Maximum Snow Accumulation in Grand Forks by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Grand Forks, North Dakota for each available year between 1901 and 2024.

Deepest Snow on the Ground in Grand Forks History

The most snow accumulation ever measured in Grand Forks was 42.0 inches which was recorded on January 11, 1989.

Year	Max Depth (inches)	Date
2024	4.0	February 27
2023	26.0	April 5
2022	18.0	December 21
2021	11.0	December 28
2020	18.0	January 18
2019	23.0	March 14
2018	11.0	March 25
2017	16.0	January 2
2016	13.0	December 6
2015	6.0	December 16
2014	15.0	January 26
2013	14.0	March 18
2012	8.0	March 5
2011	11.0	January 17
2010	17.0	February 8
2009	16.0	December 26
2008	11.0	March 9
2007	17.0	March 2
2006	13.0	February 25
2005	9.0	January 2
2004	18.0	January 27
2003	5.0	January 27
2002	5.0	March 9
2001	11.0	October 25
2000	10.0	December 28
1999	16.0	January 22
1998	16.0	November 19
1997	7.0	December 30
1996	13.0	January 2
1995	21.0	February 16
1994	28.0	February 13
1993	13.0	January 14
1992	10.0	December 31
1991	5.0	February 13
1990	8.0	March 15
1989	42.0	January 11
1988	19.0	February 14
1987	9.0	March 1
1986	20.0	February 19
1985	18.0	December 19
1984	20.0	February 6
1983	6.0	December 14
1982	21.0	January 25
1981	5.0	December 27
1980	9.0	January 10
1979	30.0	March 2
1978	19.0	January 2
1977	19.0	December 7
1976	12.0	March 11
1975	5.0	January 12
1974	13.0	February 8
1973	10.0	January 1
1972	10.0	February 29
1971	18.0	January 13
1970	12.0	December 26
1969	20.0	January 29
1968	8.0	January 11
1967	25.0	January 30
1966	27.0	March 4
1965	14.0	January 27
1964	11.0	December 29
1963	7.0	December 8
1962	16.0	March 4
1961	12.0	February 20
1960	10.0	February 4
1959	21.0	February 8
1958	17.0	December 18
1957	11.0	February 9
1956	18.0	February 17
1955	16.0	March 23
1954	18.0	January 25
1953	7.0	November 21
1952	19.0	January 22
1951	11.0	February 11
1950	22.0	January 24
1949	19.0	February 6
1948	28.0	March 7
1947	14.0	December 2
1946	22.0	February 8
1945	12.0	December 29
1944	5.0	January 28
1943	22.0	February 15
1942	12.0	December 25
1941	17.0	February 26
1940	11.0	February 29
1939	14.0	March 14
1938	15.0	February 17
1937	18.0	February 7
1936	24.0	February 26
1935	12.0	December 26
1934	12.0	January 1
1933	14.0	January 30
1932	18.0	February 11
1931	13.0	December 11
1930	12.0	February 28
1929	12.0	January 17
1928	8.0	March 12
1927	10.0	February 6
1926	14.0	December 4
1925	5.0	February 20
1924	7.0	January 24
1923	14.0	February 19
1922	21.0	February 22
1921	7.0	February 11
1920	22.0	January 26
1919	20.0	January 5
1918	19.0	December 31
1917	20.0	February 25
1916	23.0	January 30
1915	18.0	February 14
1914	8.0	February 13
1913	5.0	January 20
1911	9.0	January 31
1910	none	–
1909	1.0	April 30
1906	12.0	February 3
1905	6.0	November 28
1902	1.0	December 4
1901	2.0	March 4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Grand Forks	location