Snowfall Amounts, Alumni Relations

Houghton County Annual Snowfall Records 1890 on ...

The snowiest year ever is 1978-79

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Oct.	13.4"	Nov.	62.3"
Dec.	118.9"	Jan.	105.5"
Feb.	86.7"	Mar.	72.3"
Apr.	35"	May.	11"

If all those record months had occured in one year, the total snowfall would have been 505.1 inches.

Snow is a popular topic of conversation among Michigan Tech students, alumni and friends. From snowball fights across Highway 41 to digging out the wrong car in the parking lot after a blizzard, there are many great stories about snowy experiences in the Keweenaw.

The record high seasonal total of 355.90 inches was recorded in the winter of 1978-1979.The low record of 81.30 inches was recorded in 1930-1931.

See Today's Snowfall

This is measured near the airport by the Michigan Tech Keweenaw Research Center -- the Keweenaw County Road Commission measures snow near Delaware and has recorded higher amounts during some winters.

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Courtesy of:
Michigan Tech Keweenaw Research Center
Vehicle Research and Testing in Calumet, MI
(Since 2004-2005)

JohnDee.com
(2000-2003)

2000 - Current

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
2008-2009	0.00	17.00	69.50	84.50	27.00	4.50	14.50
2007-2008	0.00	21.25	39.75	55.00	32.00	23.75	13.50	0.00	185.25
2006-2007	6.00	5.50	26.50	37.75	36.50	20.00	30.50	0.00	162.75
2005-2006	0.00	36.00	77.50	30.00	49.50	26.50	0.00	0.00	219.50
2004-2005	5.50	7.25	50.63	57.38	25.75	17.75	0.20	0.25	164.71
2003-2004	1.00	15.50	47.50	105.50	37.50	21.50	3.50	0.00	232.00
2002-2003	5.00	27.50	40.50	68.00	44.00	35.00	8.00	0.00	228.00
2001-2002	2.50	13.50	71.00	43.00	54.00	62.00	5.50	2.50	254.00
2000-2001	1.50	25.0	107.50	57.10	72.00	38.50	2.00	0.00	303.60

1990 - 1999

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1999-2000	0.00	3.10	45.90	64.00	7.70	19.40	9.10	0.00	155.00
1998-1999	0.00	8.40	89.80	83.30	36.00	13.50	0.00	0.00	231.00
1997-1998	4.60	32.70	22.60	53.80	5.50	12.30	0.00	0.00	131.50
1996-1997	1.80	26.50	61.10	105.10	14.30	34.50	3.20	6.20	253.10
1995-1996	2.20	30.80	90.60	98.20	39.30	39.60	16.20	8.30	328.20
1994-1995	0.20	11.00	12.70	44.70	68.10	26.00	13.20	1.00	175.90
1993-1994	5.00	22.50	37.70	83.40	14.60	15.00	7.10	0.00	185.30
1992-1993	8.20	13.30	42.50	59.20	22.60	10.50	3.30	0.00	159.60
1991-1992	1.00	42.70	33.80	42.80	35.40	6.00	4.50	0.00	166.20
1990-1991	13.40	6.70	35.60	73.30	22.30	11.70	0.90	1.90	165.80

1980 - 1989

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1989-1990	0.40	34.80	108.50	50.50	31.50	6.30	10.50	3.90	246.40
1988-1989	11.10	37.90	71.60	80.20	86.70	34.50	7.80	3.40	333.20
1987-1988	9.80	3.90	12.00	75.90	66.70	47.60	3.10	0.00	229.00
1986-1987	0.00	54.42	31.60	34.70	9.90	25.03	9.21	6.00	170.86
1985-1986	0.00	62.30	109.60	48.60	24.30	39.60	2.290	0.00	286.69
1984-1985	1.00	4.60	57.30	70.30	42.50	55.20	4.20	0.00	235.10
1983-1984	2.90	29.70	100.00	51.40	11.60	30.70	4.80	0.20	231.30
1982-1983	10.80	32.20	32.50	37.20	15.00	26.60	13.50	0.00	167.80
1981-1982	8.60	5.20	99.00	82.00	27.70	17.70	19.90	0.00	260.10
1980-1981	3.20	11.50	52.60	72.50	30.50	8.60	5.30	0.00	184.20

1970 - 1979

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1979-1980	11.30	30.50	23.70	95.60	41.00	6.50	6.70	0.00	215.30
1978-1979	0.70	55.00	118.90	88.30	39.80	43.20	9.40	0.60	355.90
1977-1978	0.00	22.40	83.70	70.20	36.00	18.10	4.30	0.00	234.70
1976-1977	6.50	37.00	72.40	68.50	30.10	10.80	9.70	0.00	234.80
1975-1976	0.00	10.50	58.90	69.80	47.10	72.30	0.60	0.00	259.20
1974-1975	0.00	29.80	26.70	85.40	54.10	42.10	1.90	0.00	240.00
1973-1974	0.00	10.10	61.10	68.70	40.30	8.00	18.40	3.00	209.60
1972-1973	0.00	18.80	58.60	66.20	43.80	3.90	1.60	8.70	201.60
1971-1972	0.00	18.10	18.40	104.50	49.90	45.10	21.90	0.00	287.90
1970-1971	0.00	15.90	50.60	97.80	56.90	34.90	19.80	3.80	279.70

