For Michigan Tech students, alumni, and friends the region’s prodigious snowfall is a point of pride and a rite of passage. Every Husky has at least one great snow story, from digging out the wrong car in the parking lot after a blizzard to somehow making it to class during an epic whiteout.
The record-high seasonal total—a whopping 355.90 inches—came in the winter of 1978–79. The least amount of snowfall, in the winter of 1930–31, is 81.30 inches.
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| Winter | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Total Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1.5 | 28 | 80 | 35.5 | 55.25 | 44.25 | 0.00* | ||
| 2021-22 | 0.00 | 12.63 | 38.19 | 42.62 | 43.13 | 136.57 | |||
| 2020-21 | 10.75 | 8.75 | 29.60 | 27.84 | 50.00 | 5.88 | 9.56 | 0.00 | 142.38 |
* denotes ongoing month/season
| Winter | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Total Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 0.00 | 30.75 | 59.38 | 48.00 | 24.25 | 13.38 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 187.76 |
| 2018-19 | 2.00 | 26.00 | 25.50 | 59.50 | 57.75 | 12.63 | 3.75 | 5.25 | 192.38 |
| 2017-18 | 3.00 | 17.25 | 69.00 | 47.75 | 39.75 | 12.75 | 21.00 | 0.00 | 210.50 |
| 2016-17 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 74.50 | 55.25 | 36.00 | 2.75 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 180.00 |
| 2015-16 | 0.00 | 8.25 | 19.25 | 71.50 | 48.50 | 16.25 | 11.25 | 1.50 | 176.50 |
| 2014-15 | 1.75 | 38.25 | 35.75 | 46.25 | 41.50 | 10.25 | 7.75 | 0.00 | 181.50 |
| 2013-14 | 2.00 | 10.75 | 74.25 | 55.25 | 29.00 | 15.00 | 22.50 | 0.00 | 208.75 |
| 2012-13 | 2.00 | 18.50 | 17.75 | 67.00 | 51.00 | 34.50 | 33.0 | 2.00 | 225.75 |
| 2011-12 | 0.00 | 18.00 | 24.00 | 52.50 | 25.50 | 10.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 132.00 |
| 2010-11 | 0.00 | 25.50 | 32.50 | 72.00 | 18.00 | 12.50 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 178.50 |
| 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 |
| 1968-69 | 0.00 | 24.00 | 78.00 | 87.50 | 27.00 | 5.50 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 227.50 |
| 1967-68 | 10.50 | 40.50 | 26.50 | 25.50 | 36.00 | 4.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 151.50 |
| 1966-67 | 2.00 | 23.00 | 50.00 | 65.50 | 37.50 | 14.00 | 6.00 | 0.50 | 199.00 |
| 1965-66 | 0.00 | 46.00 | 36.00 | 57.50 | 18.50 | 28.00 | 16.00 | 1.00 | 203.00 |
| 1964-65 | 5.00 | 42.00 | 68.00 | 63.50 | 56.50 | 25.50 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 268.50 |
| 1963-64 | 0.00 | 5.00 | 83.50 | 27.50 | 33.00 | 33.50 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 193.50 |
| 1962-63 | 3.50 | 9.00 | 65.00 | 51.00 | 34.50 | 24.50 | 2.50 | 2.00 | 192.00 |
| 1961-62 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 1948-49 | 0.50 | 17.50 | 61.00 | 47.00 | 45.00 | 18.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 189.00 |
| 1947-48 | 0.00 | 52.00 | 50.00 | 44.00 | 16.00 | 18.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 182.00 |
| 1946-47 | 2.00 | 14.00 | 42.00 | 30.50 | 60.50 | 18.50 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 176.00 |
| 1945-46 | 0.00 | 17.50 | 77.00 | 47.00 | 29.00 | 8.00 | 7.00 | 0.50 | 186.00 |
| 1944-45 | 0.00 | 14.00 | 42.50 | 68.50 | 59.00 | 7.00 | 18.50 | 0.50 | 212.00 |
| 1943-44 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 24.00 | 13.50 | 20.00 | 43.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 117.50 |
| 1942-43 | 7.00 | 22.00 | 66.00 | 39.50 | 26.50 | 31.00 | 9.50 | 0.00 | 208.00 |
| 1941-42 | 0.00 | 15.00 | 25.50 | 41.50 | 29.00 | 33.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 147.00 |
| 1940-41 | 0.00 | 27.00 | 30.50 | 51.00 | 43.50 | 10.50 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 169.50 |
| 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 |
| 1938-39 | 2.00 | 23.00 | 51.00 | 41.50 | 60.00 | 35.00 | 13.50 | 0.00 | 226.00 |
| 1937-38 | 1.50 | 15.20 | 42.50 | 46.00 | 12.50 | 8.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 127.25 |
