Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024

Name: Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024
Start: 2024-03-20
End: 2024-04-02
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024: 481 records at 329 stations, peak on 25 March 2024. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024 set or tied 481 station records at 329 stations.
It ran from 20 March 2024 to 2 April 2024 (14 days) and its peak day was 25 March 2024.
Status: closed.
Antigo set a daily record snowfall of 30.5 cm (12.0 in) on 25 March 2024.
The busiest day was 25 March 2024 with 157 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 131 years.

Footprint

20 March to 2 April 2024

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Antigo	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2024-03-25
Culbertson	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2024-03-24
Terry	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	2024-03-25
Medford	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	2024-03-25
Sandy Lake Dam Libby	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	2024-03-26
Cotton	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2024-03-28
Merrill	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	2024-03-25
Sonnette 7 SW	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	2024-03-24
Superior	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2024-03-25
Biddle	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2024-04-01
Pine Rvr Dam	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2024-03-26
Eagle Nest	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	2024-03-26
Milesville 5 NE	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2024-04-01
Long Prairie	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	2024-03-26
Grand Portage	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2024-03-27
Kremmling	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	2024-03-29
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2024-03-25
Mildred 7 NNW	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2024-03-24
Dunn Ctr 1E	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2024-03-25
Busby	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2024-03-24

Records per Day

Peak day 157

Records set or tied each day from 20 March 2024 to 2 April 2024. The most in one day was 157 on 25 March 2024.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024
Date	Records
2024-03-20	6
2024-03-21	11
2024-03-22	43
2024-03-23	29
2024-03-24	56
2024-03-25	157
2024-03-26	98
2024-03-27	22
2024-03-28	7
2024-03-29	13
2024-03-30	7
2024-03-31	6
2024-04-01	19
2024-04-02	7

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024 ranked by margin
Antigo, 03-25	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Cotton, 03-28	22.8 cm (9.0 in)
Mildred 7 NNW, 03-24	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Grand Portage, 03-27	17.0 cm (6.7 in)
Terry, 03-25	15.7 cm (6.2 in)
Sonnette 7 SW, 03-24	15.5 cm (6.1 in)
Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve, 03-25	15.3 cm (6.0 in)
Long Prairie, 03-26	14.2 cm (5.6 in)
Eagle Nest, 03-26	14.0 cm (5.5 in)
Medford, 03-25	13.4 cm (5.3 in)
Milesville 5 NE, 04-01	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Sandy Lake Dam Libby, 03-26	11.4 cm (4.5 in)
Culbertson, 03-24	10.1 cm (4.0 in)
Superior, 03-25	10.1 cm (4.0 in)
Merrill, 03-25	9.4 cm (3.7 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

481 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, 20 March to 2 April 2024
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
229	101
101	122
157	74
134	124
228	59
114	123
94	101
76	105
155	58
101	95
89	123
140	90
127	111
61	115
170	54
142	64
153	65
178	44
64	97
51	109
127	55
97	55
64	97
51	112
51	125
71	121
114	64
38	82
45	110
45	108
51	124
71	84
101	72
59	101
43	113
142	70
127	75
89	83
203	50
38	113
51	93
51	63
88	65
38	108
101	49
38	112
51	118
127	52
102	68
68	72
102	72
102	72
64	84
127	50
25	110
43	88
76	83
104	70
153	15
147	27
102	72
23	111
152	68
178	9
25	131
63	69
18	121
15	114
13	129
66	70
25	110
89	64
102	41
89	44
51	96
11	124
203	7
25	97
26	95
64	79
26	106
76	70
74	60
125	49
305	40
76	80
8	108
7	111
51	72
51	75
76	64
3	118
36	80
76	72
77	72
76	73
82	60
76	77
101	54
127	28
26	80
51	62
26	83
51	70
89	45
31	83
23	80
51	74
140	9
12	88
112	28
198	17
76	48
51	71
26	83
97	15
165	6
26	74
26	74
76	49
31	66
101	52
13	80
135	6
15	82
64	63
5	86
33	67
51	73
84	37
101	13
25	76
38	74
25	82
64	53
89	43
38	76
25	63
152	52
76	77
101	66
115	5
6	80
59	54
30	72
5	62
25	70
17	74
13	82
13	82
26	69
26	72
41	74
25	67
76	74
20	74
76	70
116	1
101	37
25	75
12	80
11	76
25	72
38	57
38	55
25	72
127	52
77	33
25	72
56	60
68	41
66	49
12	75
112	9
2	84
10	72
25	59
5	72
5	72
71	28
79	29
112	9
51	52
51	62
140	6
190	9
25	77
25	73
43	50
25	70
89	37
25	73
39	49
35	52
25	64
87	41
102	28
13	70
134	27
18	67

