Clippers and Lows

Storms · 2005

Snowstorm of Dec. 13–17, 2005

From December 13, 2005 to December 17, 2005, 314 weather stations in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan reported a total for this storm. 159 of them got 6 inches or more, 11 got a foot or more. The most was 30.2 in at Two Harbors 7Nw, MN.

Dawson, MN: 0 inMinneota, MN: 0 inCanby, MN: 0.5 inHarvey, MI: 0.7 inLamberton Sw Rsch & Outreach C, MN: 1 inVesta, MN: 1 inMarquette, MI: 1.2 inHokah Wwtp, MN: 1.3 inBrowns Valley, MN: 1.4 inPort Washington, WI: 1.5 inOrtonville 1N, MN: 2 inWindom, MN: 2 inKenosha Wwtp, WI: 2 inUnion Grove Wwtp, WI: 2 inMarquette, MI: 2 inGranite Falls, MN: 2.3 inArtichoke Lake 1 E, MN: 2.4 inSpringfield 1 Nw, MN: 2.5 inTyler, MN: 2.5 inBurlington Wwtp, WI: 2.5 inBlack Earth Ck Near Mazomanie, WI: 2.5 inSteuben 4 Se, WI: 2.5 inWisconsin Dells Wwtp, WI: 2.5 inNeillsville 3Ese, WI: 2.6 inMilwaukee Mitchell Ap, WI: 2.7 inRacine Wwtp, WI: 2.8 inBenson, MN: 2.9 inFairmont, MN: 3 inGunflint Lake 10 Nw, MN: 3 inKabetogama, MN: 3 inMadison Wwtp, MN: 3 inMarshall, MN: 3 inBlanchardville #2, WI: 3 inJefferson Wwtp, WI: 3 inPortage Wwtp, WI: 3.1 inW Allis, WI: 3.1 inWheaton, MN: 3.2 inBrillion, WI: 3.2 inCuba City, WI: 3.2 inFlorence, WI: 3.2 inWebster 9Se, WI: 3.2 inForestville-4E, WI: 3.3 inSparta, WI: 3.3 inIntl Falls Intl Ap, MN: 3.3 inWorthington 2 Nne, MN: 3.4 inPokegama Dam, MN: 3.5 inTower 2S, MN: 3.5 inLodi Wwtp, WI: 3.5 inPaddock Lake 4 Ne, WI: 3.5 inKelliher, MN: 3.6 inButternut 3Sw, WI: 3.6 inPark Falls Dnr Hq, WI: 3.6 inNew Ulm 2 Se, MN: 3.7 inChilton, WI: 3.7 inLakefield 2Ne, MN: 3.8 inMorris W Cntrl Rsch & Outreach, MN: 3.8 inWells, MN: 3.8 inSheboygan, WI: 3.8 inCambridge, MN: 4 inCrookston Nw Exp Stn, MN: 4 inDeep Portage, MN: 4 inLa Crescent Dam 7, MN: 4 inAlma Dam 4, WI: 4 inCouderay 7 W, WI: 4 inGenoa Dam 8, WI: 4 inTwo Rivers, WI: 4 inWatertown Wwtp, WI: 4 inWhitewater Wwtp, WI: 4 inAmasa 1W, MI: 4.1 inByron 4North, MN: 4.1 inHayward Rs, WI: 4.1 inPlatteville, WI: 4.1 inBrodhead Wwtp, WI: 4.2 inOconomowoc Wwtp, WI: 4.2 inW Bend Fire Stn #2, WI: 4.2 inFt Atkinson Wwtp, WI: 4.3 inHartford Wwtp, WI: 4.3 inHoricon Wwtp, WI: 4.3 inLake Mills Wwtp, WI: 4.3 inTahquamenon Falls Sp, MI: 4.5 inCook 8Ne, MN: 4.5 inEmbarrass, MN: 4.5 