Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020

Name: Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020
Start: 2020-03-30
End: 2020-04-06
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020: 209 records at 159 stations, peak on 2 April 2020. Closed.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020 set or tied 209 station records at 159 stations.
It ran from 30 March 2020 to 6 April 2020 (8 days) and its peak day was 2 April 2020.
Status: closed.
Heron 2 NW set a daily record snowfall of 16.8 cm (6.6 in) on 2 April 2020.
The busiest day was 2 April 2020 with 81 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 120 years.

Footprint

30 March to 6 April 2020

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020 is outlined, with 20 of the stations that set records marked, coloured by record type. Made with Natural Earth.

Footprint of Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Heron 2 NW	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	2020-04-02
Hallock	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2020-04-04
Joseph	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	2020-03-31
Crookston NW Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	2020-04-03
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	2020-04-02
Leadore #2	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	2020-03-31
Milesville 5 NE	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	2020-04-02
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2020-04-02
Grass Range	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2020-04-01
Haugan 1 W	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2020-04-05
Elliston	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2020-03-31
Livingston 12 S	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	2020-03-31
Biddle	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2020-04-02
Pembina	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	2020-04-03
Flatwillow 4 ENE	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	2020-04-01
St Marie	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2020-04-01
Hungry Horse Dam	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	2020-04-01
Jensen	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-04-02
Missoula 6 NW WFO	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	2020-04-01
Newport	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2020-04-01

Records per Day

Peak day 81

Records set or tied each day from 30 March 2020 to 6 April 2020. The most in one day was 81 on 2 April 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020 ranked by margin
Hallock, 04-04	24.1 cm (9.5 in)
Crookston NW Exp STN, 04-03	20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Grass Range, 04-01	15.3 cm (6.0 in)
Joseph, 03-31	14.0 cm (5.5 in)
Grand Forks UNIV (NWS), 04-02	13.9 cm (5.5 in)
Leadore #2, 03-31	13.0 cm (5.1 in)
Milesville 5 NE, 04-02	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Livingston 12 S, 03-31	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Hungry Horse Dam, 04-01	12.2 cm (4.8 in)
Heron 2 NW, 04-02	11.7 cm (4.6 in)
Jensen, 04-02	8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area, 04-02	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Flatwillow 4 ENE, 04-01	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
St Marie, 04-01	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Pembina, 04-03	5.8 cm (2.3 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

209 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, 30 March to 6 April 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
117	103
241	113
140	100
203	57
139	60
130	54
127	102
76	104
153	75
51	85
48	103
25	110
25	97
127	62
58	80
76	75
20	120
76	60
122	12
89	57
10	111
267	23
50	50
73	66
152	48
8	120
3	103
50	84
92	57
119	57
51	89
101	57
101	57
64	68
25	90
49	64
51	64
5	95
26	83
50	64
25	63
64	61
38	69
204	21
66	42
25	70
76	43
76	44
39	64
76	55
31	66
76	64
102	44
51	59
101	57
51	69
51	56
51	67
26	44
51	64
46	38
56	8
8	74
25	67
51	53
31	60
41	60
26	36
28	57
25	65
26	47
51	63
38	60
51	57
3	68
77	21
18	57
203	10
51	43
51	54
25	63
51	56
76	24
5	67
5	72
25	52
25	59
8	71
25	63
26	68
26	59
41	50
101	18
122	10
26	52
25	67
76	21
102	21
38	42
76	43
5	66
10	66
2	63
43	40
89	36
13	61
25	62
71	40
25	60
13	57
101	10
23	41
23	41
3	65
25	59
25	55
26	55
25	59
25	52
40	10
102	23
51	54
51	47
46	21
18	52
30	18
39	21
26	27
25	56
28	45
16	31
25	53
50	17
3	43
25	48
25	48
25	43
17	42
12	44
64	10
21	34
102	11
26	37
3	50
76	13
51	21
51	36
12	38
36	24
78	10
26	43
26	43
77	18
13	39
13	39
13	39
89	13
38	21
26	21
51	2
12	21
43	10
25	18
25	39
13	18
45	21
51	10
26	6
5	38
20	6
26	21
25	0
25	21
30	2
25	21
26	10
26	18
13	21
25	21
25	12
17	16
20	11
77	6
13	21
25	2
5	13
40	15
20	16
17	12
5	31
26	21
25	12
7	6
5	19
5	2
50	2
18	2
30	2
26	2
12	13

