List of KNOWN Blizzards - PORTAGE SOUTHPORT (Since 1953)
*Based on Consecutive Hourly Observations*
*Around 60% of hourly obs are missing 1992-present - this WILL cause missed events*
Date(s) |
Duration |
Type |
Min vis |
Min WC |
Max gust |
Dom wdir |
Event snowfall |
Apr 16, 1953 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
N/A |
N/A |
WNW |
16.5 cm |
Feb 20-21, 1955 |
12 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-32 |
89 km/h |
NNW |
10.7 cm |
Dec 12, 1955 |
7 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-19 |
113 km/h |
SSE |
4.8 cm |
Dec 11, 1956 |
7 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-39 |
92 km/h |
NNW |
11.4 cm |
Apr 28, 1958 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-24 |
100 km/h |
NNW |
10.9 cm |
Nov 18, 1958 |
11 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-14 |
89 km/h |
NNW |
7.2 cm |
Dec 5, 1960 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-25 |
89 km/h |
NNW |
12.0 cm |
Apr 26, 1961 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-11 |
77 km/h |
WNW |
22.9 cm |
Jan 19-20, 1963 |
6 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-47 |
77 km/h |
NNW |
3.6 cm |
Feb 22, 1964 |
9 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-40 |
97 km/h |
NNW |
5.8 cm |
Mar 23-24, 1964 |
16 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-33 |
85 km/h |
N |
25.2 cm |
Dec 16, 1964 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-40 |
74 km/h |
NNW |
14.5 cm |
Mar 4, 1966 |
20 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-26 |
97 km/h |
N |
13.2 cm |
Jan 8, 1969 |
7 hours |
Ground blizzard |
200 m |
-40 |
68 km/h |
NNW |
6.4 cm |
Feb 1, 1970 |
5 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-37 |
79 km/h |
NNW |
2.8 cm |
Apr 1, 1971 |
9 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-21 |
63 km/h |
N |
14.9 cm |
Dec 9, 1973 |
7 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-25 |
97 km/h |
NNW |
11.7 cm |
Jan 11, 1975 |
20 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-41 |
100 km/h |
NW |
21.2 cm |
Jan 20-21, 1975 |
6 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-43 |
74 km/h |
NNW |
3.0 cm |
Mar 20, 1976 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-26 |
93 km/h |
NNW |
17.3 cm |
Jan 27, 1977 |
6 hours |
Ground blizzard |
200 m |
-48 |
69 km/h |
NNW |
1.4 cm |
Feb 24, 1977 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-17 |
81 km/h |
N |
16.7 cm |
Nov 20, 1977 |
12 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-28 |
96 km/h |
NNW |
14.0 cm |
Dec 8, 1977 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-46 |
67 km/h |
NNW |
4.6 cm |
Jan 24-25, 1978 |
13 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-36 |
87 km/h |
NNW |
10.1 cm |
Mar 13, 1979 |
5 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-28 |
59 km/h |
NNW |
7.6 cm |
Jan 6, 1980 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-35 |
72 km/h |
NNW |
22.7 cm |
Jan 11, 1980 |
5 hours |
Ground blizzard |
200 m |
-36 |
70 km/h |
NW |
28.2 cm |
Dec 16, 1984 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-34 |
81 km/h |
NW |
14.6 cm |
Nov 8, 1986 |
11 hours |
Blizzard |
Zero |
-22 |
96 km/h |
N |
35.0 cm |
Jan 24, 1988 |
6 hours |
Blizzard/Ground |
200 m |
-36 |
81 km/h |
NNW |
10.8 cm |
Mar 25, 1988 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-20 |
93 km/h |
NNW |
9.4 cm |
Jan 7-8, 1989 |
17 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-41 |
76 km/h |
N |
38.7 cm |
Mar 16, 1990 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-15 |
78 km/h^ |
NW |
21.9 cm |
Dec 20, 1990 |
5 hours |
Ground blizzard |
200 m |
-48 |
61 km/h |
NNW |
7.0 cm |
Dec 17, 1996 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-31 |
N/A |
NNW |
7-10 cm |
Apr 5-6, 1997 |
N/A |
Likely Blizzard |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
40-42 cm |
Feb 1, 2022 |
≥ 5 hours |
Blizzard |
≤ 200 m |
≤ -30 |
≥ 72 km/h |
NW |
3.2 cm |
- 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).
***Notes***
^Mar 16, 1990: The gust did not occur during the blizzard. During the blizzard itself, the maximum gust was probably between 60 and 70 km/h.