Initiation Date of Winter Snow Pack (2 cm+ Depth) - WINNIPEG (Since 1955)
Rank |
Earliest |
Latest |
Rank |
||
1 |
Oct 27 |
1972 |
Jan 13 |
1963 |
1 |
2 |
Oct 31 |
1971 |
Jan 5 |
1998^ |
2 |
3 |
Nov 1 |
1955 |
Dec 23 |
1981 |
3 |
4 |
Nov 1 |
1995 |
Dec 22 |
1968 |
4 |
5 |
Nov 3 |
1992 |
Dec 22 |
1982 |
5 |
6 |
Nov 5 |
2017 |
Dec 19 |
2002 |
6 |
7 |
Nov 6 |
1996 |
Dec 18 |
1998 |
7 |
8 |
Nov 7 |
1959 |
Dec 15 |
1974 |
8 |
9 |
Nov 7 |
1966 |
Dec 14 |
1999 E |
9 |
10 |
Nov 7 |
1973 |
Dec 14 |
2020 |
10 |
11 |
Nov 7 |
2008 |
Dec 13 |
2009 |
11 |
12 |
Nov 8 |
1965 |
Dec 12 |
1987 |
12 |
13 |
Nov 8 |
1986 |
Dec 11 |
1990 |
13 |
14 |
Nov 10 |
2012 |
Dec 10 |
1967 |
14 |
15 |
Nov 11 |
2021 |
Dec 9 |
1989 |
15 |
16 |
Nov 11 |
2022 |
Dec 9 |
2023 |
16 |
17 |
Nov 12 |
1985 |
Dec 7 |
1969 |
17 |
18 |
Nov 12 |
2000 |
Dec 6 |
1960 |
18 |
19 |
Nov 13 |
1978 |
Dec 5 |
1956 |
19 |
20 |
Nov 15 |
1988 |
Dec 4 |
1961 |
20 |
^For the winter of 1997/98
- For 1962/63, intermittent snowpacks occurred through December into early January, making it difficult to define the snowpack initiation date.
- For 1962/63, intermittent snowpacks occurred through December into early January, making it difficult to define the snowpack initiation date.
Data Notes:
1939/40 - Based on measurements from the Airport observer, retrieved at the Library and Archives of Canada in Winnipeg, the winter snow pack (2cm+) did not start until sometime between January 18 and 22. This would be a record.
1939/40 - Based on measurements from the Airport observer, retrieved at the Library and Archives of Canada in Winnipeg, the winter snow pack (2cm+) did not start until sometime between January 18 and 22. This would be a record.
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