It finally happened: we got our first measurable snow in the Northland! Yes, we did see some snow on Halloween and some flurries at other times.

However, we saw our first accumulating snow on Sunday (November 24th) through Monday evening. It looks pretty, at least.

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It was the first time this winter season so far that we had to really shovel off our sidewalks and steps and scrape snow off our cars! We also saw several winter weather advisories across Minnesota.

All of this to say, we got our first real taste of winter just in time for the end of the month. So how much snow did we get?

Snow Totals Are Here!

The National Weather Service shared snow totals across northern Minnesota, including Duluth of course.

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Here are snow totals across our region and beyond:

International Falls: 4.8 inches

Duluth: 4.1 inches

Leonidas: 3.8 inches

Grand Marais: 3.5 inches

Iron Junction: 3.5 inches

Finland: 3.4 inches

Two Harbors: 3.1 inches

Shaw: 3.1 inches

Hibbing: 3 inches

Twig: 2.7 inches

Cook: 2.5 inches

Chisholm: 2.5 inches

Hoyt Lakes: 2.5 inches

Aitkin: 2.5 inches

Lester Park: 2.5 inches

Cohasset: 2.4 inches

Fredenburg: 2.4 inches

Coleraine: 2.1 inches

Lutsen: 2.1 inches

Hovland: 2 inches

Virginia: 2 inches

Bovey: 2 inches

Hackensack: 2 inches

Orr: 1.8 inches

Taft: 1.8 inches

Ely: 1.5 inches

Cloquet: 1.5 inches

Moose Lake: 1.5 inches

Man shoveling the driveway after a heavy snowfall
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This is, of course, the start of what is likely going to be a long winter. We have another storm of sorts headed our way over Thanksgiving.

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While snow won't be a big factor for this one, we will see a large polar front sweeping across Minnesota and Wisconsin bringing our first really cold temperatures of this winter. Yay.

The 15 Snowiest Winters On Record In Duluth History

Since the National Weather Service began keeping weather records in Duluth in the late 1800s, here are the 15 winters with the highest snowfall totals on historical record.

It is worth noting that the official records from 1941-today have been recorded at the area now known as the Duluth International Airport (away from the lake, on top of the hill). Before then, various locations closer to Lake Superior had been used for official weather recording data. For anyone that knows anything about how Lake Superior and the hill play a role in temperature and snow, you can see how this makes older records inherently different.

While these records note the "snowiest winters", they actually include all seasonal snowfall from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

Gallery Credit: Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth

The 15 Least Snowy Winters On Record In Duluth History

Since the National Weather Service began keeping weather records in Duluth in the late 1800s, here are the 15 winters with the lowest snowfall totals on historical record.

It is worth noting that the official records from 1941-today have been recorded at the area now known as the Duluth International Airport (away from the lake, on top of the hill). Before then, various locations closer to Lake Superior had been used for official weather recording data. For anyone that knows anything about how Lake Superior and the hill play a role in temperature and snow, you can see how this makes older records inherently different.

While these records note the "least snowy winters", they actually include all seasonal snowfall from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

Gallery Credit: Nick Cooper - TSM Duluth