How unusual is it to see measurable snow across Southeast Michigan during late April and May? It is relatively uncommon, but certainly not unheard of. Below are a few tables that illustrate some of our late winter snow storm stats.
List of biggest late April (15th to 30th) and May snow storms for each climate site:
| Detroit Area (since 1874) |
Flint Area (since 1921) |
Saginaw Area (since 1912) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Total | Date | Snow Total | Date | Snow Total | Date |
| 6.0" | May 9, 1923 | 12.0" | May 9, 1923 | 9.0" | May 9, 1923 |
| 5.0" | May 21-22, 1883 | 8.0" | April 23-25, 2005 | 6.0" | April 23-24, 2005 |
| 4.5" | April 17, 1921 | 7.0" | April 16-17, 1983 | 5.1" | April 24, 1980 |
| 4.3" | April 23-24, 2005 | 4.2" | April 16-17, 1961 | 4.5" | May 3, 1935 |
| 3.5" | April 20-21, 2021 | 3.3" | April 18-19, 1947 | 4.0" | May 2-3, 1929 |
| 3.5" | April 19-20, 1943 | 3.0" | April 27, 1950 | 3.6" | April 18-19, 1947 |
| 3.4" | April 17, 2020 | 2.7" | April 24, 1980 | 3.0" | April 14-15, 2018 |
| 3.4" | April 17, 1983 | 2.5" | April 19-20, 1943 | 3.0" | April 17, 1965 |
| 3.2" | April 14-15, 2014 | 2.3" | April 17, 1965 | 2.4" | April 15-16, 1949 |
| 3.0" | April 16-17, 1961 & April 29, 1909 |
2.0" | April 21, 1924 | 2.3" | April 16, 1943 |
Percentage of years with measurable snowfall after April 15:
| Detroit Area (since 1874) |
Flint Area (since 1921) |
Saginaw Area (since 1912) |
|---|---|---|
| 32% | 41% | 33% |
Last snowfall stats at each climate site:
| Detroit Area (since 1874) |
Flint Area (since 1921) |
Saginaw Area (since 1912) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Earliest last measurable snowfall | February 25, 1878 (0.2") |
February 20, 1945 (0.5") |
February 11, 1981 (1.0") |
| Average last measurable snowfall | April 7 | April 10 | April 6 |
| Latest last measurable snowfall | May 22, 1883 (2.7") |
May 26, 1961 (0.5") |
May 20, 2002 (0.2") |
Page last updated: 4/22/2022
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