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020 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	1,194 records
Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020 (this event)	209 records

Every Record Set

20 of 209

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 30 March to 6 April 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-03-31	Joseph	Record daily snowfall	19.1 cm (7.5 in)	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	100	74 of 100 (Major)
2020-03-31	Leadore #2	Record daily snowfall	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	13.0 cm (5.1 in)	54	58 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-31	Elliston	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	103	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-03-31	Livingston 12 S	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	62	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-01	Grass Range	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	75	52 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-01	Flatwillow 4 ENE	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	75	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-01	St Marie	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	60	45 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-01	Hungry Horse Dam	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.2 cm (4.8 in)	12	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-01	Missoula 6 NW WFO	Record daily snowfall	3.3 cm (1.3 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-01	Newport	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	110	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-04-02	Heron 2 NW	Record daily snowfall	16.8 cm (6.6 in)	11.7 cm (4.6 in)	103	77 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-02	Grand Forks UNIV (NWS)	Record daily snowfall	24.6 cm (9.7 in)	13.9 cm (5.5 in)	60	59 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-02	Milesville 5 NE	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	102	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-02	Dinosaur Nm-Quarry Area	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	104	55 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-02	Biddle	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	97	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-02	Jensen	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	57	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-03	Crookston NW Exp STN	Record daily snowfall	30.5 cm (12.0 in)	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	57	67 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-03	Pembina	Record daily snowfall	16.5 cm (6.5 in)	5.8 cm (2.3 in)	80	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-04-04	Hallock	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	24.1 cm (9.5 in)	113	75 of 100 (Major)
2020-04-05	Haugan 1 W	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85	52 of 100 (Notable)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 209 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 2026-10-17. Events are found by this site from station records and are not official designations. Records are provisional until reprocessed.