1960 - 1969

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1969-1970	0.00	24.50	35.90	69.40	18.10	8.70	8.50	0.00	165.10
1968-1969	0.00	24.00	78.00	87.50	27.00	5.50	5.50	0.00	227.50
1967-1968	10.50	40.50	26.50	25.50	36.00	4.50	8.00	0.00	151.50
1966-1967	2.00	23.00	50.00	65.50	37.50	14.00	6.00	0.50	199.00
1965-1966	0.00	46.00	36.00	57.50	18.50	28.00	16.00	1.00	203.00
1964-1965	5.00	42.00	68.00	63.50	56.50	25.50	7.00	1.00	268.50
1963-1964	0.00	5.00	83.50	27.50	33.00	33.50	11.00	0.00	193.50
1962-1963	3.50	9.00	65.00	51.00	34.50	24.50	2.50	2.00	192.00
1961-1962	0.00	18.50	57.00	61.50	45.00	5.00	4.00	1.00	192.00
1960-1961	0.00	18.50	36.50	49.00	44.00	15.00	6.00	5.50	174.50

1950 - 1959

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1959-1960	3.00	54.00	26.00	63.50	41.50	17.50	10.00	7.00	222.50
1958-1959	0.00	23.50	96.00	85.50	14.50	25.50	0.00	0.00	247.00
1957-1958	0.00	29.50	30.00	39.50	35.00	16.00	0.00	0.00	150.00
1956-1957	0.00	29.50	36.50	58.50	26.00	5.00	12.00	0.00	167.50
1955-1956	0.00	30.25	77.50	40.00	17.00	12.00	12.50	4.00	193.25
1954-1955	4.00	14.25	6.00	51.50	12.50	54.00	0.50	0.00	142.75
1953-1954	0.00	8.00	20.00	43.00	13.00	21.00	1.50	11.00	117.50
1952-1953	1.00	13.00	18.00	39.50	59.00	12.00	17.00	0.00	159.00
1951-1952	7.00	33.00	62.00	35.00	9.00	21.00	10.00	0.00	177.00
1950-1951	0.00	35.00	85.00	49.00	49.00	26.00	13.00	0.00	257.00

1940 - 1949

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1949-1950	0.50	31.00	26.50	89.00	41.00	31.00	28.00	7.00	254.00
1948-1949	0.50	17.50	61.00	47.00	45.00	18.00	0.00	0.00	189.00
1947-1948	0.00	52.00	50.00	44.00	16.00	18.00	2.00	0.00	182.00
1946-1947	2.00	14.00	42.00	30.50	60.50	18.50	8.50	0.00	176.00
1945-1946	0.00	17.50	77.00	47.00	29.00	8.00	7.00	0.50	186.00
1944-1945	0.00	14.00	42.50	68.50	59.00	7.00	18.50	0.50	212.00
1943-1944	0.00	13.00	24.00	13.50	20.00	43.00	4.00	0.00	117.50
1942-1943	7.00	22.00	66.00	39.50	26.50	31.00	9.50	0.00	208.00
1941-1942	0.00	15.00	25.50	41.50	29.00	33.00	1.00	2.00	147.00
1940-1941	0.00	27.00	30.50	51.00	43.50	10.50	7.00	0.00	169.50

1930 - 1939

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1939-1940	4.00	2.00	25.50	61.00	27.50	31.50	12.50	8.00	172.00
1938-1939	2.00	23.00	51.00	41.50	60.00	35.00	13.50	0.00	226.00
1937-1938	1.50	15.20	42.50	46.00	12.50	8.50	1.00	0.00	127.25
1936-1937	1.75	25.50	25.25	77.00	51.00	2.50	8.00	0.00	191.00
1935-1936	1.20	28.25	41.25	50.50	38.00	15.75	2.00	0.50	177.45
1934-1935	0.50	13.00	54.00	59.00	11.00	7.50	1.50	0.00	146.50
1933-1934	7.50	25.25	30.50	21.00	11.00	14.25	15.25	0.00	124.75
1932-1933	12.00	10.00	35.75	15.00	23.00	14.20	5.50	0.00	115.45
1931-1932	0.00	3.00	5.00	33.50	25.00	23.00	2.50	0.00	92.00
1930-1931	2.80	6.00	23.00	21.50	12.50	11.50	4.00	0.00	81.30

