Grand Marais snowstorms

Grand Marais’s snow record here is the Grand Marais station, with daily snowfall reports since 1900. Over its 73 complete winters the middle value is 51.7 in of snow a winter. The biggest storm on record there brought 27 in over Feb. 8–10, 1939.

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

Biggest storms

Dates	Total
Feb. 8–10, 1939	27 in
Feb. 18–19, 2026	22.5 in
Mar. 13–14, 1917	22 in
Feb. 14, 1936	22 in
Feb. 22–25, 2001Snowstorm of Feb. 22–26, 2001	20.5 in
Jan. 12–13, 2008	20 in
Dec. 15–16, 1927	18 in
Jan. 16–19, 1996	18 in
Nov. 23–26, 1929	17.5 in
Dec. 22–24, 1959	16.5 in
Nov. 1–2, 1991Halloween Blizzard, Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 1991	16 in
Jan. 4–5, 1997	15.5 in
Feb. 13–15, 1945	15 in
Feb. 8, 1937	15 in
Dec. 31, 1937	15 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

1995-96100.2 in
2021-2290.2 in
1996-9787.9 in
1965-6682.8 in
1948-4981.9 in

Least snowy winters

2009-1012.2 in
2001-0214.4 in
2002-0315.3 in
1997-9820 in
1986-8722.9 in

Earliest first 6-inch storms

November 1, 19911991-92
November 8, 19501950-51
November 15, 19651965-66
November 15, 20222022-23
November 22, 19851985-86

Where to ski near Grand Marais

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

Station: GHCN-Daily USC00213282, Grand Marais. Last full winter: 2025-26.