Snowfall Climatology/Extremes for Grand Island, NE (since 1895-96 season)

Snowfall Climatology/Extremes for Grand Island, NE

Various Daily-to-Seasonal Snowfall Averages/Extremes for Grand Island:
(period of record dates back to 1895-96 season)

"Normal" Seasonal Snowfall (per official NCEI 1991-2020 normals): 27.7 inches
Average ANNUAL DAYS with 1" or more (30-year average):...............8 days
Average ANNUAL DAYS with 3" or more (30-year average):...............3 days
Average ANNUAL DAYS with 6" or more (30-year average):...............1 day
Record DAILY Snowfall:......................................................................17.8"...March 20, 2006
Record STORM-TOTAL Snowfall (3 days or less):.............................21.6"...March 19-21, 2006
Record MONTHLY Snowfall (calendar month):................................. 29.7"...February 1915
Record SEASONAL Snowfall (Sep-May):...........................................86.7"...1914-15 season

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