Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023

Name: Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023
Start: 2023-10-24
End: 2023-11-06
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023: 1,079 records at 404 stations, peak on 29 October 2023. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023 set or tied 1,079 station records at 404 stations.
It ran from 24 October 2023 to 6 November 2023 (14 days) and its peak day was 29 October 2023.
Status: closed.
Anaconda set a daily record snow depth of 27.9 cm (11.0 in) on 25 October 2023.
The busiest day was 26 October 2023 with 183 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 129 years.

Footprint

24 October to 6 November 2023

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023 is outlined, with 16 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Anaconda	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2023-10-25
Minot Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2023-10-26
Towner 2 NE	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2023-10-26
Dickinson Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	2023-10-27
Lindsay	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2023-10-25
Brusett 3 E	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2023-10-26
Culbertson	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2023-10-25
Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2023-10-25
Glasgow	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2023-10-25
Plevna	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	2023-10-26
Belltower	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2023-10-28
Boulder	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2023-10-25
Grass Range	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2023-10-28
Bottineau	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2023-10-26
Brandenberg	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2023-10-27
Valentine	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2023-10-28

Records per Day

Peak day 177

Records set or tied each day from 24 October 2023 to 6 November 2023. The most in one day was 183 on 26 October 2023.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023
Date	Records
2023-10-24	14
2023-10-25	97
2023-10-26	183
2023-10-27	162
2023-10-28	102
2023-10-29	177
2023-10-30	72
2023-10-31	155
2023-11-01	80
2023-11-02	26
2023-11-03	5
2023-11-04	3
2023-11-05	2
2023-11-06	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023 ranked by margin
Valentine, 10-28	30.5 cm (12.0 in)
Anaconda, 10-28	27.9 cm (11.0 in)
Brusett 3 E, 10-26	27.9 cm (11.0 in)
Brusett 3 E, 10-27	27.9 cm (11.0 in)
Glasgow, 10-25	27.4 cm (10.8 in)
Anaconda, 10-25	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Minot Exp STN, 10-26	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Belltower, 10-28	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Grass Range, 10-28	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Towner 2 NE, 10-26	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Lindsay, 10-25	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Kenmare 1 WSW, 10-25	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Dickinson Exp STN, 10-27	19.8 cm (7.8 in)
Anaconda, 10-27	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Plevna, 10-26	16.6 cm (6.5 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, 24 October to 6 November 2023
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
254	105
279	97
254	90
198	84
229	123
203	108
178	97
279	74
279	74
153	104
101	105
203	90
254	73
166	84
274	72
101	74
254	76
127	66
305	82
127	129
203	52
152	110
305	50
152	72
127	110
214	46
229	76
129	105
101	110
200	64
177	76
102	126
127	10
102	129
203	76
280	72
203	48
178	72
356	80
254	32
152	73
97	116
101	104
305	50
305	52
178	76
74	100
178	52
101	63
165	64
89	108
127	65
178	46
105	56
228	20
26	103
178	76
76	110
229	40
279	50
76	126
25	105
178	53
178	52
165	26
102	116
178	48
76	93
76	93
59	127
178	46
58	84
77	88
152	68
51	104
127	72
127	65
127	65
102	74
46	123
127	0
166	26
102	84
127	72
178	44
127	70
89	85
127	93
127	76
76	104
77	105
178	53
127	72
101	84
102	72
51	121
102	126
76	64
229	72
119	64
102	72
127	64
112	53
178	60
114	84
48	90
102	82
48	104
51	117
142	64
229	64
77	84
51	104
77	56
51	104
102	80
127	61
76	68
76	64
76	64
102	65
102	72
127	64
76	78
76	100
51	84
178	52
127	68
59	92
89	84
203	50
135	53
89	96
31	100
28	92
64	68
77	81
208	4
102	77
102	76
61	84
76	86
178	74
104	68
204	46
30	117
15	120
140	26
51	69
25	100
25	127
25	126
25	129
25	121
51	72
25	121
25	123
177	8
140	26
178	70
76	76
153	32
102	61
76	65
178	12
25	105
51	105
51	105
76	77
51	117
99	49
63	76
38	92
51	125
102	64
89	68
104	26
64	58
152	32
203	2
203	2
89	53
101	38
101	64
102	46
102	50
51	80
77	72
25	90
76	74
64	80
25	106
114	26
25	112
49	73
50	105
51	84
15	126
21	96
204	18

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023 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	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, 24 October to 6 November 2023 (this event)	1,079 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,079

