1990-2004 to the
right.
Prior decades below.
The snowiest year ever is 1978-79.
Want to see the snowiest months ever? Click on the month below to go there.
If all those record months had occurred in one year, the total snowfall would have been 497.7 inches.
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Houghton County Annual Snowfall
Records from 1890-2007
Beginning in 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 2000-2004 are taken from Lake
Linden-based meteorologist John Dee's measuring facility.
The record high seasonal total of 355.90 inches was recorded in the winter of 1978-1979. This is measured at the airport -- the Keweenaw County Road Commission measures snow near Delaware and has recorded higher amounts during some winters.
The low record of 81.30 inches was recorded in 1930-1931.
See day-by-day snowfall.
Annual snowfall charted on a graph.
| Winter |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Total
Inches |
| 2007-08 |
|
21.25 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2006-07 |
6 |
5.50 |
26.5 |
37.75 |
36.5 |
20 |
|
|
132.25 |
| 2005-06 |
|
36.0 |
77.5 |
30.0 |
49.5 |
26.5 |
0 |
|
219.5 |
| 2004-05 |
5.50 |
7.25 |
50.63 |
57.38 |
25.75 |
17.75 |
|
|
164.26 |
| 2003-04 |
1.0 |
15.5 |
47.5 |
105.5 |
37.5 |
21.5 |
2.0 |
|
230.5 |
| 2002-03 |
5.0 |
27.5 |
40.5 |
67.0 |
44.0 |
35.0 |
0 |
0 |
229.0 |
| 2001-02 |
2.5 |
13.5 |
71.0 |
43.0 |
54.0 |
62.0 |
5.5 |
0.5 |
252.0 |
| 2000-01 |
1.5 |
25.0 |
107.5 |
57.0 |
72.0 |
38.5 |
2.0 |
|
303.7 |
|
1990-1999 |
| Winter |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Total Inches |
| 1999-2000 |
0.0 |
3.1 |
45.9 |
64.0 |
7.7 |
19.4 |
9.1 |
0 |
155.00 |
|
1998-99 |
0.0 |
8.4 |
89.8 |
83.3 |
36.0 |
13.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
231.00 |
| 97-98 |
4.6 |
32.7 |
22.6 |
53.8 |
5.5 |
12.3 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
131.50 |
| 96-97 |
1.8 |
26.5 |
61.1 |
105.1 |
14.3 |
34.5 |
3.2 |
6.2 |
253.10 |
| 95-96 |
2.2 |
30.8 |
90.6 |
98.2 |
39.3 |
39.6 |
16.2 |
8.3 |
328.20 |
| 94-95 |
0.2 |
11.0 |
12.7 |
44.7 |
68.1 |
26.0 |
13.2 |
1.0 |
175.90 |
|
93-94 |
5.0 |
22.5 |
37.7 |
83.4 |
14.6 |
15.0 |
7.1 |
0.0 |
185.30 |
| 92-93 |
8.2 |
13.3 |
42.5 |
59.2 |
22.6 |
10.5 |
3.3 |
0.0 |
159.60 |
| 91-92 |
1.0 |
42.7 |
33.8 |
42.8 |
35.4 |
6.0 |
4.5 |
0.0 |
166.20 |
| 90-91 |
13.4 |
6.7 |
35.6 |
73.3 |
22.3 |
11.7 |
0.9 |
1.9 |
165.80 |
|
1980-1989 |
| Winter |
Oct. |
Nov. |
Dec. |
Jan. |
Feb. |
Mar. |
Apr. |
May |
Total Inches |
| 1989-90 |
0.40 |
34.80 |
108.50 |
50.50 |