inRed Lake Falls, MN: 4.5 inWalker, MN: 4.5 inUw Arboretum - Madison, WI: 4.5 inClarksburg, MI: 4.6 inCass Lake, MN: 4.6 inWadena 3 S, MN: 4.6 inAfton - Janesville Wwtp, WI: 4.6 inMondovi, WI: 4.6 inBig Falls, MN: 4.7 inAugusta Rs, WI: 4.7 inBlair, WI: 4.7 inHillsboro, WI: 4.7 inLa Farge, WI: 4.7 inPlymouth Wwtp, WI: 4.7 inWatton 2Wsw, MI: 4.8 inFosston 1 E, MN: 4.8 inWinona, MN: 4.8 inGays Mills, WI: 4.8 inLynxville Dam 9, WI: 4.8 inMt Mary College, WI: 4.8 inRichland Ctr, WI: 4.8 inMarcell 5Ne, MN: 4.9 inBaraboo Wwtp, WI: 4.9 inHingham Wwtp, WI: 4.9 inChatham Exp Farm 2, MI: 5 inStambaugh 2Sse, MI: 5 inAda, MN: 5 inBlackduck, MN: 5 inMinnesota City Dam 5, MN: 5 inPine Rvr Dam, MN: 5 inAshland 3S, WI: 5 inGalesville 2Wsw, WI: 5 inHatfield, WI: 5 inMauston 1 Se, WI: 5 inRest Lake, WI: 5 inSheldon, WI: 5 inStoughton Wwtp, WI: 5 inElgin 2Ssw, MN: 5.1 inLa Crosse 4Nnw, WI: 5.1 inGull Lake Dam, MN: 5.2 inPrairie Du Chien, WI: 5.2 inMadison Dane Co Rgnl Ap, WI: 5.2 inAltura 5W, MN: 5.3 inItasca Univ Of Minn, MN: 5.3 inLeech Lake, MN: 5.3 inLake City, MN: 5.4 inGermantown Wastewater Utility, WI: 5.4 inGordon, WI: 5.4 inSpooner Ag Rsch Stn, WI: 5.4 inAitkin 2E, MN: 5.5 inWabasha, MN: 5.5 inBlack Rvr Falls Sewage, WI: 5.5 inCharmany Farm, WI: 5.5 inClinton Wwtp, WI: 5.5 inCumberland, WI: 5.5 inMontello Wwtp, WI: 5.5 inNecedah, WI: 5.5 inOshkosh, WI: 5.5 inPhelps, WI: 5.5 inViroqua, WI: 5.5 inHerman, MI: 5.6 inWinter, WI: 5.6 inWhitefish Pt, MI: 5.7 inGreen Bay Wfo, WI: 5.7 inLancaster 4 Wsw, WI: 5.7 inReadstown, WI: 5.7 inGreen Bay, WI: 5.7 inIron Mtn-Kingsford Wwtp, MI: 5.8 inGrand Rapids Forestry Lab, MN: 5.8 inIsle 12N, MN: 5.8 inPelican Rapids, MN: 5.8 inLa Crosse Wfo, WI: 5.8 inGeorgetown 1 E, MN: 5.9 inBrainerd, MN: 6 inBricelyn, MN: 6 inFergus Falls, MN: 6 inPreston, MN: 6 inRed Wing Dam 3, MN: 6 inThorhult, MN: 6 inWild Rvr Sp, MN: 6 inDodge, WI: 6 inEau Claire 3Sw, WI: 6 inHurley, WI: 6 inMonroe Wwtp, WI: 6 inRice Lake, WI: 6 inRice Rsvr Tomahawk-2, WI: 6 inRipon 5 Ne, WI: 6 inSpirit Falls, WI: 6 inStratford 1 Nw, WI: 6 inSturgeon Bay Exp Farm, WI: 6 inWillow Rsvr, WI: 6 inChippewa Valley Rgnl Ap, WI: 6 inTheilman 1Ssw, MN: 6.1 inArgyle Wwtp, WI: 6.1 inBeloit, WI: 6.1 inGoodrich 1 E, WI: 6.2 inArgyle, MN: 6.3 inDetroit Lakes 1 Nne, MN: 