A, MN: 9.1 inGoodrich 1 E, WI: 9.2 inNewberry-Luce Co Rd Commission, MI: 9.5 inSpalding 1 Nw, MI: 9.5 inBreed 6 Sse, WI: 9.5 inLac Vieux Desert, WI: 9.5 inBenson, MN: 9.7 inHibbing Faa Airport, MN: 9.7 inChampion Van Riper Pk, MI: 9.8 inBig Falls Hydro, WI: 9.8 inPrentice No. 2, WI: 10 inRosholt, WI: 10 inOttertail, MN: 10 inFergus Falls, MN: 10 inBricelyn, MN: 10.2 inStratford 1 Nw, WI: 10.3 inSt Cloud Whitney Ap, MN: 10.4 inChatham Exp Fa, MI: 10.5 inMunising, MI: 10.5 inChaska, MN: 10.5 inDawson, MN: 10.5 inWorthington Radio Kwoa, MN: 10.5 inMarshfield Exp Farm, WI: 10.5 inWatersmeet, MI: 10.5 inRed Lake Indian Agcy, MN: 10.5 inWinter, WI: 10.7 inMarquette Wb City, MI: 10.8 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 10.8 inLamberton Sw Exp Stn, MN: 11 inMinnesota City Dam 5, MN: 11 inMenomonie, WI: 11 inMellen 4 Ne, WI: 11 inWindom, MN: 11 inMinocqua, WI: 11 inRidgeland 1Nne, WI: 11 inIndus 3 W, MN: 11 inMarquette, MI: 11 inMorris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, MN: 11.2 inPokegama Dam, MN: 11.2 inGrand Marais 2 E, MI: 11.3 inHoughton Faa Airport, MI: 11.3 inCaledonia, MN: 11.3 inAlexandria Faa Airport, MN: 11.5 inLake Wilson, MN: 11.5 inWabasha, MN: 11.5 inElgin 2Ssw, MN: 11.5 inLake City, MN: 11.5 inCopper Harbor 3 Wnw, MI: 11.8 inDuluth Wso Ap, MN: 11.8 inAlexandria Chandler Fld, MN: 11.8 inBloomer, WI: 12 inZumbro Falls, MN: 12 inWadena 3 S, MN: 12.2 inIshpeming, MI: 12.5 inCedar Falls Hydro Plt, WI: 12.5 inCanby, MN: 12.5 inGrand Marais 2 E, MI: 12.5 inRice Lake, WI: 12.6 inBeechwood 7 Wnw, MI: 12.7 inPort Wing, WI: 12.7 inBayfield 6 N, WI: 12.8 inRochester Intl Ap, MN: 12.9 inEllsworth 1 E, WI: 13 inStanley, WI: 13 inSt James Wwtp, MN: 13 inHayward Rs, WI: 13 inMondovi, WI: 13.1 inDeep Portage, MN: 13.1 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 13.2 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 13.3 inMaple Plain, MN: 13.5 inWorthington 2 Nne, MN: 13.5 inFairchild Rs, WI: 13.7 inMarquette Wso, MI: 13.8 inMinneapolis Wsfo Ap, MN: 14 inRedwood Falls 3 Sw, MN: 14 inAshland Experimnt Farm, WI: 14 inRest Lake, WI: 14 inLuverne, MN: 14 inLong Prairie, MN: 14 inKelliher, MN: 14 inMarquette, MI: 14 inTyler, MN: 14.1 inFt Ripley, MN: 14.1 inAlberta Ford For Cen, MI: 14.2 inIronwood, MI: 14.2 inMinneota, MN: 14.5 inPipestone, MN: 14.5 inSolon Springs, WI: 15 inGaylord, MN: 15.1 inBig Falls, MN: 15.4 inMora, MN: 15.5 inRedwood Falls Faa Arpt, MN: 16 inAitkin 2E, MN: 16 inZumbrota, MN: 16 inAustin Waste Wtp Facility, MN: 16 inWells, MN: 16 inSt Francis 4 S, MN: 16 inIntl Falls Intl Ap, MN: 16.5 inBaraga, MI: 17 inBig Bay 1Nw, MI: 17 inKenton, MI: 17 inNew London, MN: 17 inCokato, MN: 17 inMeadowlands 9 S, MN: 17 inOntonagon 6 Se, MI: 17 inRedwood Falls Muni Ap, MN: 17.1 inSandy Lake Dam Libby, MN: 17.2 inOwatonna, MN: 17.3 