National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office

A winter storm system moved through the Northland yesterday and brought signficant snow to nearly all of the Northland. Here is a link to a list of the most recent summary of snowfall reports from this storm and a complimenting map:

Winter Storm Snowfall Reports

Also, this storm resulted in strong wind gusts across the Northland.  Here is a link to a summary list of wind gusts reported across the Northland:

Wind Gusts

we gathered some climatological data on this year's snowfall for March as of this morning compared to years in the past.  The Duluth area has gotten 25.5 inches so far this March, and March 2013 is now in the top 10 snowiest Duluth Marches in recorded history.  There is still well over a week of March left, so Duluth has time to climb in the rankings.  Here is a list of Duluth's Top 10 snowiest Marches on record:

Years: 1850-2013

Rank  Value  Ending Date
  1     48.2    3/31/1917
  2     45.5    3/31/1965
  3     31.0    3/31/1891
  4     30.3    3/31/1975
  5     29.7    3/31/2002
  6     29.1    3/31/1913
  7     26.7    3/31/1985
  8     26.4    3/31/1976
  9     26.0    3/31/1950
 10    25.5    3/19/2013, 3/31/2007

This station's record may include data from more than one, possibly incompatible, locations. It reflects the longest available record for the Duluth Area.