St. Cloud snowstorms

St. Cloud’s snow record here is the St. Cloud airport station, with daily snowfall reports since 1904. Over its 85 complete winters the middle value is 45.4 in of snow a winter. The biggest storm on record there brought 21.7 in over Mar. 1–3, 1965.

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

Biggest storms

Dates	Total
Mar. 1–3, 1965	21.7 in
Mar. 3–4, 1985Snowstorm of Mar. 1–5, 1985	17.7 in
Mar. 15–18, 1965Snowstorm of Mar. 16–19, 1965	17.3 in
Nov. 28 – Dec. 1, 1985Snowstorm of Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 1985	16.8 in
Nov. 11–12, 1940Armistice Day Blizzard, Nov. 9–13, 1940	16.3 in
Jan. 8–11, 1975Snowstorm of Jan. 9–12, 1975	15.8 in
Jan. 3–5, 2023	13.8 in
Nov. 10–11, 2014	13.5 in
Dec. 6–9, 1969Snowstorm of Dec. 4–10, 1969	13.3 in
Oct. 31 – Nov. 2, 1991Halloween Blizzard, Oct. 31 – Nov. 4, 1991	13.2 in
Feb. 20–23, 2023	13.1 in
Nov. 6–8, 1943	13.1 in
Mar. 24–26, 2024	13 in
Dec. 23–26, 2009Snowstorm of Dec. 22–29, 2009	12.7 in
Dec. 13–16, 2022Snowstorm of Dec. 13–20, 2022	12.4 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

2022-2388.1 in
1964-6587.8 in
1950-5183.4 in
2012-1378.7 in
2013-1475.7 in

Least snowy winters

1958-5914.2 in
1967-6816.2 in
1980-8116.5 in
1986-8716.8 in
1972-7324.6 in

Earliest first 6-inch storms

October 20, 20202020-21
October 31, 19911991-92
November 1, 19921992-93
November 6, 19431943-44
November 6, 19471947-48

Where to ski near St. Cloud

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

Station: GHCN-Daily USW00014926, St. Cloud airport. Last full winter: 2025-26.