Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022

Name: Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022
Start: 2022-04-09
End: 2022-04-29
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022: 1,475 records at 598 stations, peak on 18 April 2022. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022 set or tied 1,475 station records at 598 stations.
It ran from 9 April 2022 to 29 April 2022 (21 days) and its peak day was 18 April 2022.
Status: closed.
Dunn Ctr 1E set an all-time record daily snowfall of 66.0 cm (26.0 in) on 13 April 2022.
The busiest day was 19 April 2022 with 197 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

9 to 29 April 2022

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022 is outlined, with 15 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Dunn Ctr 1E	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	2022-04-13
Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	2022-04-13
Plevna	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2022-04-23
Ekalaka	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	2022-04-12
Rosalia	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2022-04-11
Crosby	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2022-04-13
Foxholm 7 N	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	2022-04-16
Highmarket 2W	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	2022-04-19
Watford City	Record daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	2022-04-15
Leavenworth 3 S	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2022-04-13
Holter Dam	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2022-04-12
Biddle	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2022-04-13
Dickinson Rch HQ	Record daily snowfall	67.3 cm (26.5 in)	2022-04-13
Belcourt Keya Radio	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	2022-04-15
Billings Wtp	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2022-04-12

Records per Day

Peak day 179

Records set or tied each day from 9 April 2022 to 29 April 2022. The most in one day was 197 on 19 April 2022.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022
Date	Records
2022-04-09	4
2022-04-10	24
2022-04-11	65
2022-04-12	187
2022-04-13	163
2022-04-14	118
2022-04-15	84
2022-04-16	77
2022-04-17	108
2022-04-18	179
2022-04-19	197
2022-04-20	57
2022-04-21	18
2022-04-22	11
2022-04-23	82
2022-04-24	61
2022-04-25	31
2022-04-26	4
2022-04-27	3
2022-04-28	1
2022-04-29	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022 ranked by margin
Kenmare 1 WSW, 04-13	35.5 cm (14.0 in)
Foxholm 7 N, 04-16	30.5 cm (12.0 in)
Dunn Ctr 1E, 04-13	30.4 cm (12.0 in)
Plevna, 04-23	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Ekalaka, 04-23	24.9 cm (9.8 in)
Watford City, 04-24	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Dickinson Rch HQ, 04-13	22.8 cm (9.0 in)
Ekalaka, 04-12	22.3 cm (8.8 in)
Watford City, 04-15	20.9 cm (8.2 in)
Crosby, 04-13	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Plevna, 04-24	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Billings Wtp, 04-12	17.7 cm (7.0 in)
Ekalaka, 04-13	16.6 cm (6.5 in)
Highmarket 2W, 04-19	16.0 cm (6.3 in)
Leavenworth 3 S, 04-13	15.2 cm (6.0 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
304	47
355	42
254	109
223	124
76	92
178	109
305	12
160	96
249	72
178	109
209	5
229	72
152	107
102	103
102	103
102	80
152	68
228	16
177	88
166	112
251	56
178	104
152	58
102	103
102	103
304	122
406	72
94	100
188	99
127	101
330	60
25	103
407	52
99	121
303	56
191	39
116	100
122	73
157	75
127	99
333	52
76	111
127	112
176	101
102	97
102	97
76	112
152	49
152	49
203	60
153	71
338	31
102	109
127	60
153	53
153	57
61	76
76	122
144	39
152	100
178	76
203	68
203	68
381	41
305	40
218	49
254	27
330	53
94	38
76	121
153	60
51	112
122	72
76	85
76	107
76	84
71	128
254	71
152	75
152	71
140	84
178	56
178	55
280	31
178	68
76	109
254	72
152	72
236	24
584	33
559	33
508	33
203	8
115	76
131	38
305	55
127	93
127	88
356	68
127	96
203	39
86	96
102	88
38	89
64	67
44	104
127	115
40	115
64	128
46	127
38	100
279	56
279	69
178	41
41	128
127	71
127	71
127	68
64	112
51	91
33	87
407	16
28	120
56	121
206	31
76	95
89	93
76	64
127	8
102	121
51	128
50	109
152	69
102	72
51	116
89	96
381	52
51	100
218	3
251	0
76	74
51	119
102	66
74	77
3	106
51	116
51	107
51	128
51	107
51	121
20	100
41	83
48	116
152	72
56	104
76	95
77	72
28	121
330	41
241	43
51	99
152	57
13	94
109	35
36	117
76	117
46	116
102	123
51	105
178	37
178	37
58	115
254	69
102	55
66	75
305	68
152	43
76	72
51	128
43	116
51	126
77	95
76	95
51	76
74	60
406	8
196	20
203	36
76	71
102	57
249	16
178	31
38	123
33	122
61	72
102	72
38	112
51	131
18	111
38	116

