List of KNOWN Blizzards - DAUPHIN AIRPORT, MB (Since 1953)
*Based on Consecutive Hourly Observations*
*From fall 1994 to present, mostly auto obs - blizzard inferred*
Date(s) |
Duration |
Type |
Min vis |
Min WC |
Max gust |
Dom wdir |
Event snow |
Apr 15, 1953 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-20 |
N/A |
NNW |
3.6 cm |
Apr 28, 1958 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-25 |
N/A |
N |
9.4 cm |
Oct 10, 1959 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-12 |
N/A |
N |
26.9 cm |
Feb 22, 1964 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-33 |
N/A |
N |
3.8 cm |
Jan 12, 1965 |
6 hours |
Ground blizzard |
200 m |
-49 |
80 km/h |
W |
None |
Apr 20, 1967 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-15 |
68 km/h |
N |
24.9 cm |
Jan 11, 1975 |
13 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-47 |
72 km/h |
WSW |
16.8 cm |
Mar 19-20, 1976 |
5 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-17 |
82 km/h |
N |
23.8 cm |
Nov 20, 1977 |
5 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-24 |
74 km/h |
N |
1.7 cm |
Dec 29, 1978 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-40 |
74 km/h |
N |
10.1 cm |
Mar 25, 1979 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-22 |
54 km/h |
NE |
15.5 cm |
Jan 11, 1980 |
5 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-39 |
76 km/h |
NW |
12.5 cm |
Apr 27, 1984 |
13 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-16 |
83 km/h |
NNE |
30.9 cm |
Nov 8, 1986 |
12 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-27 |
94 km/h |
N |
21.4 cm |
Apr 19, 1992 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-16 |
80 km/h |
N |
19.9 cm |
Dec 4-5, 1995 |
5 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-33 |
104 km/h |
W |
2.5 cm (??) |
Mar 7, 2017 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-29 |
70 km/h |
W |
21 mm precip |
- Duration: 4 hours or longer.
- Visibility: 400 metres or less in 'blowing snow' or 'snow and blowing snow'.
- Sustained wind 40 km/h or stronger.
A ground blizzard is a blizzard where there is predominently no falling snow. The snow on the ground is being lifted by the wind in a significant way.
In the table, 'Blizzard/Ground' means a significant portion of the event was a blizzard (with falling snow) and a ground-blizzard (no falling snow).