List of Blizzards - WINNIPEG AIRPORT (Since 1953)
*Based on Consecutive Hourly Observations*
Date(s) |
Duration |
Type |
Min vis |
Min WC |
Max gust |
Dom wdir |
Event snow |
Feb 20, 1955 |
9 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-34 |
87 km/h |
N |
23.6 cm |
Apr 28, 1958 |
6 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-27 |
87 km/h |
NNW |
8.1 cm |
Dec 5, 1960 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-24 |
84 km/h |
N |
11.4 cm |
Jan 6, 1962 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-26 |
80 km/h |
SSE |
2.8 cm |
Feb 22, 1964 |
8 hours |
Blizzard/Ground |
zero |
-35 |
76 km/h |
N |
1.3 cm |
Mar 23-24, 1964 |
12 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-30 |
93 km/h |
N |
36.1 cm |
Apr 13, 1964 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
200 m |
-10 |
103 km/h |
N |
21.3 cm |
Mar 4, 1966 |
19 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-24 |
113 km/h |
N |
35.6 cm |
Jan 15-16, 1972 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-43 |
76 km/h |
S |
1.3 cm |
Jan 11, 1975 |
18 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-42 |
93 km/h |
NW |
22.4 cm |
Mar 20, 1976 |
8 hours |
Ground-blizzard |
zero |
-24 |
76 km/h |
N |
0.8 cm |
Nov 20, 1977 |
12 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-24 |
85 km/h |
N |
18 cm |
Jan 25, 1978 |
12 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-35 |
80 km/h |
NNE |
3 cm |
Mar 13, 1979 |
5 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-21 |
78 km/h |
NE |
9 cm |
Feb 4, 1984 |
4 hours |
Ground-blizzard |
zero |
-35 |
80 km/h |
N |
1.4 cm |
Jan 13, 1985 |
4 hours |
Blizzard/Ground |
200 m |
-26 |
83 km/h |
NNW |
5 cm |
Jan 24, 1985 |
5 hours |
Ground-blizzard |
zero |
-35 |
72 km/h |
N |
2 cm |
Nov 8, 1986 |
13 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-24 |
91 km/h |
NNE |
35.2 cm |
Jan 7-8, 1989 |
16 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-38 |
72 km/h |
NNE |
29.8 cm |
Dec 24-25, 1992 |
6 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-35 |
82 km/h |
NW |
3.8 cm |
Dec 8, 1995 |
8 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-41 |
65 km/h |
NNW |
5.4 cm |
Nov 17, 1996 |
12 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-22 |
72 km/h |
NNW |
24 cm |
Jan 21-22, 1997 |
7 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-33 |
81 km/h |
NNE |
3 cm |
Apr 5-6, 1997 |
23 hours + 4 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-29 |
83 km/h |
N |
48 cm |
Feb 9, 2008 |
4 hours |
Ground-blizzard |
400 m |
-44 |
69 km/h |
NW |
2 cm |
Jan 11, 2013 |
4 hours |
Blizzard |
400 m |
-28 |
74 km/h |
N |
13 cm |
Jan 12, 2017 |
4 hours |
Ground-blizzard |
200 m |
-40 |
85 km/h |
NW |
Trace |
Feb 1, 2022 |
9 hours |
Blizzard |
zero |
-31 |
77 km/h |
NW |
2 cm (8cm/24hrs) |
- 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 simply being lifted by the wind.
In the table, 'Blizzard/Ground' means the event was half blizzard (with falling snow), half ground-blizzard (no falling snow).
***Notes***
-Apr 5-6, 1997 : There was a break of 1 hourly obs with visibility of 800 metres. There was a 4 hour blizzard beofre the break then a 23 hour blizzard after the break.