Eau Claire snowstorms

Eau Claire’s snow record here is the Chippewa Valley airport station, with daily snowfall reports since 1949. Over its 71 complete winters the middle value is 47.8 in of snow a winter. The biggest storm on record there brought 22 in over Dec. 11, 2010.

This winter (2026-27) so far: 0 in, no 1-inch day yet.

Biggest storms

Dates	Total
Dec. 11, 2010Domebuster Storm, Dec. 11–14, 2010	22 in
Mar. 27–28, 1965	16.1 in
Dec. 14–17, 2022Snowstorm of Dec. 13–20, 2022	15.2 in
Dec. 8–11, 2012	15 in
Feb. 23–24, 2019	14.5 in
Feb. 4–7, 2019	14.4 in
Feb. 2–5, 1971	14.2 in
Mar. 19, 2005	13.5 in
Dec. 6–9, 1969Snowstorm of Dec. 4–10, 1969	13.3 in
Mar. 23–25, 1996Snowstorm of Mar. 22–26, 1996	13.3 in
Feb. 20–23, 2023	13.3 in
Mar. 14–15, 2026Snowstorm of Mar. 14–17, 2026	12.7 in
Dec. 22–25, 1996	12.6 in
Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 1985Snowstorm of Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 1985	12.6 in
Mar. 9–12, 2023	11.9 in

A storm here is a run of days with measurable snow, at most four days. A day with under half an inch between two snowier days separates two storms; longer snowy spells are split into their snowiest four days.

Every winter

Inches of snow each winter (July to June). Winters with gaps in the record are left out.

Snowiest winters

2018-1999 in
1996-9789.4 in
2012-1384.4 in
1968-6978.1 in
1995-9677.9 in

Least snowy winters

1967-6815.2 in
1958-5916.1 in
1953-5417.8 in
1963-6419.7 in
1980-8121.3 in

Earliest first 6-inch storms

October 19, 20202020-21
November 17, 19781978-79
November 18, 19571957-58
November 20, 19961996-97
November 22, 19911991-92

Where to ski near Eau Claire

Groomed cross-country venues from XC Index, by distance.

Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014991, Chippewa Valley airport. Last full winter: 2025-26.