6.3 inFriendship, WI: 6.3 inReedsburg Wwtp, WI: 6.3 inBabcock 1 Wnw, WI: 6.4 inAlbert Lea 3Se, MN: 6.5 inStillwater 1 Se, MN: 6.5 inWillmar Wwtp, MN: 6.5 inWinnebago, MN: 6.5 inZumbrota, MN: 6.5 inArgonne 1.5-Nw, WI: 6.5 inSt Germain, WI: 6.5 inSpring Valley, WI: 6.5 inTrempealeau Dam 6, WI: 6.5 inGrand Marais 2 E, MI: 6.5 inLa Crosse Muni Ap, WI: 6.5 inZumbro Falls, MN: 6.6 inBuckatabon, WI: 6.6 inAgassiz Refuge, MN: 6.7 inForest Lake 5Ne, MN: 6.7 inMather 3 Nw, WI: 6.7 inPeshtigo, WI: 6.7 inStockbridge-Munsee Rsvn, WI: 6.7 inMinneapolis-St Paul Intl Ap, MN: 6.7 inHarmony, MN: 6.8 inMora, MN: 6.8 inBergland Dam, MI: 6.9 inHinckley, MN: 6.9 inStanley Wwtp, WI: 6.9 inSullivan 3 Se - Wfo Mkx, WI: 6.9 inBabbitt, MN: 7 inCaledonia, MN: 7 inDelano, MN: 7 inElk Rvr, MN: 7 inGaylord, MN: 7 inGlenwood 2Wnw, MN: 7 inGrand Marais, MN: 7 inGrand Portage, MN: 7 inLittle Falls 2Nne, MN: 7 inMankato, MN: 7 inMelrose, MN: 7 inMoose Lake 1 Sse, MN: 7 inNew London, MN: 7 inSt Francis, MN: 7 inSantiago 3 E, MN: 7 inTamarac Wildlife Ref, MN: 7 inWinona Dam 5 A, MN: 7 inOntario 3E, WI: 7 inSt Croix Falls, WI: 7 inSolon Springs, WI: 7 inWaupaca, WI: 7 inWausaukee, WI: 7 inSpring Valley, MN: 7.1 inMellen 4 Ne, WI: 7.2 inMerrill, WI: 7.2 inWausau Wsaw Tv, WI: 7.2 inWausau Asos, WI: 7.2 inHastings Dam 2, MN: 7.3 inRockford, MN: 7.3 inWashington Is, WI: 7.3 inEagle Rvr, WI: 7.4 inRochester Intl Ap, MN: 7.4 inFloodwood 2E, MN: 7.5 inRoseau, MN: 7.5 inRothsay, MN: 7.5 inWaseca S Rsch & Outreach Ctr, MN: 7.5 inBaldwin, WI: 7.5 inMarinette, WI: 7.5 inSt Cloud Rgnl Ap, MN: 7.5 inNew Hope, MN: 7.6 inWestby 3Ene, WI: 7.7 inAppleton, WI: 7.8 inMedford, WI: 7.8 inShawano 2Ssw, WI: 7.8 inSaxon 1Wsw, WI: 7.9 inShiocton, WI: 7.9 inCornell 5Se, MI: 8 inManistique Wwtp, MI: 8 inAustin Waste Wtp Facility, MN: 8 inBrownton Wwtp, MN: 8 inEly 25E, MN: 8 inOwatonna, MN: 8 inVadnais Lake, MN: 8 inBerlin Wwtp, WI: 8 inBrule Rs, WI: 8 inTown Of Westford, WI: 8 inSt Paul, MN: 8.3 inOwen 1E, WI: 8.3 inDanbury, WI: 8.5 inOconto 4 W, WI: 8.5 inRosholt, WI: 8.5 inMunising, MI: 8.6 inCashton, WI: 8.7 inEveleth Wwtp, MN: 8.8 inLitchfield, MN: 8.9 inIronwood, MI: 9 inOntonagon 6 Se, MI: 9 inSpalding 1 Nw, MI: 9 inGrand Meadow, MN: 9 inHutchinson 1 N, MN: 9 inClintonville, WI: 9 inJump