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 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, 20 March to 2 April 2024 (this event)	481 records

Every Record Set

20 of 481

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 20 March to 2 April 2024, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2024-03-24	Culbertson	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	122	70 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-24	Sonnette 7 SW	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	58	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-24	Mildred 7 NNW	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	44	54 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-24	Busby	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	109	52 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-25	Antigo	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	101	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2024-03-25	Terry	Record daily snowfall	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	15.7 cm (6.2 in)	74	69 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-25	Medford	Record daily snowfall	23.6 cm (9.3 in)	13.4 cm (5.3 in)	124	65 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-25	Merrill	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	101	60 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-25	Superior	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	10.1 cm (4.0 in)	95	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-25	Great Sand Dunes Np & Preserve	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	65	55 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-25	Dunn Ctr 1E	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	97	53 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-26	Sandy Lake Dam Libby	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	123	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-26	Pine Rvr Dam	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	123	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-26	Eagle Nest	Record daily snowfall	21.6 cm (8.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	90	57 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-26	Long Prairie	Record daily snowfall	18.0 cm (7.1 in)	14.2 cm (5.6 in)	64	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-27	Grand Portage	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.0 cm (6.7 in)	54	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-03-28	Cotton	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	59	63 of 100 (Major)
2024-03-29	Kremmling	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	115	56 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-01	Biddle	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	105	59 of 100 (Notable)
2024-04-01	Milesville 5 NE	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	111	57 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 481 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
229	101
101	122
157	74
134	124
228	59
114	123
94	101
76	105
155	58
101	95
89	123
140	90
127	111
61	115
170	54
142	64
153	65
178	44
64	97
51	109
127	55
97	55
64	97
51	112
51	125
71	121
114	64
38	82
45	110
45	108
51	124
71	84
101	72
59	101
43	113
142	70
127	75
89	83
203	50
38	113
51	93
51	63
88	65
38	108
101	49
38	112
51	118
127	52
102	68
68	72
102	72
102	72
64	84
127	50
25	110
43	88
76	83
104	70
153	15
147	27
102	72
23	111
152	68
178	9
25	131
63	69
18	121
15	114
13	129
66	70
25	110
89	64
102	41
89	44
51	96
11	124
203	7
25	97
26	95
64	79
26	106
76	70
74	60
125	49
305	40
76	80
8	108
7	111
51	72
51	75
76	64
3	118
36	80
76	72
77	72
76	73
82	60
76	77
101	54
127	28
26	80
51	62
26	83
51	70
89	45
31	83
23	80
51	74
140	9
12	88
112	28
198	17
76	48
51	71
26	83
97	15
165	6
26	74
26	74
76	49
31	66
101	52
13	80
135	6
15	82
64	63
5	86
33	67
51	73
84	37
101	13
25	76
38	74
25	82
64	53
89	43
38	76
25	63
152	52
76	77
101	66
115	5
6	80
59	54
30	72
5	62
25	70
17	74
13	82
13	82
26	69
26	72
41	74
25	67
76	74
20	74
76	70
116	1
101	37
25	75
12	80
11	76
25	72
38	57
38	55
25	72
127	52
77	33
25	72
56	60
68	41
66	49
12	75
112	9
2	84
10	72
25	59
5	72
5	72
71	28
79	29
112	9
51	52
51	62
140	6
190	9
25	77
25	73
43	50
25	70
89	37
25	73
39	49
35	52
25	64
87	41
102	28
13	70
134	27
18	67

