Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024

Name: Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024
Start: 2024-02-02
End: 2024-02-22
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024: 471 records at 313 stations, peak on 12 February 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024 set or tied 471 station records at 313 stations.
It ran from 2 February 2024 to 22 February 2024 (21 days) and its peak day was 12 February 2024.
Status: closed.
Aspendell set a daily record snowfall of 62.0 cm (24.4 in) on 5 February 2024.
The busiest day was 12 February 2024 with 53 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 130 years.

Footprint

2 to 22 February 2024

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024 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, 2 to 22 February 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Aspendell	Record daily snowfall	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	2024-02-05
Minden	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	2024-02-05
Black Rvr Pumps	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2024-02-06
Agate 3 E	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2024-02-16
Tower Falls	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	2024-02-04
Tonopah	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	2024-02-07
Brockway 3 WSW	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2024-02-11
Portola	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	2024-02-05
Laketown	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2024-02-21
Woodruff	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2024-02-21
Farson 2NNE	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	2024-02-03
Spearfish	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	2024-02-16
Briggsdale	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	2024-02-10
Fallon Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2024-02-06
Flatwillow 4 ENE	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2024-02-07

Records per Day

Peak day 53

Records set or tied each day from 2 February 2024 to 22 February 2024. The most in one day was 53 on 12 February 2024.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024
Date	Records
2024-02-02	1
2024-02-03	22
2024-02-04	22
2024-02-05	31
2024-02-06	11
2024-02-07	26
2024-02-08	42
2024-02-09	33
2024-02-10	39
2024-02-11	35
2024-02-12	53
2024-02-13	13
2024-02-14	26
2024-02-15	41
2024-02-16	32
2024-02-17	16
2024-02-18	7
2024-02-19	3
2024-02-20	4
2024-02-21	13
2024-02-22	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024 ranked by margin
Aspendell, 02-05	54.4 cm (21.4 in)
Portola, 02-05	33.0 cm (13.0 in)
Black Rvr Pumps, 02-06	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Black Rvr Pumps, 02-10	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Minden, 02-06	22.8 cm (9.0 in)
Minden, 02-05	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Black Rvr Pumps, 02-11	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Black Rvr Pumps, 02-12	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Tonopah, 02-07	16.3 cm (6.4 in)
Briggsdale, 02-10	13.7 cm (5.4 in)
Tower Falls, 02-04	13.0 cm (5.1 in)
Brockway 3 WSW, 02-11	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Laketown, 02-21	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Woodruff, 02-21	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
Spearfish, 02-16	11.4 cm (4.5 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

471 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, 2 to 22 February 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
544	108
203	86
254	72
102	117
130	73
163	100
229	72
127	60
330	85
228	74
127	102
114	98
203	72
114	84
89	81
137	42
51	101
89	84
178	72
101	64
229	44
178	74
97	112
191	38
51	118
292	7
76	76
77	60
77	60
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	50
26	95
102	64
407	58
51	104
51	129
51	81
76	108
356	58
330	64
120	30
26	86
186	13
218	10
44	130
26	113
46	85
51	130
152	64
15	56
76	76
38	101
89	45
102	74
25	109
86	57
51	130
25	102
76	58
64	76
25	105
64	65
25	104
46	90
140	58
76	84
254	64
26	124
76	52
76	45
51	45
38	89
25	108
51	62
229	18
64	65
77	49
20	88
51	77
74	54
25	96
13	122
25	130
25	89
12	104
76	74
63	52
50	64
25	116
152	13
242	25
56	56
102	60
137	34
7	112
12	100
89	38
63	76
56	72
30	81
178	64
51	76
26	84
38	66
99	24
26	70
76	62
102	48
51	81
77	56
84	28
76	65
2	96
84	54
13	80
26	77
77	50
51	76
13	88
153	20
25	84
38	36
26	68
38	68
127	37
51	76
38	70
40	66
26	72
77	56
127	4
101	48
229	4
38	57
25	72
30	76
38	57
25	81
381	29
51	0
51	57
36	57
8	80
25	72
26	64
5	84
99	5
13	80
12	74
26	74
51	38
76	68
25	76
26	60
21	72
12	74
152	9
356	29
46	61
25	62
26	65
26	65
190	4
38	52
39	54
76	46
102	37
101	28
25	68
51	58
280	36
279	36
53	36
178	36
69	36
30	64
170	32
50	64
25	76
13	74
91	36
12	73
10	72
101	29
254	36
35	60
38	61
10	61
25	49
77	22
10	65
102	4
76	20
26	60
26	64
81	30
125	29

