Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019

Name: Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019
Start: 2019-09-26
End: 2019-10-23
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019: 1,194 records at 377 stations, peak on 10 October 2019. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-18. Last revised 18 October 2026 (2026-10-18).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019 set or tied 1,194 station records at 377 stations.
It ran from 26 September 2019 to 23 October 2019 (28 days) and its peak day was 10 October 2019.
Status: closed.
Napoleon set a monthly record daily snowfall of 35.6 cm (14.0 in) on 12 October 2019.
The busiest day was 10 October 2019 with 217 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 141 years.

Footprint

26 September to 23 October 2019

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019 is outlined, with 17 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Napoleon	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2019-10-12
Cut Bank AP	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	2019-09-29
Conrad	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2019-09-29
Choteau	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2019-10-05
New Salem 5NW	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	2019-10-11
Eureka	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	2019-10-11
Bynum 4 SSE	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	2019-10-01
Pembina	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2019-10-12
Harvey 4NE	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	2019-10-13
Fullerton 1 ESE	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2019-10-10
Sykeston	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	2019-10-12
Edgeley 3WNW	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	2019-10-13
Jamestown State Hosp	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	2019-10-12
Chester	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	2019-09-28
Mc Clusky	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2019-10-12
Velva	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	2019-10-13
Mc Henry 3W	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2019-10-17

Records per Day

Peak day 217

Records set or tied each day from 26 September 2019 to 23 October 2019. The most in one day was 217 on 10 October 2019.

Records per day during Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019
Date	Records
2019-09-26	2
2019-09-27	2
2019-09-28	38
2019-09-29	100
2019-09-30	60
2019-10-01	41
2019-10-02	43
2019-10-03	29
2019-10-04	5
2019-10-05	6
2019-10-06	3
2019-10-07	2
2019-10-08	14
2019-10-09	139
2019-10-10	217
2019-10-11	175
2019-10-12	141
2019-10-13	84
2019-10-14	36
2019-10-15	21
2019-10-16	14
2019-10-17	10
2019-10-18	6
2019-10-19	2
2019-10-20	1
2019-10-21	1
2019-10-22	1
2019-10-23	1

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019 ranked by margin
Harvey 4NE, 10-13	45.7 cm (18.0 in)
Edgeley 3WNW, 10-13	33.1 cm (13.0 in)
Conrad, 10-01	27.9 cm (11.0 in)
Mc Henry 3W, 10-17	25.4 cm (10.0 in)
Napoleon, 10-14	22.9 cm (9.0 in)
Bynum 4 SSE, 10-01	22.8 cm (9.0 in)
Eureka, 10-11	22.4 cm (8.8 in)
Napoleon, 10-12	20.4 cm (8.0 in)
Choteau, 10-05	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Conrad, 09-29	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Velva, 10-13	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Fullerton 1 ESE, 10-10	19.5 cm (7.7 in)
New Salem 5NW, 10-11	19.1 cm (7.5 in)
Sykeston, 10-12	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Chester, 09-28	15.5 cm (6.1 in)

Margin is how far the new value is beyond the record it replaced. Ties are not shown.

Margin Against Age of the Broken Record

500 records plotted by how far they beat the old record (across) and how many years the old record had stood (up). Long standing records beaten by a wide margin sit in the top right.

Margin against age of the broken record in Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
204	120
103	111
153	76
203	113
203	108
279	108
191	124
224	121
229	96
228	67
457	27
152	119
195	113
178	32
331	116
106	89
155	117
152	101
254	70
203	92
280	70
102	88
152	125
305	118
381	68
305	68
97	108
457	49
152	106
204	61
609	60
203	70
139	26
203	104
127	122
203	82
130	81
216	64
127	93
100	125
102	70
125	68
127	116
241	38
102	100
203	80
127	106
91	108
178	105
178	89
127	121
254	62
50	85
229	118
74	106
76	102
76	88
127	73
254	60
127	97
203	56
254	56
152	10
152	84
178	2
76	86
203	117
254	36
305	0
153	60
152	60
127	96
102	108
230	0
102	61
102	70
127	119
102	106
200	70
285	19
102	93
127	106
127	62
89	62
279	70
81	125
203	0
330	28
102	108
203	60
102	108
102	112
91	64
80	126
76	96
114	86
101	100
101	59
71	108
127	86
26	108
203	86
153	26
56	106
33	106
84	125
127	51
76	123
102	85
102	118
102	118
51	116
152	116
76	74
152	2
92	86
51	75
30	101
204	60
178	60
147	80
127	76
76	124
180	70
152	70
178	64
140	100
13	75
127	86
127	86
76	106
76	116
102	70
122	60
140	49
152	69
254	58
152	68
127	64
254	60
254	60
178	45
46	106
51	88
76	70
127	118
25	119
78	100
86	97
77	105
51	112
76	104
406	9
152	70
166	60
76	70
51	124
71	62
162	0
229	64
140	36
72	68
152	53
76	70
254	60
152	70
51	120
102	62
8	118
99	64
26	85
51	100
203	69
26	94
109	64
51	106
127	66
51	106
76	70
305	52
152	54
38	125
51	124
100	125
63	100
305	0
77	93
229	69
76	77
102	68
330	41
76	86
51	102
51	41
135	60
102	60
51	106
51	106
89	92
51	105