| 1936-37 | 1.75 | 25.50 | 25.25 | 77.00 | 51.00 | 2.50 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 191.00 |
| 1935-36 | 1.20 | 28.25 | 41.25 | 50.50 | 38.00 | 15.75 | 2.00 | 0.50 | 177.45 |
| 1934-35 | 0.50 | 13.00 | 54.00 | 59.00 | 11.00 | 7.50 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 146.50 |
| 1933-34 | 7.50 | 25.25 | 30.50 | 21.00 | 11.00 | 14.25 | 15.25 | 0.00 | 124.75 |
| 1932-33 | 12.00 | 10.00 | 35.75 | 15.00 | 23.00 | 14.20 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 115.45 |
| 1931-32 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 33.50 | 25.00 | 23.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 92.00 |
| 1930-31 | 2.80 | 6.00 | 23.00 | 21.50 | 12.50 | 11.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 81.30 |
| Winter | Oct. | Nov. | Dec. | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Total Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929-30 | 5.50 | 19.50 | 36.20 | 42.50 | 12.00 | 8.80 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 125.50 |
| 1928-29 | 0.00 | 1.20 | 25.80 | 61.00 | 14.00 | 11.00 | 1.00 | 1.50 | 115.50 |
| 1927-28 | 0.00 | 24.25 | 58.48 | 36.75 | 12.00 | 9.00 | 26.00 | 0.00 | 166.48 |
| 1926-27 | 5.50 | 31.50 | 30.50 | 15.00 | 23.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | 108.50 |
| 1925-26 | 8.50 | 4.00 | 18.50 | 17.00 | 11.00 | 21.50 | 3.50 | 0.50 | 84.50 |
| 1924-25 | 0.00 | 17.25 | 44.00 | 17.00 | 11.00 | 6.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 95.25 |
| 1923-24 | 8.25 | 6.00 | 25.00 | 45.00 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 3.50 | 0.00 | 103.75 |
| 1922-23 | 1.49 | 5.25 | 46.00 | 48.50 | 27.00 | 5.80 | 6.50 | 0.25 | 140.79 |
| 1921-22 | 1.00 | 16.50 | 25.00 | 41.50 | 34.50 | 4.00 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 133.50 |
| 1920-21 | 0.00 | 17.00 | 41.00 | 19.00 | 19.00 | 15.00 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 112.50 |
| Winter | Oct. | Nov. | Dec | Jan. | Feb. | Mar. | Apr. | May | Total Inches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1919-20 | 9.00 | 41.00 | 53.00 | 27.00 | 11.00 | 18.00 | 6.50 | 0.00 | 165.50 |
| 1918-19 | 2.00 | 11.00 | 38.00 | 18.00 | 29.00 | 5.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 106.00 |
| 1917-18 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 46.00 | 40.00 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 103.00 |
| 1916-17 | 5.00 | 8.00 | 46.00 | 19.00 | 13.00 | 27.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 122.00 |
| 1915-16 | 1.50 | 9.00 | 25.00 | 53.00 | 23.00 | 22.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 | 137.50 |
| 1914-15 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 40.00 | 12.00 | 6.00 | 1.00 | 0.25 | 86.25 |
| 1913-14 | 3.00 | 4.00 | 4.00 | 25.00 | 23.00 | 12.00 | 16.00 | 0.00 | 87.00 |
| 1912-13 | 0.00 | 12.00 | 46.00 | 29.00 | 33.00 | 30.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 | 157.00 |
| 1911-12 | 1.00 | 31.50 | 29.00 | 40.00 | 7.00 | 4.00 | 8.00 | 0.00 | 120.50 |
| 1910-11 | 4.00 | 21.00 | 33.00 | 29.50 | 32.00 | 11.00 | 5.50 | 0.00 | 136.00 |
| 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 |
| 1898-99 | 1.20 | 15.30 | 36.00 | 30.50 | 15.00 | 13.00 | 0.00 | 6.50 | 112.50 |
| 1897-98 | 1.00 | 13.00 | 36.50 | 19.50 | 20.00 | 12.00 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 103.50 |
| 1896-97 | 3.00 | 37.00 | 16.70 | 36.50 | 18.50 | 12.00 | 1.50 | 2.00 | 127.20 |
| 1895-96 | 2.80 | 14.00 | 62.00 | 29.00 | 15.80 | 6.00 | 8.50 | 0.00 | 138.10 |
| 1894-95 | 0.00 | 29.50 | 18.30 | 74.00 | 9.00 | 5.25 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 137.55 |
| 1893-94 | 1.00 | 30.00 | 48.50 | 37.00 | 14.50 | 23.00 | 10.00 | 1.00 | 165.00 |
| 1892-93 | 0.00 | 23.00 | 44.00 | 24.50 | 16.50 | 17.00 | 13.00 | 1.00 | 139.00 |
| 1891-92 | 0.00 | 31.00 | 23.00 | 44.00 | 18.00 | 12.50 | 1.00 | 0.00 | 129.50 |
| 1890-91 | 1.00 | 12.20 | 12.00 | 33.00 | 28.50 | 22.00 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 111.20 |
Snowfall totals 2004-present by Keweenaw Research Center. Totals 2000-2003 courtesy local meteorologist John Dee.