A cold front will cross the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. through today with gusty winds and areas of rain showers. A strong atmospheric river is then expected to move into the Northwest by midweek bringing a threat for moderate to heavy rainfall and flooding, gusty winds, and mountain snows for parts of Washington, Oregon, northern California, and the Sierra Nevada. Read More >
| Earliest Snowfall on Record | Latest Snowfall on Record | ||||
| Criteria | Amount | Date | Criteria | Amount | Date |
| Measurable | 3.0" | Sept. 20, 1995 | Measurable | 4.5" | May 28, 1947 |
| 1.0" or more | 3.0" | Sept. 20, 1995 | 1.0" or more | 4.5" | May 28, 1947 |
| 4.0" or more | 7.0" | Oct. 25, 1997 | 4.0" or more | 4.5" | May 28, 1947 |
| Month | Record Monthly Snowfall (inches) |
Record Daily Snow Depth (inches) | Record STORM TOTAL Snowfall (inches) (over 3 days or less) |
Normal Monthly Snowfall (inches) (1991-2020) |
| January | 26.0"...1932 | 18"...Jan. 11, 1974 | 12.0"...Jan. 30-31, 2002 | 6.8" |
| February | 29.7"...1915 | 28"...Feb. 11-15, 1905 | 18.3"...Feb. 1-2, 2016 | 7.3" |
| March | 23.5"...1915 | 16"...March 21-22, 2006 | 21.6"...March 19-21, 2006 | 3.8" |
| April | 12.0"...1913 | 9"...April 11, 1997 | 12.0"...April 10, 1913 | 1.6" |
| May | 4.5"...1947 | 4"...May 3, 1967 | 4.5"...May 28, 1947 | None |
| June | None | None | None | None |
| July | None | None | None | None |
| August | None | None | None | None |
| September | 3.8"...1985 | 1"...Sep. 29, 1985 | 3.8" on Sep. 29, 1985 | 0.1" |
| October | 9.8"...1991 | 6"...Oct. 25-27, 1997 | 9.8"...Oct. 30-31, 1991 | 1.1" |
| November | 17.1"...1983 | 14"...Nov. 28, 1983 | 13.8"...Nov. 26-28, 1983 | 2.3" |
| December | 26.5"...2009 | 20"...Dec. 22-25, 1968 | 15.0"...Dec. 19-21, 1914 | 4.7" |
| Top 10 Snowiest Seasons | Top 10 Least Snowy Seasons* | ||
| Amount (inches) | Year/Season | Amount (inches) | Year/Season |
| 86.7" | 1914-15 | 7.6" | 1903-04 |
| 78.6" | 1983-84 | 8.8" | 1933-34 |
| 54.4" | 1968-69 | 9.2" | 2016-17 |
| 48.9" | 1992-93 | 10.7" | 1967-68 |
| 48.7" | 1931-32 | 10.8" | 1965-66 |
| 48.5" | 1973-74 | 11.1" | 1927-28 |
| 46.6" | 1959-60 | 11.3" | 2006-07 |
| 46.0" | 1978-79 | 12.1" | 2021-22 |
| 45.5" | 1947-48 | 12.5" | 1905-06 |
| 44.5" | 2009-10 | 13.3" | 1937-38 |
*NOTE: Snowfall records for the 1906-1907 and 1911-1912 seasons are incomplete and/or errant, and are regarded as "unusable" for rankings of the least-snowiest seasons
The following graph depicts SEASONAL SNOWFALL at Grand Island for the 1912-13 through 2021-22 seasons:
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Last Updated: 12-17-22
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