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022 (this event)	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 12 to 27 April 2021	1,172 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,475

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-04-11	Rosalia	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	92	76 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-12	Ekalaka	Record daily snowfall	29.2 cm (11.5 in)	22.3 cm (8.8 in)	124	77 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-12	Holter Dam	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	80	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-12	Billings Wtp	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	17.7 cm (7.0 in)	88	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-13	Dunn Ctr 1E	Record daily snowfall	66.0 cm (26.0 in)	30.4 cm (12.0 in)	47	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-13	Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily snowfall	71.1 cm (28.0 in)	35.5 cm (14.0 in)	42	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-13	Crosby	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	109	75 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-13	Leavenworth 3 S	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	107	70 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-13	Biddle	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-13	Dickinson Rch HQ	Record daily snowfall	67.3 cm (26.5 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	16	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-13	Ekalaka	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	112	67 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-14	Biddle	Record snow depth	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	103	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-15	Watford City	Record daily snowfall	61.5 cm (24.2 in)	20.9 cm (8.2 in)	5	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-15	Belcourt Keya Radio	Record daily snowfall	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	68	68 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-16	Foxholm 7 N	Record daily snowfall	81.3 cm (32.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12	73 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-19	Highmarket 2W	Record daily snowfall	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	96	72 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-23	Plevna	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	109	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2022-04-23	Ekalaka	Record daily snowfall	32.5 cm (12.8 in)	24.9 cm (9.8 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-24	Plevna	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	109	71 of 100 (Major)
2022-04-24	Watford City	Record daily snowfall	48.3 cm (19.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,475 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
304	47
355	42
254	109
223	124
76	92
178	109
305	12
160	96
249	72
178	109
209	5
229	72
152	107
102	103
102	103
102	80
152	68
228	16
177	88
166	112
251	56
178	104
152	58
102	103
102	103
304	122
406	72
94	100
188	99
127	101
330	60
25	103
407	52
99	121
303	56
191	39
116	100
122	73
157	75
127	99
333	52
76	111
127	112
176	101
102	97
102	97
76	112
152	49
152	49
203	60
153	71
338	31
102	109
127	60
153	53
153	57
61	76
76	122
144	39
152	100
178	76
203	68
203	68
381	41
305	40
218	49
254	27
330	53
94	38
76	121
153	60
51	112
122	72
76	85
76	107
76	84
71	128
254	71
152	75
152	71
140	84
178	56
178	55
280	31
178	68
76	109
254	72
152	72
236	24
584	33
559	33
508	33
203	8
115	76
131	38
305	55
127	93
127	88
356	68
127	96
203	39
86	96
102	88
38	89
64	67
44	104
127	115
40	115
64	128
46	127
38	100
279	56
279	69
178	41
41	128
127	71
127	71
127	68
64	112
51	91
33	87
407	16
28	120
56	121
206	31
76	95
89	93
76	64
127	8
102	121
51	128
50	109
152	69
102	72
51	116
89	96
381	52
51	100
218	3
251	0
76	74
51	119
102	66
74	77
3	106
51	116
51	107
51	128
51	107
51	121
20	100
41	83
48	116
152	72
56	104
76	95
77	72
28	121
330	41
241	43
51	99
152	57
13	94
109	35
36	117
76	117
46	116
102	123
51	105
178	37
178	37
58	115
254	69
102	55
66	75
305	68
152	43
76	72
51	128
43	116
51	126
77	95
76	95
51	76
74	60
406	8
196	20
203	36
76	71
102	57
249	16
178	31
38	123
33	122
61	72
102	72
38	112
51	131
18	111
38	116

