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Munising snowstorms

Munising’s snow record here is the Munising station, with daily snowfall reports since 1911. Over its 100 complete winters the middle value is 135.2 in of snow a winter. The biggest storm on record there brought 39.5 in over Jan. 24–27, 1938.

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

Biggest storms

DatesTotal
Jan. 24–27, 193839.5 in
Apr. 5–8, 200737.2 in
Feb. 11–14, 1985Snowstorm of Feb. 7–15, 198535.3 in
Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 202435.3 in
Dec. 23–26, 2022Snowstorm of Dec. 21–26, 202233.6 in
Dec. 8–11, 199531 in
Dec. 31, 1981 – Jan. 3, 198230.6 in
Dec. 14–17, 198130.5 in
Jan. 16–19, 201629.5 in
Nov. 11–14, 201428.5 in
Dec. 22–25, 198528.3 in
Feb. 13–16, 201927 in
Dec. 21–24, 200426 in
Dec. 17–20, 198525.8 in
Dec. 1–4, 200525.5 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

0501001502002503001911-12: 48.2 in1912-13: 112.3 in1913-14: 103.6 in1914-15: 104.6 in1915-16: 111.2 in1916-17: 175.4 in1917-18: 96.1 in1918-19: 92.7 in1919-20: 120.9 in1920-21: 94.6 in1921-22: 131.9 in1922-23: 126.2 in1923-24: 114.9 in1924-25: 91.8 in1925-26: 152.2 in1926-27: 108 in1927-28: 161.3 in1928-29: 121 in1929-30: 136.1 in1930-31: 103.2 in1931-32: 116.2 in1932-33: 117.2 in1933-34: 159.4 in1934-35: 130.4 in1935-36: 128.3 in1936-37: 111.7 in1937-38: 168.4 in1938-39: 204.2 in1939-40: 136.9 in1940-41: 109.3 in1941-42: 119 in1942-43: 162.6 in1943-44: 114.5 in1944-45: 139.5 in1945-46: 113.7 in1946-47: 114.1 in1947-48: 97.8 in1948-49: 94.3 in1949-50: 152.6 in1950-51: 137.4 in1951-52: 101.9 in1952-53: 137.9 in1953-54: 139.4 in1954-55: 151 in1955-56: 138.6 in1956-57: 123.3 in1957-58: 128.3 in1958-59: 202 in1959-60: 183.2 in1960-61: 114.6 in1961-62: 159.4 in1962-63: 122 in1964-65: 151 in1965-66: 167.6 in1966-67: 176 in1968-69: 158.4 in1969-70: 142.7 in1970-71: 203 in1971-72: 175.9 in1972-73: 106.4 in1973-74: 107.7 in1978-79: 230.4 in1980-81: 165.4 in1981-82: 205 in1984-85: 163.8 in1988-89: 135.4 in1989-90: 135 in1990-91: 88 in1991-92: 126.3 in1992-93: 129.4 in1993-94: 123.7 in1994-95: 104.4 in1995-96: 173.7 in1996-97: 238.2 in1997-98: 125.7 in1998-99: 121.6 in1999-00: 126.2 in2000-01: 203.2 in2003-04: 171.1 in2004-05: 132.6 in2005-06: 155.7 in2006-07: 187.8 in2007-08: 161.2 in2008-09: 230.4 in2009-10: 111.2 in2010-11: 133.3 in2011-12: 102.2 in2012-13: 202.6 in2013-14: 185.7 in2014-15: 191.9 in2015-16: 150.6 in2016-17: 164.9 in2017-18: 208.1 in2018-19: 207.6 in2019-20: 200.5 in2020-21: 124 in2021-22: 199.9 in2022-23: 220 in2023-24: 102 in2024-25: 257.3 in2026-27: 0 in so far19112026
Inches of snow each winter (July to June). Winters with gaps in the record are left out.

Snowiest winters

  • 2024-25257.3 in
  • 1996-97238.2 in
  • 1978-79230.4 in
  • 2008-09230.4 in
  • 2022-23220 in

Least snowy winters

  • 1911-1248.2 in
  • 1990-9188 in
  • 1924-2591.8 in
  • 1918-1992.7 in
  • 1948-4994.3 in

Earliest first 6-inch storms

Where to ski near Munising

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

Station: GHCN-Daily USC00205690, Munising. Last full winter: 2024-25.