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019 compared with similar events
Snow event in United States, 3 to 27 January 2024	2,190 records
Snow event in United States, 24 November to 22 December 2025	1,539 records
Snow event in United States, 9 to 29 April 2022	1,475 records
Snow event in United States, 27 September to 17 October 2018	1,247 records
Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019 (this event)	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 12 to 27 April 2021	1,172 records

Every Record Set

20 of 1,194

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 26 September to 23 October 2019, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2019-09-28	Chester	Record daily snowfall	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	15.5 cm (6.1 in)	117	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-09-29	Cut Bank AP	Record snow depth	23.0 cm (9.1 in)	10.3 cm (4.1 in)	111	84 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-09-29	Conrad	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-01	Conrad	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	108	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-01	Bynum 4 SSE	Record snow depth	53.3 cm (21.0 in)	22.8 cm (9.0 in)	67	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-05	Choteau	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	113	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-10	Fullerton 1 ESE	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	19.5 cm (7.7 in)	113	74 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-11	New Salem 5NW	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	124	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-11	Eureka	Record daily snowfall	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	22.4 cm (8.8 in)	121	80 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-12	Napoleon	Record daily snowfall	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	20.4 cm (8.0 in)	120	90 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-12	Napoleon	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	76	81 of 100 (Exceptional)
2019-10-12	Pembina	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	119	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-12	Sykeston	Record daily snowfall	61.0 cm (24.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	32	74 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-12	Jamestown State Hosp	Record daily snowfall	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	10.6 cm (4.2 in)	89	72 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-12	Mc Clusky	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	101	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-13	Harvey 4NE	Record daily snowfall	76.2 cm (30.0 in)	45.7 cm (18.0 in)	27	75 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-13	Edgeley 3WNW	Record snow depth	35.6 cm (14.0 in)	33.1 cm (13.0 in)	116	73 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-13	Velva	Record daily snowfall	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	92	71 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-14	Napoleon	Record snow depth	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	96	79 of 100 (Major)
2019-10-17	Mc Henry 3W	Record snow depth	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	70	71 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 1,194 records the event counts. The counts above use the full total.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-18. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
204	120
103	111
153	76
203	113
203	108
279	108
191	124
224	121
229	96
228	67
457	27
152	119
195	113
178	32
331	116
106	89
155	117
152	101
254	70
203	92
280	70
102	88
152	125
305	118
381	68
305	68
97	108
457	49
152	106
204	61
609	60
203	70
139	26
203	104
127	122
203	82
130	81
216	64
127	93
100	125
102	70
125	68
127	116
241	38
102	100
203	80
127	106
91	108
178	105
178	89
127	121
254	62
50	85
229	118
74	106
76	102
76	88
127	73
254	60
127	97
203	56
254	56
152	10
152	84
178	2
76	86
203	117
254	36
305	0
153	60
152	60
127	96
102	108
230	0
102	61
102	70
127	119
102	106
200	70
285	19
102	93
127	106
127	62
89	62
279	70
81	125
203	0
330	28
102	108
203	60
102	108
102	112
91	64
80	126
76	96
114	86
101	100
101	59
71	108
127	86
26	108
203	86
153	26
56	106
33	106
84	125
127	51
76	123
102	85
102	118
102	118
51	116
152	116
76	74
152	2
92	86
51	75
30	101
204	60
178	60
147	80
127	76
76	124
180	70
152	70
178	64
140	100
13	75
127	86
127	86
76	106
76	116
102	70
122	60
140	49
152	69
254	58
152	68
127	64
254	60
254	60
178	45
46	106
51	88
76	70
127	118
25	119
78	100
86	97
77	105
51	112
76	104
406	9
152	70
166	60
76	70
51	124
71	62
162	0
229	64
140	36
72	68
152	53
76	70
254	60
152	70
51	120
102	62
8	118
99	64
26	85
51	100
203	69
26	94
109	64
51	106
127	66
51	106
76	70
305	52
152	54
38	125
51	124
100	125
63	100
305	0
77	93
229	69
76	77
102	68
330	41
76	86
51	102
51	41
135	60
102	60
51	106
51	106
89	92
51	105