inRiverton, MN: 17.3 inSpringfield 1 Nw, MN: 17.4 inAmery, WI: 17.5 inElk Rvr, MN: 17.6 inMinong 5 Wsw, WI: 17.7 inSt Cloud Rgnl Ap, MN: 17.7 inDrummond, WI: 18 inYoung America 1Sw, MN: 18 inWalker, MN: 18 inIsabella 1 W, MN: 18 inMelrose, MN: 18 inRemer #2, MN: 18 inTwo Harbors, MN: 18 inCollegeville St John's, MN: 18.3 inStewart, MN: 18.5 inBrainerd, MN: 18.5 inGunflint Lake 10 Nw, MN: 18.5 inDanbury, WI: 18.5 inBuffalo 2Ne, MN: 18.7 inCumberland, WI: 19 inOlivia 3E, MN: 19.3 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 19.5 inGordon, WI: 19.6 inHutchinson 1 N, MN: 19.7 inMontevideo 1Sw, MN: 19.8 inGrand Rapids Forestry Lab, MN: 19.8 inSaxon 1Wsw, WI: 20 inTracy, MN: 20 inWinnebago, MN: 20 inCambridge, MN: 20 inRed Wing Dam 3, MN: 20 inWright 3 E, MN: 20 inRockford, MN: 20.5 inDuluth Harbor Stn, MN: 20.5 inBaldwin, WI: 20.6 inHibbing Chisholm Hibbing Ap, MN: 20.6 inBergland Dam, MI: 21 inMilaca, MN: 21 inRiver Falls, WI: 21 inSt Croix Falls, WI: 21 inBlue Earth, MN: 21.5 inWillmar Wwtp, MN: 21.6 inMarshall, MN: 22 inRed Wing, MN: 22 inSantiago 3 E, MN: 22 inHerman, MI: 22.2 inLitchfield, MN: 22.3 inFaribault, MN: 23 inCotton, MN: 23.5 inGrantsburg, WI: 23.7 inBrule Rs, WI: 24 inCloquet, MN: 24.8 inMinneapolis-St Paul Intl Ap, MN: 25.4 inWaseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, MN: 25.5 inSt Paul, MN: 25.6 inHinckley, MN: 27 inBabbitt 2 Se, MN: 28 inStillwater 1 Se, MN: 28.8 inFarmington 3Nw, MN: 29 inDuluth, MN: 29.8 inLuck, WI: 30 inIsland Lake Rsvr, MN: 30.6 inTower 2S, MN: 30.7 inSuperior, WI: 34 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
Ely, MN30.7 in
Duluth, MN29.8 in
Minneapolis, MN25.4 in
Brainerd, MN18.5 in
Two Harbors, MN18 in
St. Cloud, MN17.7 in
International Falls, MN16.5 in
Ironwood, MI14.2 in
Ashland, WI14 in
Hayward, WI13 in
Rochester, MN12.9 in
Grand Rapids, MN11.2 in
Minocqua, WI11 in
Marquette, MI11 in
Detroit Lakes, MN10.8 in
Munising, MI10.5 in
Wausau, WI7.9 in
Eau Claire, WI7.7 in
Green Bay, WI7.2 in
Bemidji, MN6.8 in
La Crosse, WI4 in
Grand Marais, MN3.2 in
Madison, WI2.1 in
Milwaukee, WI0.1 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
SuperiorWI34 in
Tower 2SMN30.7 in
Island Lake RsvrMN30.6 in
LuckWI30 in
DuluthMN29.8 in
Farmington 3NwMN29 in
Stillwater 1 SeMN28.8 in
Babbitt 2 SeMN28 in
HinckleyMN27 in
St PaulMN25.6 in
Waseca S Rsch & Outreach CtrMN25.5 in
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl ApMN25.4 in
CloquetMN24.8 in
Brule RsWI24 in
GrantsburgWI23.7 in
CottonMN23.5 in
FaribaultMN23 in
LitchfieldMN22.3 in
HermanMI22.2 in
MarshallMN22 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 255 more.

← Snowstorm of Dec. 27–31, 1982 · Snowstorm of Dec. 11–15, 1983 →

Storm and dates: NOAA NCEI Snowstorm Database, storm 19831123_19831130_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.