Top 20 Snowstorms In Twin Cities History: 1891-2018

TWIN CITIES, MN — The April 13-16, 2018 blizzard was the largest Twin Cities April single snowfall on record and the 12th largest snowfall in the Twin Cities from 1891-2018, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Check out the 20 largest continuous snowfall events on record in the Twin Cities, using DNR data going back to 1891. Many of these storms lasted several days.

Top Twenty Snowfalls in the Twin Cities: 1891-2018

1. 28.4 inches: 1991 October 31 - November 3 (Halloween Blizzard)
2. 21.1 inches: 1985 November 29 - December 1
3. 20.0 inches: 1982 January 22 - 23
4. 17.4 inches: 1982 January 20 - 21
5. 17.1 inches: 2010 December 10 - 11 (The final "domebuster" snowstorm)
6. 16.8 inches: 1940 November 11 - 12 (Armistice Day)
7. 16.7 inches: 1985 March 3 - 4
8. 16.7 inches: 1940 March 11 - 14 (tie)
9. 16.5 inches: 1982 December 27 - 28
10. 16.0 inches: 1917 January 20 - 21
11. 16.0 inches: 1999 March 8 - 9 (tie)
12. 15.8 inches: 2018 April 13-15
13. 14.7 inches: 1985 March 31
14. 14.3 inches: 1991 November 29 - 30
15. 14.1 inches: 1952 March 22 -23
16. 14.1 inches: 1983 November 27 - December 1 (tie)
17. 13.8 inches: 2011 February 20-21
18. 13.6 inches: 1966 March 22-23
19. 13.6 inches: 1983 April 14 (tie)
20. 13.1 inches: 1983 December 13-15
21. 13.0 inches: 1907 April 27-28

Photo: Snow surrounds the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Mall of America Stadium where the inflatable roof collapsed under the weight of snow during a storm Sunday morning December 12, 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. A blizzard dumped more than 20 inches of snow in parts of the Midwest forcing the NFL football game between the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings to be postponed till Monday and will be played in Detroit's Ford Field. There were no injuries reported from the collapse of the dome. (Photo by Tom Dahlin/Getty Images)