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
204	120
103	111
153	76
203	113
203	108
279	108
191	124
224	121
229	96
228	67
457	27
152	119
195	113
178	32
331	116
106	89
155	117
152	101
254	70
203	92
280	70
102	88
152	125
305	118
381	68
305	68
97	108
457	49
152	106
204	61
609	60
203	70
139	26
203	104
127	122
203	82
130	81
216	64
127	93
100	125
102	70
125	68
127	116
241	38
102	100
203	80
127	106
91	108
178	105
178	89
127	121
254	62
50	85
229	118
74	106
76	102
76	88
127	73
254	60
127	97
203	56
254	56
152	10
152	84
178	2
76	86
203	117
254	36
305	0
153	60
152	60
127	96
102	108
230	0
102	61
102	70
127	119
102	106
200	70
285	19
102	93
127	106
127	62
89	62
279	70
81	125
203	0
330	28
102	108
203	60
102	108
102	112
91	64
80	126
76	96
114	86
101	100
101	59
71	108
127	86
26	108
203	86
153	26
56	106
33	106
84	125
127	51
76	123
102	85
102	118
102	118
51	116
152	116
76	74
152	2
92	86
51	75
30	101
204	60
178	60
147	80
127	76
76	124
180	70
152	70
178	64
140	100
13	75
127	86
127	86
76	106
76	116
102	70
122	60
140	49
152	69
254	58
152	68
127	64
254	60
254	60
178	45
46	106
51	88
76	70
127	118
25	119
78	100
86	97
77	105
51	112
76	104
406	9
152	70
166	60
76	70
51	124
71	62
162	0
229	64
140	36
72	68
152	53
76	70
254	60
152	70
51	120
102	62
8	118
99	64
26	85
51	100
203	69
26	94
109	64
51	106
127	66
51	106
76	70
305	52
152	54
38	125
51	124
100	125
63	100
305	0
77	93
229	69
76	77
102	68
330	41
76	86
51	102
51	41
135	60
102	60
51	106
51	106
89	92
51	105

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
204	120
103	111
153	76
203	113
203	108
279	108
191	124
224	121
229	96
228	67
457	27
152	119
195	113
178	32
331	116
106	89
155	117
152	101
254	70
203	92
280	70
102	88
152	125
305	118
381	68
305	68
97	108
457	49
152	106
204	61
609	60
203	70
139	26
203	104
127	122
203	82
130	81
216	64
127	93
100	125
102	70
125	68
127	116
241	38
102	100
203	80
127	106
91	108
178	105
178	89
127	121
254	62
50	85
229	118
74	106
76	102
76	88
127	73
254	60
127	97
203	56
254	56
152	10
152	84
178	2
76	86
203	117
254	36
305	0
153	60
152	60
127	96
102	108
230	0
102	61
102	70
127	119
102	106
200	70
285	19
102	93
127	106
127	62
89	62
279	70
81	125
203	0
330	28
102	108
203	60
102	108
102	112
91	64
80	126
76	96
114	86
101	100
101	59
71	108
127	86
26	108
203	86
153	26
56	106
33	106
84	125
127	51
76	123
102	85
102	118
102	118
51	116
152	116
76	74
152	2
92	86
51	75
30	101
204	60
178	60
147	80
127	76
76	124
180	70
152	70
178	64
140	100
13	75
127	86
127	86
76	106
76	116
102	70
122	60
140	49
152	69
254	58
152	68
127	64
254	60
254	60
178	45
46	106
51	88
76	70
127	118
25	119
78	100
86	97
77	105
51	112
76	104
406	9
152	70
166	60
76	70
51	124
71	62
162	0
229	64
140	36
72	68
152	53
76	70
254	60
152	70
51	120
102	62
8	118
99	64
26	85
51	100
203	69
26	94
109	64
51	106
127	66
51	106
76	70
305	52
152	54
38	125
51	124
100	125
63	100
305	0
77	93
229	69
76	77
102	68
330	41
76	86
51	102
51	41
135	60
102	60
51	106
51	106
89	92
51	105