It's Been Over 100 Days Since Minnesotans Could Touch Grass

MINNEAPOLIS — Unless you've traveled out of state to a place warm and tropical over winter break, it's been a long time since you've seen or touched real, live grass.

For most Minnesotans, it's been since Nov. 30, 2022. Wednesday is the 106th consecutive day that the Twin Cities has had at least 1 inch of snow on the ground.

We can crack the top 10 list of longest-recorded streaks in the Twin Cities with just a couple more weeks of snow coverage:

Consecutive days of at least 1 inch of snow on the ground

1. April 10, 1965 (136 days)
2. April 4, 1951 (134 days)
3. March 28, 1982 (130 days)
4. March 22, 1979 (126 days)
5. March 24, 1986 (123 days)
6. March 21, 1997 (122 days)
7. April 4, 2001 (119 days)
8. March 18, 1972 (117 days)
9. March 21, 1956 (115 days)
10. March 18, 1953 (114 days)

The Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport has already seen more than 80 inches of snowfall this season, making it the metro's eighth snowiest winter on record. And the snow isn't done with us yet.