1920 - 1929

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1929-1930	5.50	19.50	36.20	42.50	12.00	8.80	1.00	0.00	125.50
1928-1929	0.00	1.20	25.80	61.00	14.00	11.00	1.00	1.50	115.50
1927-1928	0.00	24.25	58.48	36.75	12.00	9.00	26.00	0.00	166.48
1926-1927	5.50	31.50	30.50	15.00	23.00	1.00	2.00	0.00	108.50
1925-1926	8.50	4.00	18.50	17.00	11.00	21.50	3.50	0.50	84.50
1924-1925	0.00	17.25	44.00	17.00	11.00	6.00	0.00	0.00	95.25
1923-1924	8.25	6.00	25.00	45.00	11.00	5.00	3.50	0.00	103.75
1922-1923	1.49	5.25	46.00	48.50	27.00	5.80	6.50	0.25	140.79
1921-1922	1.00	16.50	25.00	41.50	34.50	4.00	11.00	0.00	133.50
1920-1921	0.00	17.00	41.00	19.00	19.00	15.00	0.00	1.50	112.50

1910 - 1919

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1919-1920	9.00	41.00	53.00	27.00	11.00	18.00	6.50	0.00	165.50
1918-1919	2.00	11.00	38.00	18.00	29.00	5.00	1.00	2.00	106.00
1917-1918	2.00	4.00	46.00	40.00	6.00	4.00	1.00	0.00	103.00
1916-1917	5.00	8.00	46.00	19.00	13.00	27.00	4.00	0.00	122.00
1915-1916	1.50	9.00	25.00	53.00	23.00	22.00	4.00	0.00	137.50
1914-1915	0.00	6.00	21.00	40.00	12.00	6.00	1.00	0.25	86.25
1913-1914	3.00	4.00	4.00	25.00	23.00	12.00	16.00	0.00	87.00
1912-1913	0.00	12.00	46.00	29.00	33.00	30.00	7.00	0.00	157.00
1911-1912	1.00	31.50	29.00	40.00	7.00	4.00	8.00	0.00	120.50
1910-1911	4.00	21.00	33.00	29.50	32.00	11.00	5.50	0.00	136.00

1900 - 1909

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1909-1910	10.00	20.50	40.50	51.00	24.00	0.50	9.00	0.50	156.00
1908-1909	0.00	30.00	28.50	25.00	28.50	16.25	19.00	4.00	151.25
1907-1908	0.00	18.50	19.50	19.00	26.50	20.50	12.00	0.00	116.00
1906-1907	1.00	27.00	40.50	39.00	10.00	16.50	35.00	2.50	171.50
1905-1906	6.25	24.25	31.00	22.00	27.00	25.00	0.50	0.00	136.00
1904-1905	0.25	16.25	55.50	37.00	14.50	7.50	5.50	3.00	139.50
1903-1904	0.00	39.00	52.00	33.50	11.00	21.00	10.50	3.00	170.00
1902-1903	0.80	8.00	52.00	22.00	24.00	11.00	18.00	3.00	138.80
1901-1902	0.00	15.00	31.00	43.00	24.00	12.00	7.50	0.00	132.50
1900-1901	0.00	13.50	20.00	32.50	15.00	18.50	0.00	0.00	99.50

1890 - 1899

Winter	Oct.	Nov.	Dec.	Jan.	Feb.	Mar.	Apr.	May	Total Inches
1899-1900	0.00	1.00	42.50	22.00	19.50	13.00	0.00	0.00	100.00
1898-1899	1.20	15.30	36.00	30.50	15.00	13.00	0.00	6.50	112.50
1897-1898	1.00	13.00	36.50	19.50	20.00	12.00	1.50	0.00	103.50
1896-1897	3.00	37.00	16.70	36.50	18.50	12.00	1.50	2.00	127.20
1895-1896	2.80	14.00	62.00	29.00	15.80	6.00	8.50	0.00	138.10
1894-1895	0.00	29.50	18.30	74.00	9.00	5.25	0.00	1.50	137.55
1893-1894	1.00	30.00	48.50	37.00	14.50	23.00	10.00	1.00	165.00
1892-1893	0.00	23.00	44.00	24.50	16.50	17.00	13.00	1.00	139.00
1891-1892	0.00	31.00	23.00	44.00	18.00	12.50	1.00	0.00	129.50
1890-1891	1.00	12.20	12.00	33.00	28.50	22.00	2.50	0.00	111.20

Beginning in 2004-2005, we are using data from Michigan Tech's Keweenaw Research Center, located at the Houghton County Airpark.

Records through 1968-1969 were kept by the Calumet and Hecla Volunteer Weather Bureau. Unofficial records from 1970-2000 were kept by the Federal Aviation Administration at Houghton County Airport. Records from 2000-2003 are taken from Lake Linden-based meteorologist John Dee's measuring facility.

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