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
229	101
101	122
157	74
134	124
228	59
114	123
94	101
76	105
155	58
101	95
89	123
140	90
127	111
61	115
170	54
142	64
153	65
178	44
64	97
51	109
127	55
97	55
64	97
51	112
51	125
71	121
114	64
38	82
45	110
45	108
51	124
71	84
101	72
59	101
43	113
142	70
127	75
89	83
203	50
38	113
51	93
51	63
88	65
38	108
101	49
38	112
51	118
127	52
102	68
68	72
102	72
102	72
64	84
127	50
25	110
43	88
76	83
104	70
153	15
147	27
102	72
23	111
152	68
178	9
25	131
63	69
18	121
15	114
13	129
66	70
25	110
89	64
102	41
89	44
51	96
11	124
203	7
25	97
26	95
64	79
26	106
76	70
74	60
125	49
305	40
76	80
8	108
7	111
51	72
51	75
76	64
3	118
36	80
76	72
77	72
76	73
82	60
76	77
101	54
127	28
26	80
51	62
26	83
51	70
89	45
31	83
23	80
51	74
140	9
12	88
112	28
198	17
76	48
51	71
26	83
97	15
165	6
26	74
26	74
76	49
31	66
101	52
13	80
135	6
15	82
64	63
5	86
33	67
51	73
84	37
101	13
25	76
38	74
25	82
64	53
89	43
38	76
25	63
152	52
76	77
101	66
115	5
6	80
59	54
30	72
5	62
25	70
17	74
13	82
13	82
26	69
26	72
41	74
25	67
76	74
20	74
76	70
116	1
101	37
25	75
12	80
11	76
25	72
38	57
38	55
25	72
127	52
77	33
25	72
56	60
68	41
66	49
12	75
112	9
2	84
10	72
25	59
5	72
5	72
71	28
79	29
112	9
51	52
51	62
140	6
190	9
25	77
25	73
43	50
25	70
89	37
25	73
39	49
35	52
25	64
87	41
102	28
13	70
134	27
18	67

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
229	101
101	122
157	74
134	124
228	59
114	123
94	101
76	105
155	58
101	95
89	123
140	90
127	111
61	115
170	54
142	64
153	65
178	44
64	97
51	109
127	55
97	55
64	97
51	112
51	125
71	121
114	64
38	82
45	110
45	108
51	124
71	84
101	72
59	101
43	113
142	70
127	75
89	83
203	50
38	113
51	93
51	63
88	65
38	108
101	49
38	112
51	118
127	52
102	68
68	72
102	72
102	72
64	84
127	50
25	110
43	88
76	83
104	70
153	15
147	27
102	72
23	111
152	68
178	9
25	131
63	69
18	121
15	114
13	129
66	70
25	110
89	64
102	41
89	44
51	96
11	124
203	7
25	97
26	95
64	79
26	106
76	70
74	60
125	49
305	40
76	80
8	108
7	111
51	72
51	75
76	64
3	118
36	80
76	72
77	72
76	73
82	60
76	77
101	54
127	28
26	80
51	62
26	83
51	70
89	45
31	83
23	80
51	74
140	9
12	88
112	28
198	17
76	48
51	71
26	83
97	15
165	6
26	74
26	74
76	49
31	66
101	52
13	80
135	6
15	82
64	63
5	86
33	67
51	73
84	37
101	13
25	76
38	74
25	82
64	53
89	43
38	76
25	63
152	52
76	77
101	66
115	5
6	80
59	54
30	72
5	62
25	70
17	74
13	82
13	82
26	69
26	72
41	74
25	67
76	74
20	74
76	70
116	1
101	37
25	75
12	80
11	76
25	72
38	57
38	55
25	72
127	52
77	33
25	72
56	60
68	41
66	49
12	75
112	9
2	84
10	72
25	59
5	72
5	72
71	28
79	29
112	9
51	52
51	62
140	6
190	9
25	77
25	73
43	50
25	70
89	37
25	73
39	49
35	52
25	64
87	41
102	28
13	70
134	27
18	67