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024 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, 2 to 22 February 2024 (this event)	471 records

Every Record Set

20 of 471

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 2 to 22 February 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-02-03	Farson 2NNE	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	81	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-04	Tower Falls	Record daily snowfall	20.6 cm (8.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	73	66 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Aspendell	Record daily snowfall	62.0 cm (24.4 in)	54.4 cm (21.4 in)	108	74 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Minden	Record snow depth	55.9 cm (22.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	86	73 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Portola	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	33.0 cm (13.0 in)	85	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-05	Minden	Record daily snowfall	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	101	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-06	Black Rvr Pumps	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	72	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-06	Minden	Record snow depth	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	74	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-06	Fallon Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	84	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-07	Tonopah	Record daily snowfall	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	16.3 cm (6.4 in)	100	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-07	Flatwillow 4 ENE	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	64	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-10	Black Rvr Pumps	Record snow depth	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	72	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-10	Briggsdale	Record daily snowfall	18.8 cm (7.4 in)	13.7 cm (5.4 in)	42	58 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-11	Brockway 3 WSW	Record snow depth	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	60	64 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-11	Black Rvr Pumps	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	72	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-12	Black Rvr Pumps	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	72	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-02-16	Agate 3 E	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	117	68 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-16	Spearfish	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	84	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-21	Laketown	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-02-21	Woodruff	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	98	62 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 471 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
544	108
203	86
254	72
102	117
130	73
163	100
229	72
127	60
330	85
228	74
127	102
114	98
203	72
114	84
89	81
137	42
51	101
89	84
178	72
101	64
229	44
178	74
97	112
191	38
51	118
292	7
76	76
77	60
77	60
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	50
26	95
102	64
407	58
51	104
51	129
51	81
76	108
356	58
330	64
120	30
26	86
186	13
218	10
44	130
26	113
46	85
51	130
152	64
15	56
76	76
38	101
89	45
102	74
25	109
86	57
51	130
25	102
76	58
64	76
25	105
64	65
25	104
46	90
140	58
76	84
254	64
26	124
76	52
76	45
51	45
38	89
25	108
51	62
229	18
64	65
77	49
20	88
51	77
74	54
25	96
13	122
25	130
25	89
12	104
76	74
63	52
50	64
25	116
152	13
242	25
56	56
102	60
137	34
7	112
12	100
89	38
63	76
56	72
30	81
178	64
51	76
26	84
38	66
99	24
26	70
76	62
102	48
51	81
77	56
84	28
76	65
2	96
84	54
13	80
26	77
77	50
51	76
13	88
153	20
25	84
38	36
26	68
38	68
127	37
51	76
38	70
40	66
26	72
77	56
127	4
101	48
229	4
38	57
25	72
30	76
38	57
25	81
381	29
51	0
51	57
36	57
8	80
25	72
26	64
5	84
99	5
13	80
12	74
26	74
51	38
76	68
25	76
26	60
21	72
12	74
152	9
356	29
46	61
25	62
26	65
26	65
190	4
38	52
39	54
76	46
102	37
101	28
25	68
51	58
280	36
279	36
53	36
178	36
69	36
30	64
170	32
50	64
25	76
13	74
91	36
12	73
10	72
101	29
254	36
35	60
38	61
10	61
25	49
77	22
10	65
102	4
76	20
26	60
26	64
81	30
125	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
544	108
203	86
254	72
102	117
130	73
163	100
229	72
127	60
330	85
228	74
127	102
114	98
203	72
114	84
89	81
137	42
51	101
89	84
178	72
101	64
229	44
178	74
97	112
191	38
51	118
292	7
76	76
77	60
77	60
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	50
26	95
102	64
407	58
51	104
51	129
51	81
76	108
356	58
330	64
120	30
26	86
186	13
218	10
44	130
26	113
46	85
51	130
152	64
15	56
76	76
38	101
89	45
102	74
25	109
86	57
51	130
25	102
76	58
64	76
25	105
64	65
25	104
46	90
140	58
76	84
254	64
26	124
76	52
76	45
51	45
38	89
25	108
51	62
229	18
64	65
77	49
20	88
51	77
74	54
25	96
13	122
25	130
25	89
12	104
76	74
63	52
50	64
25	116
152	13
242	25
56	56
102	60
137	34
7	112
12	100
89	38
63	76
56	72
30	81
178	64
51	76
26	84
38	66
99	24
26	70
76	62
102	48
51	81
77	56
84	28
76	65
2	96
84	54
13	80
26	77
77	50
51	76
13	88
153	20
25	84
38	36
26	68
38	68
127	37
51	76
38	70
40	66
26	72
77	56
127	4
101	48
229	4
38	57
25	72
30	76
38	57
25	81
381	29
51	0
51	57
36	57
8	80
25	72
26	64
5	84
99	5
13	80
12	74
26	74
51	38
76	68
25	76
26	60
21	72
12	74
152	9
356	29
46	61
25	62
26	65
26	65
190	4
38	52
39	54
76	46
102	37
101	28
25	68
51	58
280	36
279	36
53	36
178	36
69	36
30	64
170	32
50	64
25	76
13	74
91	36
12	73
10	72
101	29
254	36
35	60
38	61
10	61
25	49
77	22
10	65
102	4
76	20
26	60
26	64
81	30
125	29