31.50 |
6.30 |
10.50 |
3.90 |
246.40 |
| 88-89 |
11.10 |
37.90 |
71.60 |
80.20 |
86.70 |
34.50 |
7.80 |
3.40 |
333.20 |
| 87-88 |
9.80 |
3.90 |
12.00 |
75.90 |
66.70 |
47.60 |
3.10 |
0.00 |
229.00 |
| 86-87 |
0.00 |
54.42 |
31.60 |
34.70 |
9.90 |
25.03 |
9.21 |
6.00 |
170.86 |
| 85-86 |
0.00 |
62.30 |
109.60 |
48.60 |
24.30 |
39.60 |
2.29 |
0.00 |
286.69 |
| 84-85 |
1.00 |
4.60 |
57.30 |
70.30 |
42.50 |
55.20 |
4.20 |
0.00 |
235.10 |
| 83-84 |
2.90 |
29.70 |
100.00 |
51.40 |
11.60 |
30.70 |
4.80 |
0.20 |
231.30 |
| 82-83 |
10.80 |
32.20 |
32.50 |
37.20 |
15.00 |
26.60 |
13.50 |
0.00 |
167.80 |
| 81-82 |
8.60 |
5.20 |
99.00 |
82.00 |
27.70 |
17.70 |
19.90 |
0.00 |
260.10 |
| 80-81 |
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 |
| 1979-80 |
11.30 |
30.50 |
23.70 |
95.60 |
41.00 |
6.50 |
6.70 |
0.00 |
215.30 |
| 78-79 |
0.70 |
55.00 |
118.90 |
88.30 |
39.80 |
43.20 |
9.40 |
0.60 |
355.90 |
| 77-78 |
0.00 |
22.40 |
83.70 |
70.20 |
36.00 |
18.10 |
4.30 |
0.00 |
234.70 |
| 76-77 |
6.50 |
37.00 |
72.40 |
68.50 |
30.10 |
10.80 |
9.70 |
0.00 |
234.80 |
| 75-76 |
0.00 |
10.50 |
58.90 |
69.80 |
47.10 |
72.30 |
0.60 |
0.00 |
259.20 |
| 74-75 |
0.00 |
29.80 |
26.70 |
85.40 |
54.10 |
42.10 |
1.90 |
0.00 |
240.00 |
| 73-74 |
0.00 |
10.10 |
61.10 |
68.70 |
40.30 |
8.00 |
18.40 |
3.00 |
209.60 |
| 72-73 |
0.00 |
18.80 |
58.60 |
66.20 |
43.80 |
3.90 |
1.60 |
8.70 |
201.60 |
| 71-72 |
0.00 |
18.10 |
18.40 |
104.50 |
49.90 |
45.10 |
21.90 |
0.00 |
287.90 |
| 70-71 |
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 |
| 1969-70 |
0.00 |
24.50 |
35.90 |
69.40 |
18.10 |
8.70 |
8.50 |
0.00 |
165.10 |
| 68-69 |
0.00 |
24.00 |
78.00 |
87.50 |
27.00 |
5.50 |
5.50 |
0.00 |
227.50 |
| 67-68 |
10.50 |
40.50 |
26.50 |
25.50 |
36.00 |
4.50 |
8.00 |
0.00 |
151.50 |
| 66-67 |
2.00 |
23.00 |
50.00 |
65.50 |
37.50 |
14.00 |
6.00 |
0.50 |
199.00 |
| 65-66 |
0.00 |
46.00 |
36.00 |
57.50 |
18.50 |
28.00 |
16.00 |
1.00 |
203.00 |
| 64-65 |
5.00 |
42.00 |
68.00 |
63.50 |
56.50 |
25.50 |
7.00 |
1.00 |
268.50 |
| 63-64 |
0.00 |
5.00 |
83.50 |
27.50 |
33.00 |
33.50 |
11.00 |
0.00 |
193.50 |
| 62-63 |
3.50 |
9.00 |
65.00 |
51.00 |
34.50 |
24.50 |
2.50 |
2.00 |
192.00 |
| 61-62 |
0.00 |
18.50 |
57.00 |
61.50 |
45.00 |
5.00 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
192.00 |
| 60-61 |
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 |
| 1959-60 |
3.00 |
54.00 |
26.00 |
63.50 |
41.50 |
17.50 |
10.00 |
7.00 |
222.50 |
| 58-59 |
0.00 |
23.50 |
96.00 |
85.50 |
14.50 |
25.50 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
