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...RECORD 24 HOUR SNOWFALL SET AT MOLINE...
 



A 24 HOUR RECORD SNOWFALL OF 16.7 INCHES WAS SET AT MOLINE
FEBRUARY 1-2. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 16.4 INCHES SET ON
JANUARY 3 1971.
 

 

...RECORD STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL TIED AT MOLINE...
 

A RECORD STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL OF 18.4 INCHES WAS TIED AT MOLINE
JANUARY 31 THROUGH FEBRUARY 2. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD SET ON 
JANUARY 11-13 1979.
 

 

Moline Area  (ThreadEx Station)
Extremes
Highest Total Snowfall inches
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 3 days
Years: 1850-2011

Rank  Value  Ending Date
  1    18.4    2/ 2/2011 
               1/13/1979
  3    16.4    1/ 3/1971
  4    15.1    1/19/1995
  5    15.0    3/30/1972
  6    14.3    1/ 3/1999
  7    12.7    1/27/1967
               3/13/1951
  9    12.0    3/15/1923
 10    11.8   12/11/1944
               1/25/1898
               2/ 9/1885
 13    11.5    3/ 4/1952
 14    11.4   12/15/1987
 15    11.2   12/31/1978
               3/15/1912
 17    10.7   12/ 1/1974
               2/ 4/1901
 19    10.6    1/ 9/1930
 20    10.5   12/13/2000
               1/ 4/1999
               3/21/1977
               2/ 4/1903
 24    10.4    2/24/1975
 25    10.3    1/21/1958
 26    10.2    2/20/1898
               1/16/1885
 28    10.0   12/11/2000
               1/26/1941
 30     9.9    2/23/1994
               3/27/1970
 32     9.8    1/21/1959
               1/14/1888
 34     9.5    2/10/1960
               3/30/1926
 36     9.4    2/ 1/2002
               2/10/1988
 38     9.3    2/18/2000
 39     9.2   12/ 9/2009
 40     9.1    2/16/1990
  

THE REPORTS BELOW ARE NOT NECESSARILY THE FINAL AMOUNT FOR EACH LOCATION.
 


SNOW REPORTS LISTED BY AMOUNT
 

 INCHES  LOCATION                 ST  COUNTY           TIME
 ------  -----------------------  --  --------------   -------
 20.0    MONMOUTH                 IL  WARREN           1200 PM
 19.5    2 ESE KAHOKA             MO  CLARK            0935 AM
 19.0    1 W TENNESSEE            IL  MCDONOUGH        1030 AM
 18.4    MOLINE QUAD-CITY AIRPOR  IL  ROCK ISLAND      0558 AM
 17.6    1 E KEWANEE              IL  HENRY            0900 AM
 17.5    1 SE KEOKUK              IA  LEE              0854 AM
 17.5    LOWDEN                   IA  CEDAR            0729 AM
 17.3    1 N KEOSAUQUA            IA  VAN BUREN        0820 AM
 17.0    2 SE KEOKUK              IA  LEE              0854 AM
 17.0    MEMPHIS                  MO  SCOTLAND         0600 AM
 15.5    IOWA CITY MUNICIPAL AIR  IA  JOHNSON          0400 PM
 15.4    PARK VIEW                IA  SCOTT            0700 AM
 15.0    3 NW STOCKTON            IL  JO DAVIESS       0828 AM
 15.0    2 N MUSCATINE            IA  MUSCATINE        0742 AM
 15.0    ANAMOSA                  IA  JONES            0630 AM
 14.2    DAVENPORT MUNICIPAL AIR  IA  SCOTT            0608 AM 
 14.0    2 NE CALAMUS             IA  CLINTON          0738 AM
 14.0    WASHINGTON               IA  WASHINGTON       0738 AM
 14.0    W APPLE RIVER            IL  JO DAVIESS       0730 AM
 14.0    DONNELLSON               IA  LEE              0652 AM
 13.9    DUBUQUE REGIONAL AIRPOR  IA  DUBUQUE          0559 AM 
 13.6    3 SSW CENTER JUNCTION    IA  JONES            0811 AM
 13.5    1 SE PRINCETON           IL  BUREAU           0826 AM
 13.5    SE STANWOOD              IA  CEDAR            0803 AM
 13.0    1 W CAMBRIDGE            IL  HENRY            0830 AM
 13.0    LA HARPE                 IL  HANCOCK          0830 AM
 12.5    3 NW HENNEPIN            IL  BUREAU           0911 AM
 12.4    2 NNW WILLIAMSTOWN       IA  JOHNSON          0818 AM
 12.2    2 NE COLUSA              IL  HANCOCK          0635 AM
 12.2    3 SSE DALLAS CITY        IL  HANCOCK          0608 AM
 12.0    DEWITT                   IA  CLINTON          0700 AM
 12.0    1 E CLINTON              IA  CLINTON          0656 AM
 11.8    CEDAR RAPIDS MUNICIPAL   IA  LINN             0600 AM 
 11.5    2 W DUBUQUE              IA  DUBUQUE          0659 AM
 11.5    2 N NEW WINDSOR          IL  MERCER           0600 AM
 11.0    W CANTRIL                IA  VAN BUREN        0828 AM
 11.0    1 SSW CORDOVA            IL  ROCK ISLAND      0700 AM
 11.0    FREEPORT                 IL  STEPHENSON       0700 AM
 11.0    1 W ELMIRA               IA  JOHNSON          0655 AM
 11.0    LENA                     IL  STEPHENSON       0644 AM
 10.5    4 S DEWITT               IA  CLINTON          0758 AM
 10.0    E SOLON                  IA  JOHNSON          0635 AM
  9.5    GALENA                   IL  JO DAVIESS       0738 AM
  9.5    3 NNW CEDAR RAPIDS       IA  LINN             0510 AM
 

For a preliminary snowfall map, click on the following link:

NWS Experimental Snowfall Analysis