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
544	108
203	86
254	72
102	117
130	73
163	100
229	72
127	60
330	85
228	74
127	102
114	98
203	72
114	84
89	81
137	42
51	101
89	84
178	72
101	64
229	44
178	74
97	112
191	38
51	118
292	7
76	76
77	60
77	60
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	62
76	50
26	95
102	64
407	58
51	104
51	129
51	81
76	108
356	58
330	64
120	30
26	86
186	13
218	10
44	130
26	113
46	85
51	130
152	64
15	56
76	76
38	101
89	45
102	74
25	109
86	57
51	130
25	102
76	58
64	76
25	105
64	65
25	104
46	90
140	58
76	84
254	64
26	124
76	52
76	45
51	45
38	89
25	108
51	62
229	18
64	65
77	49
20	88
51	77
74	54
25	96
13	122
25	130
25	89
12	104
76	74
63	52
50	64
25	116
152	13
242	25
56	56
102	60
137	34
7	112
12	100
89	38
63	76
56	72
30	81
178	64
51	76
26	84
38	66
99	24
26	70
76	62
102	48
51	81
77	56
84	28
76	65
2	96
84	54
13	80
26	77
77	50
51	76
13	88
153	20
25	84
38	36
26	68
38	68
127	37
51	76
38	70
40	66
26	72
77	56
127	4
101	48
229	4
38	57
25	72
30	76
38	57
25	81
381	29
51	0
51	57
36	57
8	80
25	72
26	64
5	84
99	5
13	80
12	74
26	74
51	38
76	68
25	76
26	60
21	72
12	74
152	9
356	29
46	61
25	62
26	65
26	65
190	4
38	52
39	54
76	46
102	37
101	28
25	68
51	58
280	36
279	36
53	36
178	36
69	36
30	64
170	32
50	64
25	76
13	74
91	36
12	73
10	72
101	29
254	36
35	60
38	61
10	61
25	49
77	22
10	65
102	4
76	20
26	60
26	64
81	30
125	29