Date	Records
2020-03-30	1
2020-03-31	22
2020-04-01	62
2020-04-02	81
2020-04-03	26
2020-04-04	8
2020-04-05	7
2020-04-06	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
117	103
241	113
140	100
203	57
139	60
130	54
127	102
76	104
153	75
51	85
48	103
25	110
25	97
127	62
58	80
76	75
20	120
76	60
122	12
89	57
10	111
267	23
50	50
73	66
152	48
8	120
3	103
50	84
92	57
119	57
51	89
101	57
101	57
64	68
25	90
49	64
51	64
5	95
26	83
50	64
25	63
64	61
38	69
204	21
66	42
25	70
76	43
76	44
39	64
76	55
31	66
76	64
102	44
51	59
101	57
51	69
51	56
51	67
26	44
51	64
46	38
56	8
8	74
25	67
51	53
31	60
41	60
26	36
28	57
25	65
26	47
51	63
38	60
51	57
3	68
77	21
18	57
203	10
51	43
51	54
25	63
51	56
76	24
5	67
5	72
25	52
25	59
8	71
25	63
26	68
26	59
41	50
101	18
122	10
26	52
25	67
76	21
102	21
38	42
76	43
5	66
10	66
2	63
43	40
89	36
13	61
25	62
71	40
25	60
13	57
101	10
23	41
23	41
3	65
25	59
25	55
26	55
25	59
25	52
40	10
102	23
51	54
51	47
46	21
18	52
30	18
39	21
26	27
25	56
28	45
16	31
25	53
50	17
3	43
25	48
25	48
25	43
17	42
12	44
64	10
21	34
102	11
26	37
3	50
76	13
51	21
51	36
12	38
36	24
78	10
26	43
26	43
77	18
13	39
13	39
13	39
89	13
38	21
26	21
51	2
12	21
43	10
25	18
25	39
13	18
45	21
51	10
26	6
5	38
20	6
26	21
25	0
25	21
30	2
25	21
26	10
26	18
13	21
25	21
25	12
17	16
20	11
77	6
13	21
25	2
5	13
40	15
20	16
17	12
5	31
26	21
25	12
7	6
5	19
5	2
50	2
18	2
30	2
26	2
12	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
117	103
241	113
140	100
203	57
139	60
130	54
127	102
76	104
153	75
51	85
48	103
25	110
25	97
127	62
58	80
76	75
20	120
76	60
122	12
89	57
10	111
267	23
50	50
73	66
152	48
8	120
3	103
50	84
92	57
119	57
51	89
101	57
101	57
64	68
25	90
49	64
51	64
5	95
26	83
50	64
25	63
64	61
38	69
204	21
66	42
25	70
76	43
76	44
39	64
76	55
31	66
76	64
102	44
51	59
101	57
51	69
51	56
51	67
26	44
51	64
46	38
56	8
8	74
25	67
51	53
31	60
41	60
26	36
28	57
25	65
26	47
51	63
38	60
51	57
3	68
77	21
18	57
203	10
51	43
51	54
25	63
51	56
76	24
5	67
5	72
25	52
25	59
8	71
25	63
26	68
26	59
41	50
101	18
122	10
26	52
25	67
76	21
102	21
38	42
76	43
5	66
10	66
2	63
43	40
89	36
13	61
25	62
71	40
25	60
13	57
101	10
23	41
23	41
3	65
25	59
25	55
26	55
25	59
25	52
40	10
102	23
51	54
51	47
46	21
18	52
30	18
39	21
26	27
25	56
28	45
16	31
25	53
50	17
3	43
25	48
25	48
25	43
17	42
12	44
64	10
21	34
102	11
26	37
3	50
76	13
51	21
51	36
12	38
36	24
78	10
26	43
26	43
77	18
13	39
13	39
13	39
89	13
38	21
26	21
51	2
12	21
43	10
25	18
25	39
13	18
45	21
51	10
26	6
5	38
20	6
26	21
25	0
25	21
30	2
25	21
26	10
26	18
13	21
25	21
25	12
17	16
20	11
77	6
13	21
25	2
5	13
40	15
20	16
17	12
5	31
26	21
25	12
7	6
5	19
5	2
50	2
18	2
30	2
26	2
12	13

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
117	103
241	113
140	100
203	57
139	60
130	54
127	102
76	104
153	75
51	85
48	103
25	110
25	97
127	62
58	80
76	75
20	120
76	60
122	12
89	57
10	111
267	23
50	50
73	66
152	48
8	120
3	103
50	84
92	57
119	57
51	89
101	57
101	57
64	68
25	90
49	64
51	64
5	95
26	83
50	64
25	63
64	61
38	69
204	21
66	42
25	70
76	43
76	44
39	64
76	55
31	66
76	64
102	44
51	59
101	57
51	69
51	56
51	67
26	44
51	64
46	38
56	8
8	74
25	67
51	53
31	60
41	60
26	36
28	57
25	65
26	47
51	63
38	60
51	57
3	68
77	21
18	57
203	10
51	43
51	54
25	63
51	56
76	24
5	67
5	72
25	52
25	59
8	71
25	63
26	68
26	59
41	50
101	18
122	10
26	52
25	67
76	21
102	21
38	42
76	43
5	66
10	66
2	63
43	40
89	36
13	61
25	62
71	40
25	60
13	57
101	10
23	41
23	41
3	65
25	59
25	55
26	55
25	59
25	52
40	10
102	23
51	54
51	47
46	21
18	52
30	18
39	21
26	27
25	56
28	45
16	31
25	53
50	17
3	43
25	48
25	48
25	43
17	42
12	44
64	10
21	34
102	11
26	37
3	50
76	13
51	21
51	36
12	38
36	24
78	10
26	43
26	43
77	18
13	39
13	39
13	39
89	13
38	21
26	21
51	2
12	21
43	10
25	18
25	39
13	18
45	21
51	10
26	6
5	38
20	6
26	21
25	0
25	21
30	2
25	21
26	10
26	18
13	21
25	21
25	12
17	16
20	11
77	6
13	21
25	2
5	13
40	15
20	16
17	12
5	31
26	21
25	12
7	6
5	19
5	2
50	2
18	2
30	2
26	2
12	13