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 24 October to 6 November 2023, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2023-10-25	Anaconda	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	105	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2023-10-25	Lindsay	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	108	74 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Culbertson	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	104	71 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Kenmare 1 WSW	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	90	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Glasgow	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.4 cm (10.8 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-25	Boulder	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	74	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Minot Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	90	77 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Towner 2 NE	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	123	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Brusett 3 E	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Anaconda	Record snow depth	40.6 cm (16.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	105	69 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Plevna	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	16.6 cm (6.5 in)	84	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-26	Bottineau	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	129	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-27	Dickinson Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	19.8 cm (7.8 in)	84	75 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-27	Anaconda	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	97	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-27	Brusett 3 E	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	74	72 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-27	Brandenberg	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66	66 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-28	Anaconda	Record snow depth	38.1 cm (15.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	97	79 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-28	Belltower	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	73	68 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-28	Grass Range	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	76	67 of 100 (Major)
2023-10-28	Valentine	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	82	66 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,079 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
254	105
279	97
254	90
198	84
229	123
203	108
178	97
279	74
279	74
153	104
101	105
203	90
254	73
166	84
274	72
101	74
254	76
127	66
305	82
127	129
203	52
152	110
305	50
152	72
127	110
214	46
229	76
129	105
101	110
200	64
177	76
102	126
127	10
102	129
203	76
280	72
203	48
178	72
356	80
254	32
152	73
97	116
101	104
305	50
305	52
178	76
74	100
178	52
101	63
165	64
89	108
127	65
178	46
105	56
228	20
26	103
178	76
76	110
229	40
279	50
76	126
25	105
178	53
178	52
165	26
102	116
178	48
76	93
76	93
59	127
178	46
58	84
77	88
152	68
51	104
127	72
127	65
127	65
102	74
46	123
127	0
166	26
102	84
127	72
178	44
127	70
89	85
127	93
127	76
76	104
77	105
178	53
127	72
101	84
102	72
51	121
102	126
76	64
229	72
119	64
102	72
127	64
112	53
178	60
114	84
48	90
102	82
48	104
51	117
142	64
229	64
77	84
51	104
77	56
51	104
102	80
127	61
76	68
76	64
76	64
102	65
102	72
127	64
76	78
76	100
51	84
178	52
127	68
59	92
89	84
203	50
135	53
89	96
31	100
28	92
64	68
77	81
208	4
102	77
102	76
61	84
76	86
178	74
104	68
204	46
30	117
15	120
140	26
51	69
25	100
25	127
25	126
25	129
25	121
51	72
25	121
25	123
177	8
140	26
178	70
76	76
153	32
102	61
76	65
178	12
25	105
51	105
51	105
76	77
51	117
99	49
63	76
38	92
51	125
102	64
89	68
104	26
64	58
152	32
203	2
203	2
89	53
101	38
101	64
102	46
102	50
51	80
77	72
25	90
76	74
64	80
25	106
114	26
25	112
49	73
50	105
51	84
15	126
21	96
204	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
254	105
279	97
254	90
198	84
229	123
203	108
178	97
279	74
279	74
153	104
101	105
203	90
254	73
166	84
274	72
101	74
254	76
127	66
305	82
127	129
203	52
152	110
305	50
152	72
127	110
214	46
229	76
129	105
101	110
200	64
177	76
102	126
127	10
102	129
203	76
280	72
203	48
178	72
356	80
254	32
152	73
97	116
101	104
305	50
305	52
178	76
74	100
178	52
101	63
165	64
89	108
127	65
178	46
105	56
228	20
26	103
178	76
76	110
229	40
279	50
76	126
25	105
178	53
178	52
165	26
102	116
178	48
76	93
76	93
59	127
178	46
58	84
77	88
152	68
51	104
127	72
127	65
127	65
102	74
46	123
127	0
166	26
102	84
127	72
178	44
127	70
89	85
127	93
127	76
76	104
77	105
178	53
127	72
101	84
102	72
51	121
102	126
76	64
229	72
119	64
102	72
127	64
112	53
178	60
114	84
48	90
102	82
48	104
51	117
142	64
229	64
77	84
51	104
77	56
51	104
102	80
127	61
76	68
76	64
76	64
102	65
102	72
127	64
76	78
76	100
51	84
178	52
127	68
59	92
89	84
203	50
135	53
89	96
31	100
28	92
64	68
77	81
208	4
102	77
102	76
61	84
76	86
178	74
104	68
204	46
30	117
15	120
140	26
51	69
25	100
25	127
25	126
25	129
25	121
51	72
25	121
25	123
177	8
140	26
178	70
76	76
153	32
102	61
76	65
178	12
25	105
51	105
51	105
76	77
51	117
99	49
63	76
38	92
51	125
102	64
89	68
104	26
64	58
152	32
203	2
203	2
89	53
101	38
101	64
102	46
102	50
51	80
77	72
25	90
76	74
64	80
25	106
114	26
25	112
49	73
50	105
51	84
15	126
21	96
204	18

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
254	105
279	97
254	90
198	84
229	123
203	108
178	97
279	74
279	74
153	104
101	105
203	90
254	73
166	84
274	72
101	74
254	76
127	66
305	82
127	129
203	52
152	110
305	50
152	72
127	110
214	46
229	76
129	105
101	110
200	64
177	76
102	126
127	10
102	129
203	76
280	72
203	48
178	72
356	80
254	32
152	73
97	116
101	104
305	50
305	52
178	76
74	100
178	52
101	63
165	64
89	108
127	65
178	46
105	56
228	20
26	103
178	76
76	110
229	40
279	50
76	126
25	105
178	53
178	52
165	26
102	116
178	48
76	93
76	93
59	127
178	46
58	84
77	88
152	68
51	104
127	72
127	65
127	65
102	74
46	123
127	0
166	26
102	84
127	72
178	44
127	70
89	85
127	93
127	76
76	104
77	105
178	53
127	72
101	84
102	72
51	121
102	126
76	64
229	72
119	64
102	72
127	64
112	53
178	60
114	84
48	90
102	82
48	104
51	117
142	64
229	64
77	84
51	104
77	56
51	104
102	80
127	61
76	68
76	64
76	64
102	65
102	72
127	64
76	78
76	100
51	84
178	52
127	68
59	92
89	84
203	50
135	53
89	96
31	100
28	92
64	68
77	81
208	4
102	77
102	76
61	84
76	86
178	74
104	68
204	46
30	117
15	120
140	26
51	69
25	100
25	127
25	126
25	129
25	121
51	72
25	121
25	123
177	8
140	26
178	70
76	76
153	32
102	61
76	65
178	12
25	105
51	105
51	105
76	77
51	117
99	49
63	76
38	92
51	125
102	64
89	68
104	26
64	58
152	32
203	2
203	2
89	53
101	38
101	64
102	46
102	50
51	80
77	72
25	90
76	74
64	80
25	106
114	26
25	112
49	73
50	105
51	84
15	126
21	96
204	18