247.00 |
| 57-58 |
0.00 |
29.50 |
30.00 |
39.50 |
35.00 |
16.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
150.00 |
| 56-57 |
0.00 |
29.50 |
36.50 |
58.50 |
26.00 |
5.00 |
12.00 |
0.00 |
167.50 |
| 55-56 |
0.00 |
30.25 |
77.50 |
40.00 |
17.00 |
12.00 |
12.50 |
4.00 |
193.25 |
| 54-55 |
4.00 |
14.25 |
6.00 |
51.50 |
12.50 |
54.00 |
0.50 |
0.00 |
142.75 |
| 53-54 |
0.00 |
8.00 |
20.00 |
43.00 |
13.00 |
21.00 |
1.50 |
11.00 |
117.50 |
| 52-53 |
1.00 |
13.00 |
18.00 |
39.50 |
59.00 |
12.00 |
17.00 |
0.00 |
159.00 |
| 51-52 |
7.00 |
33.00 |
62.00 |
35.00 |
9.00 |
21.00 |
10.00 |
0.00 |
177.00 |
| 50-51 |
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 |
| 1949-50 |
0.50 |
31.00 |
26.50 |
89.00 |
41.00 |
31.00 |
28.00 |
7.00 |
254.00 |
| 48-49 |
0.50 |
17.50 |
61.00 |
47.00 |
45.00 |
18.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
189.00 |
| 47-48 |
0.00 |
52.00 |
50.00 |
44.00 |
16.00 |
18.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
182.00 |
| 46-47 |
2.00 |
14.00 |
42.00 |
30.50 |
60.50 |
18.50 |
8.50 |
0.00 |
176.00 |
| 45-46 |
0.00 |
17.50 |
77.00 |
47.00 |
29.00 |
8.00 |
7.00 |
0.50 |
186.00 |
| 44-45 |
0.00 |
14.00 |
42.50 |
68.50 |
59.00 |
7.00 |
18.50 |
0.50 |
212.00 |
| 43-44 |
0.00 |
13.00 |
24.00 |
13.50 |
20.00 |
43.00 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
117.50 |
| 42-43 |
7.00 |
22.00 |
66.00 |
39.50 |
26.50 |
31.00 |
9.50 |
0.00 |
208.00 |
| 41-42 |
0.00 |
15.00 |
25.50 |
41.50 |
29.00 |
33.00 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
147.00 |
| 40-41 |
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 |
| 1939-40 |
4.00 |
2.00 |
25.50 |
61.00 |
27.50 |
31.50 |
12.50 |
8.00 |
172.00 |
| 38-39 |
2.00 |
23.00 |
51.00 |
41.50 |
60.00 |
35.00 |
13.50 |
0.00 |
226.00 |
| 37-38 |
1.50 |
15.20 |
42.50 |
46.00 |
12.50 |
8.50 |
1.00 |
0.00 |
127.25 |
| 36-37 |
1.75 |
25.50 |
25.25 |
77.00 |
51.00 |
2.50 |
8.00 |
0.00 |
191.00 |
| 35-36 |
1.20 |
28.25 |
41.25 |
50.50 |
38.00 |
15.75 |
2.00 |
0.50 |
177.45 |
| 34-35 |
0.50 |
13.00 |
54.00 |
59.00 |
11.00 |
7.50 |
1.50 |
0.00 |
146.50 |
| 33-34 |
7.50 |
25.25 |
30.50 |
21.00 |
11.00 |
14.25 |
15.25 |
0.00 |
124.75 |
| 32-33 |
12.00 |
10.00 |
35.75 |
15.00 |
23.00 |
14.20 |
5.50 |
0.00 |
115.45 |
| 31-32 |
0.00 |
3.00 |
5.00 |
33.50 |
25.00 |
23.00 |
2.50 |
0.00 |
92.00 |
| 30-31 |
2.80 |
6.00 |
23.00 |
21.50 |
12.50 |
11.50 |
4.00 |
0.00 |
81.30 |
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| 1920-1929 |
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