Minneapolis snowstorms

Minneapolis’s snow record here is the Minneapolis–St. Paul airport station, with daily snowfall reports since 1938. Over its 84 complete winters the middle value is 45.2 in of snow a winter. The biggest storm on record there brought 28.4 in over Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 1991.

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

Biggest storms

Dates	Total
Oct. 31 – Nov. 3, 1991Halloween Blizzard, Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 1991	28.4 in
Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 1985Snowstorm of Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 1985	23.3 in
Jan. 22–25, 1982Snowstorm of Jan. 20–24, 1982	22.3 in
Dec. 9–11, 2010Domebuster Storm, Dec. 11–14, 2010	17.3 in
Jan. 20, 1982Snowstorm of Jan. 20–24, 1982	17.1 in
Nov. 11–13, 1940Armistice Day Blizzard, Nov. 9–13, 1940	16.8 in
Mar. 12–14, 1940Snowstorm of Mar. 10–15, 1940	16.7 in
Mar. 3–4, 1985Snowstorm of Mar. 1–5, 1985	16.7 in
Dec. 27–28, 1982Snowstorm of Dec. 27–31, 1982	16.5 in
Mar. 8–9, 1999	16 in
Apr. 13–16, 2018Thunder Blizzard, Apr. 12–17, 2018	15.8 in
Jan. 2–5, 2023	15.1 in
Feb. 20–23, 2023	15.1 in
Mar. 31, 1985	14.7 in
Nov. 29–30, 1991Snowstorm of Nov. 26–30, 1991	14.3 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

1983-8498.7 in
1981-8295.2 in
2022-2390.5 in
1950-5188.9 in
2010-1186.8 in

Least snowy winters

1986-8717.5 in
1967-6817.8 in
1958-5919.2 in
1980-8121.2 in
1957-5821.3 in

Earliest first 6-inch storms

October 20, 20202020-21
October 31, 19911991-92
November 1, 19921992-93
November 6, 19431943-44
November 11, 19401940-41

Where to ski near Minneapolis

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

Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014922, Minneapolis–St. Paul airport. Last full winter: 2025-26.