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Snowfall Statistics for the Local Area |
Latest Dates for First Snowfall
| Location | Latest Measurable (0.1" or greater) |
Latest One Inch (1.0" or greater) |
Latest Three Inch (3.0" or greater) |
| Fort Wayne | December 23 in 2001 |
February 17 in 1919 |
March 20 in 1983 |
| South Bend | December 17 in 1998 |
January 11 in 1983 |
February 4 in 1983 |
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Benton Harbor MI
|
January 1 in 1942 |
January 12 in 1983 |
February 26 in 1913 |
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Pandora OH
|
December 23 in 2001 |
January 22 in 1966 |
March 26 in 1955 |
| The map below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center shows the latest date of first measurable snow across the region from 1981-2010. Click on the map below for a bigger image. |
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Average Dates for First Snowfall
|
Location |
Average 1st Measurable |
Average 1st One Inch (1.0" or greater) |
Average 1st Three Inch (3.0" or greater) |
| Fort Wayne | November 14 | December 2 | December 27 |
| South Bend | November 8 | November 16 | December 2 |
| Benton Harbor MI | November 20 | November 24 | December 11 |
| Pandora OH | November 15 | November 28 | December 30 |
| The map below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center shows the average date of first measurable snow across the region from 1981-2010. Click on the map below for a bigger image. |
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Earliest Dates for First Snowfall
| Location | Earliest Trace (T or greater) |
Earliest Measurable (0.1" or greater) |
Earliest One Inch (1.0" or greater) |
Earliest Three Inch (3.0" or greater) |
| Fort Wayne | September 25 in 1942 |
October 14 in 1937 |
October 19 in 1974, 1989 |
October 19 in 1989 |
| South Bend | September 25 in 1942, 1994 |
September 25 in 1942, 1994 |
September 25 in 1942, 1994 |
October 19 in 1989 |
| Benton Harbor MI | Not Available | October 12 in 2006 |
October 12 in 2006 |
October 19 in 1989 |
| Pandora OH | Not Available | October 12 in 2006 |
October 19 in 1989 |
November 2 in 1966 |
| The map below from the Midwestern Regional Climate Center shows the earliest date of first measurable snow across the region from 1981-2010. Click on the map below for a bigger image. |
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Longest Periods Between Last and First Snowfall
| We took a look at the longest periods without measurable snowfall at Fort Wayne and South Bend. This looks at the period of time between the last measurable snowfall in the spring and the first measurable snowfall in the fall/winter. |
| Longest Periods without Measurable Snowfall at South Bend (1929-2019)* | |||
| Year | Date of Last Measurable Spring Snowfall | Date of First Measurable Fall Snowfall | Days without Snowfall |
| 2012 | March 5th | December 10th | 279 |
| 1948 | March 11th | December 9th | 272 |
| 1998 | March 20th | December 17th | 271 |
| 2011 | March 23th | December 9th | 260 |
| 1945 | March 6th | November 21st | 259 |
| 2004 | March 16th | November 24th | 252 |
| 2010 | February 26th | November 5th | 251 |
| 1978 | March 15th | November 21st | 250 |
| Average | April 6th | November 8th | 216 |
| Longest Periods without Measurable Snowfall at Fort Wayne (1912-2019) | |||
| Year | Date of Last Measurable Spring Snowfall |
Date of First Measurable Fall/Winter Snowfall | Days without Snowfall |
| 1990 | February 25th | December 3rd | 280 |
| 1946 | February 24th | December 1st | 279 |
| 2010 | February 28th | December 1st | 275 |
| 1998 | March 21st | December 17th | 270 |
| 1918 | March 7th | December 3rd | 270 |
| Average | April 3rd | November 14th | 225 |
| Longest Periods without Measurable Snowfall at Benton Harbor (1911-2019) | |||
| Year | Date of Last Measurable Spring Snowfall |
Date of First Measurable Fall/Winter Snowfall | Days without Snowfall |
| 1946 | February 14th | December 29th | 317 |
| 1945 | February 8th | December 11th | 305 |
| 1939 | February 26th | December 21st | 297 |
| 1948 | March 2nd | December 20th | 292 |
| 2001 | March 9th | December 24th | 289 |
| Average | March 24th | November 21st | 241 |
| Longest Periods without Measurable Snowfall at Pandora OH (1949-2019) | |||
| Year | Date of Last Measurable Spring Snowfall |
Date of First Measurable Fall/Winter Snowfall | Days without Snowfall |
| 2009 | February 22nd | December 7th | 287 |
| 1999 | March 9th | December 17th | 282 |
| 1998 | March 21st | December 16th | 269 |
| 2017 | March 17th | December 9th | 266 |
| 2004 | March 17th | November 25th | 252 |
| 1991 | February 28th | November 7th | 251 |
| Average | April 1st | November 15th | 227 |
| *Years 1930-31, 1935-39, and 1946-47 are missing. Also, spring date missing in 1934 while fall date is missing in 1929 and 1932. |
Updated 10/12/2022
by Kyle Brown
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