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
304	47
355	42
254	109
223	124
76	92
178	109
305	12
160	96
249	72
178	109
209	5
229	72
152	107
102	103
102	103
102	80
152	68
228	16
177	88
166	112
251	56
178	104
152	58
102	103
102	103
304	122
406	72
94	100
188	99
127	101
330	60
25	103
407	52
99	121
303	56
191	39
116	100
122	73
157	75
127	99
333	52
76	111
127	112
176	101
102	97
102	97
76	112
152	49
152	49
203	60
153	71
338	31
102	109
127	60
153	53
153	57
61	76
76	122
144	39
152	100
178	76
203	68
203	68
381	41
305	40
218	49
254	27
330	53
94	38
76	121
153	60
51	112
122	72
76	85
76	107
76	84
71	128
254	71
152	75
152	71
140	84
178	56
178	55
280	31
178	68
76	109
254	72
152	72
236	24
584	33
559	33
508	33
203	8
115	76
131	38
305	55
127	93
127	88
356	68
127	96
203	39
86	96
102	88
38	89
64	67
44	104
127	115
40	115
64	128
46	127
38	100
279	56
279	69
178	41
41	128
127	71
127	71
127	68
64	112
51	91
33	87
407	16
28	120
56	121
206	31
76	95
89	93
76	64
127	8
102	121
51	128
50	109
152	69
102	72
51	116
89	96
381	52
51	100
218	3
251	0
76	74
51	119
102	66
74	77
3	106
51	116
51	107
51	128
51	107
51	121
20	100
41	83
48	116
152	72
56	104
76	95
77	72
28	121
330	41
241	43
51	99
152	57
13	94
109	35
36	117
76	117
46	116
102	123
51	105
178	37
178	37
58	115
254	69
102	55
66	75
305	68
152	43
76	72
51	128
43	116
51	126
77	95
76	95
51	76
74	60
406	8
196	20
203	36
76	71
102	57
249	16
178	31
38	123
33	122
61	72
102	72
38	112
51	131
18	111
38	116

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
304	47
355	42
254	109
223	124
76	92
178	109
305	12
160	96
249	72
178	109
209	5
229	72
152	107
102	103
102	103
102	80
152	68
228	16
177	88
166	112
251	56
178	104
152	58
102	103
102	103
304	122
406	72
94	100
188	99
127	101
330	60
25	103
407	52
99	121
303	56
191	39
116	100
122	73
157	75
127	99
333	52
76	111
127	112
176	101
102	97
102	97
76	112
152	49
152	49
203	60
153	71
338	31
102	109
127	60
153	53
153	57
61	76
76	122
144	39
152	100
178	76
203	68
203	68
381	41
305	40
218	49
254	27
330	53
94	38
76	121
153	60
51	112
122	72
76	85
76	107
76	84
71	128
254	71
152	75
152	71
140	84
178	56
178	55
280	31
178	68
76	109
254	72
152	72
236	24
584	33
559	33
508	33
203	8
115	76
131	38
305	55
127	93
127	88
356	68
127	96
203	39
86	96
102	88
38	89
64	67
44	104
127	115
40	115
64	128
46	127
38	100
279	56
279	69
178	41
41	128
127	71
127	71
127	68
64	112
51	91
33	87
407	16
28	120
56	121
206	31
76	95
89	93
76	64
127	8
102	121
51	128
50	109
152	69
102	72
51	116
89	96
381	52
51	100
218	3
251	0
76	74
51	119
102	66
74	77
3	106
51	116
51	107
51	128
51	107
51	121
20	100
41	83
48	116
152	72
56	104
76	95
77	72
28	121
330	41
241	43
51	99
152	57
13	94
109	35
36	117
76	117
46	116
102	123
51	105
178	37
178	37
58	115
254	69
102	55
66	75
305	68
152	43
76	72
51	128
43	116
51	126
77	95
76	95
51	76
74	60
406	8
196	20
203	36
76	71
102	57
249	16
178	31
38	123
33	122
61	72
102	72
38	112
51	131
18	111
38	116