First Measurable Snow (0.2 cm +) of Fall - WINNIPEG (since 1872)
Rank |
Earliest First Snow ≥0.2cm |
Latest First Snow ≥0.2cm |
Rank |
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1 |
September 20 |
1945 D |
November 22 |
2016 D |
1 |
2 |
September 21 |
1947 |
November 21 |
1963 |
2 |
3 |
September 22 |
2018 |
November 20 |
1953 |
3 |
4 |
September 23 |
1926 |
November 19 |
1931 |
4 |
5 |
September 23 |
1928 |
November 18 |
1880 |
5 |
6 |
September 24 |
1984 |
November 18 |
2015 |
6 |
7 |
September 25 |
1872 |
November 17 |
1890 |
7 |
8 |
September 25 |
1893 |
November 16 |
1977 |
8 |
9 |
September 25 |
1934 |
November 15 |
1903 |
9 |
10 |
September 26 |
1942 |
November 13 |
1914 |
10 |
11 |
September 26 |
1951 |
November 13 |
1948 |
11 |
12 |
September 26 |
1972 |
November 13 |
1964 |
12 |
13 |
September 28 |
1873 |
November 13 |
1994 |
13 |
14 |
September 28 |
1956 |
November 11 |
1902 |
14 |
15 |
September 28 |
1981 |
November 11 |
1976 |
15 |
16 |
September 29 |
1886 |
November 10 |
1899 |
16 |
17 |
September 29 |
1908 |
November 10 |
1907 |
17 |
18 |
September 29 |
1974 |
November 10 |
1998 |
18 |
19 |
October 1 |
1993 |
November 10 |
2014 |
19 |
20 |
October 1 |
1996 |
November 10 |
2021 |
20 |
21 |
October 2 |
1894 O |
November 9 |
1900 |
21 |
22 |
October 2 |
1950 |
November 8 |
1920 |
22 |
23 |
October 3 |
1991 |
November 8 |
1927 |
23 |
24 |
October 4 |
1875 |
November 7 |
1965 |
24 |
25 |
October 4 |
1904 |
November 7 |
2000 |
25 |
26 |
October 4 |
1952 |
November 6 |
1892 |
26 |
27 |
October 4 |
2012 |
November 6 |
1940 |
27 |
28 |
October 5 |
1876 |
November 6 |
2008 |
28 |
29 |
October 5 |
1925 |
November 6 |
2011 |
29 |
30 |
October 5 |
1954 |
November 5 |
1921 |
30 |
1894 - I have determined that there is enough evidence to change the first measurable snowfall from November 7 to October 2. The observer at St John's College reported snow most of the day on October 2nd (ECCC has 0 cm for the day which is clearly erroneous). One page of the observer notes mentioned ''1/10th inch of half melted snow'' which would indicate a slushy accumulation of 0.3 cm (this was at 6am when the rain had only recently changed to snow). Another page showed 1.5 inches of snow (3.8 cm). It is unclear which amount is correct. Newspapers also mentioned the first snowfall of the season on this date, such as the Winnipeg Free Press which said ''the snowfall was by no means a light one, and has had the effect of making very disagreeable walking''. This would imply some amount of accumulation.
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