Rvr 3E, WI: 9 inSuperior, WI: 9 inCross Village 1E, MI: 9.1 inChanhassen Wsfo, MN: 9.2 inFaribault, MN: 9.2 inWinsted, MN: 9.2 inLanesboro, MN: 9.3 inRhinelander, WI: 9.3 inGrantsburg, WI: 9.3 inNew London, WI: 9.4 inLuck, WI: 9.5 inTrout Lake 1Sw, MI: 9.6 inAntigo, WI: 9.7 inLaona 6 Sw, WI: 9.7 inFoxboro, WI: 9.9 inBeaver Is, MI: 10 inBuffalo 2Ne, MN: 10 inPort Wing, WI: 10 inSummit Lake, WI: 10 inMontgomery, MN: 10.4 inPattison Ranger Staion, WI: 10.5 inMadeline Is, WI: 10.8 inMinocqua, WI: 11 inSuring, WI: 11.4 inBruno 7Ene, MN: 12.1 inCloquet, MN: 12.1 inLac Vieux Desert, WI: 13 inCopper Harbor Ft Wilkins, MI: 13.3 inCrivitz High Falls, WI: 14.8 inTwo Harbors, MN: 15 inLakewood 3 Ne, WI: 15 inBrimson 2S, MN: 21.6 inDuluth, MN: 22.7 inWolf Ridge Elc, MN: 25.2 inTwo Harbors 7Nw, MN: 30.2 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
Duluth, MN22.7 in
Two Harbors, MN15 in
Minocqua, WI11 in
Rhinelander, WI9.3 in
Ironwood, MI9 in
Munising, MI8.6 in
St. Cloud, MN7.5 in
Rochester, MN7.4 in
Wausau, WI7.2 in
Grand Marais, MN7 in
Minneapolis, MN6.7 in
La Crosse, WI6.5 in
Detroit Lakes, MN6.3 in
Brainerd, MN6 in
Eau Claire, WI6 in
Green Bay, WI5.7 in
Madison, WI5.2 in
Ashland, WI5 in
Hayward, WI4.1 in
Ely, MN3.5 in
Grand Rapids, MN3.5 in
International Falls, MN3.3 in
Milwaukee, WI2.7 in
Marquette, MI1.2 in

Biggest totals

StationStorm total
Two Harbors 7NwMN30.2 in
Wolf Ridge ElcMN25.2 in
DuluthMN22.7 in
Brimson 2SMN21.6 in
Two HarborsMN15 in
Lakewood 3 NeWI15 in
Crivitz High FallsWI14.8 in
Copper Harbor Ft WilkinsMI13.3 in
Lac Vieux DesertWI13 in
Bruno 7EneMN12.1 in
CloquetMN12.1 in
SuringWI11.4 in
MinocquaWI11 in
Madeline IsWI10.8 in
Pattison Ranger StaionWI10.5 in
MontgomeryMN10.4 in
Beaver IsMI10 in
Buffalo 2NeMN10 in
Port WingWI10 in
Summit LakeWI10 in

Cross-country ski venues in its path

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

And 238 more.

← Snowstorm of Feb. 22–26, 2001 · Snowstorm of Feb. 22–27, 2007 →

This storm is not in NOAA’s Snowstorm Database. It was found in the daily reports of the region’s long-record weather stations (NOAA GHCN-Daily): at least 25 of them had 6 inches or more over these dates. Each total is that station’s daily reports summed over the dates; stations that missed a day are left out.