HEAVIEST 24 HOUR SNOWSTORMS IN SIOUX FALLS...10 INCHES OR GREATER
COMPILED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SIOUX FALLS
RANK SNOWFALL DATES STORM TOTAL...DATES
1 26.0 FEB 17-18 1962 32.2 16-18
2 18.9 MAR 9-10 1956 SAME
3 16.6 DEC 21-22 1968 17.7 21-22
4 16.6 FEB 19 1952 17.7 19-20
5 15.0 FEB 9 1909 21.0 8-9
6 14.8 MAR 2-3 1951 SAME
7 14.0 MAR 16 1917 20.0 16-17
8 13.0 MAR 3 1920 SAME
9 12.6 NOV 10 1998 13.4 9-10
10 12.5 DEC 27-28 1982 SAME
11 12.2 MAR 17-18 2005 SAME
12 12.1 DEC 24-25 2009 19.0 23-26
13 12.1 NOV 26 2001 12.6 26-27
14 12.0 DEC 21 1920 16.0 21-22
15 12.0 JAN 3-4 1897 SAME
16 11.8 NOV 21-22 1979 12.9 21-22
17 11.8 JAN 1-2 1960 SAME
18 11.7 MAR 21 1993 13.4 21-22
19 11.6 MAR 19 1970 SAME
20 11.4 MAR 17-18 1957 SAME
21 11.2 OCT 31-NOV 1 1991 12.1 OCT 30-NOV 1
22 11.0 NOV 27-28 1983 SAME (15.0 INCHES SRN S.F.)
23 11.0 MAR 2-3 1977 12.6 2-3
24 11.0 FEB 9-10 1959 SAME
25 10.9 DEC 3 1955 12.8 2-4
26 10.6 FEB 3-4 1997 SAME
27 10.5 APR 28 1994 SAME
28 10.5 MAR 3-4 1984 SAME
29 10.5 FEB 4 1945 SAME
30 10.4 JAN 19 1988 12.1 18-20
31 10.1 FEB 9-10 1965 14.1 9-11
32 10.0 DEC 25 1945 13.5 22-25
33 10.0 APR 10 1929 10.5 9-10
RECORD HEAVIEST 24 HOUR SNOWSTORMS FOR EACH MONTH
MONTH SNOWFALL DATES
SEP .9 28 1985
OCT 8.8 31 1991
NOV 12.6 10 1998
DEC 16.6 21-22 1968
JAN 12.0 3-4 1897
FEB 26.0 17-18 1962
MAR 18.9 9-10 1956
APR 10.5 28 1994
MAY 3.0 5 1944
RYRHOLM 1/14/10