Grand Rapids snowstorms

Grand Rapids’s snow record here is the Pokegama Dam station, with daily snowfall reports since 1893. Over its 88 complete winters the middle value is 47 in of snow a winter. The biggest storm on record there brought 18 in over Jan. 10–12, 1975.

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

Biggest storms

Dates	Total
Jan. 10–12, 1975Snowstorm of Jan. 9–12, 1975	18 in
Apr. 6–7, 2008	18 in
Mar. 2–5, 1966Snowstorm of Feb. 28 – Mar. 6, 1966	17.1 in
Apr. 24–25, 1950	16.3 in
Mar. 4–5, 1985Snowstorm of Mar. 1–5, 1985	16 in
Dec. 30–31, 1936	15.9 in
Dec. 2–5, 2013Snowstorm of Dec. 1–7, 2013	15.7 in
Apr. 6–8, 1956	15.5 in
Mar. 14–15, 1957	15.5 in
Feb. 5–8, 1937	14.9 in
Nov. 10–13, 1940Armistice Day Blizzard, Nov. 9–13, 1940	14.7 in
Mar. 14–17, 1943	14.3 in
Apr. 14–17, 1961	14 in
Nov. 18–19, 2016	14 in
Mar. 13–15, 1939	13.5 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

1936-37104.3 in
1949-50104.3 in
1950-5194.7 in
1942-4390.7 in
1955-5689.3 in

Least snowy winters

2006-077.4 in
2014-1515.5 in
2023-2418.4 in
2005-0619.2 in
1980-8120.4 in

Earliest first 6-inch storms

October 23, 19331933-34
October 24, 19191919-20
October 24, 19421942-43
October 30, 19511951-52
November 1, 19361936-37

Where to ski near Grand Rapids

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

Station: GHCN-Daily USC00216612, Pokegama Dam. Last full winter: 2023-24.