Historical Snowstorms

This data comes courtesy of our local National Weather Service office in Sioux Falls. It is historical snowfall data from Thanksgiving time.

SEP 18 1929 TRACE EARLIEST SNOWFLAKES

SEP 25 1939 .3 EARLIEST MEASURABLE SNOWFALL

SEP 28 1985 .9 NEXT EARLIEST MEASURABLE

SNOWFALL...UP TO 18 INCHES

OF SNOW REPORTED IN TRIPP

COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL

SOUTH DAKOTA WITH THIS SYSTEM

OCT 1 1999 2.7

OCT 8/9 1970 5.0

OCT 17/18 1898 6.1

OCT 19 1982 3.3 5.5 INCHES MEASURED IN

SOUTHERN SIOUX FALLS WITH

UP TO 12 INCHES SNOW IN THE

NEWTON HILLS 25 MILES SOUTH

OF SIOUX FALLS

OCT 20 1905 5.0

OCT 26 1918 4.0

OCT 28 1925 4.5

OCT 31/NOV 1 1991 11.2 12.1 INCHES STORM TOTAL...

HEAVIEST SNOW SO EARLY

IN SEASON

NOV 1 1928 5.0

NOV 2 1992 2.8 4.1 INCHES TOTAL NOV 1-3

NOV 3 1990 4.6

NOV 7 1924 5.5

NOV 8 1985 8.0 2ND HEAVIEST SNOW SO EARLY

NOV 8/9 1977 5.6 6.1 INCHES STORM TOTAL

NOV 9 1932 5.0

NOV 9/10 1946 7.9

NOV 9/10 1896 6.0 7.8 INCHES STORM TOTAL

NOV 10 1998 12.6 13.4 INCHES STORM TOTAL

NOV 11/12 2000 5.7

NOV 12 1959 7.5

NOV 14/15 1947 6.4 7.0 INCHES STORM TOTAL

NOV 14/15 1926 5.0

NOV 15/16 2000 5.3

NOV 18/19 1948 9.1 11.8 INCHES STORM TOTAL

NOV 19/20 1975 9.2

NOV 21 1909 6.0 7.0 INCHES STORM TOTAL

NOV 21/22 1979 11.8

NOV 24/25 1993 7.5

NOV 26/27 2001 12.1 12.6 INCHES STORM TOTAL

NOV 27 1994 9.6

NOV 27/28 1983 11.0 15.0 INCHES IN SOUTHERN

SIOUX FALLS

NOV 28/29 2005 5.9 ICE STORM AND BLIZZARD JUST WEST

OF SIOUX FALLS

NOV 30 1954 7.6

NOV 30 2005 6.6

NOV 30/DEC 1 1981 7.0 9.0 INCHES IN SOUTHERN SIOUX FALLS