At NOAA station USW00014922 (Minneapolis-St Paul Intl Ap, MN), there were 26 complete winters of snowfall records between 1996-97 and 2025-26. Median seasonal snowfall was 45.1". Storms totaling 1"+: median 11 per winter (range 5–18). Storms of 2"+: median 8 (80th percentile 11.0; range 4–12).
For snow contractors: a seasonal price built on the median winter runs short in every winter above the median. Use the Seasonal Snow Contract Pricer to price on the 80th-percentile winter and backtest your number.
| Winter | Snowfall (in) | Storms ≥1" | Storms ≥2" | Storms ≥3" | Snow days ≥0.1" |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.5 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| 2024-25 | 29.5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 |
| 2023-24 | 29.6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
| 2022-23 | 90.5 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 48 |
| 2021-22 | 50.2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 36 |
| 2020-21 | 48.8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 33 |
| 2019-20 | 51.6 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 36 |
| 2018-19 | 77.3 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 46 |
| 2017-18 | 78.5 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 42 |
| 2016-17 | 32.0 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 21 |
| 2015-16 | 36.8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 31 |
| 2014-15 | 32.6 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 42 |
| 2013-14 | 69.9 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 49 |
| 2012-13 | 67.9 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 47 |
| 2011-12 | 22.4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| 2010-11 | 86.8 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 51 |
| 2009-10 | 40.8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 28 |
| 2008-09 | 45.1 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 39 |
| 2007-08 | 45.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
| 2006-07 | 35.6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 2005-06 | 44.4 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 31 |
| 2004-05 | 25.7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 28 |
| 1999-00 | 36.2 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 23 |
| 1998-99 | 56.6 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 1997-98 | 45.1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 |
| 1996-97 | 73.7 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 52 |
Storm = consecutive days with ≥0.1" new snow, summed. Winters with less than 90% of Nov–Mar days reported are omitted. Historical observations only, not a forecast. Data: NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily (public domain). Not affiliated with NOAA.
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