Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 2020

Name: Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 2020
Start: 2020-10-30
End: 2020-11-05
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 2020: 159 records at 97 stations, peak on 3 November 2020. Closed.

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

Key Facts

Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 2020 set or tied 159 station records at 97 stations.
It ran from 30 October 2020 to 5 November 2020 (7 days) and its peak day was 3 November 2020.
Status: closed.
Lake Placid 2 S set a daily record snowfall of 25.4 cm (10.0 in) on 3 November 2020.
The busiest day was 31 October 2020 with 44 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 124 years.

Footprint

30 October to 5 November 2020

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 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 October to 5 November 2020: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Lake Placid 2 S	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	2020-11-03
Ashburnham	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	2020-10-31
Southbridge 3 SW	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-10-31
Brockton	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2020-10-30
Liberty 1 NE	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2020-10-31
Middleton	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	2020-10-31
Belchertown	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	2020-10-31
Bakersville	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	2020-10-31
Blue Hill Coop	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	2020-10-31
Tionesta 2 SE Lake	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-11-02
Barre Falls Dam	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	2020-10-31
Middleboro	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2020-10-31
Barkhamsted	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2020-10-31
Burlington	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2020-10-31
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2020-10-30
Kingston	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	2020-10-30
Lawrence	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2020-10-31
Milford	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2020-10-31
Keene	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	2020-10-31
Nashua 2 NNW	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2020-10-31

Records per Day

Peak day 40

Records set or tied each day from 30 October 2020 to 5 November 2020. The most in one day was 44 on 31 October 2020.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 2020 ranked by margin
Lake Placid 2 S, 11-03	17.8 cm (7.0 in)
Blue Hill Coop, 10-31	15.0 cm (5.9 in)
Southbridge 3 SW, 10-31	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Barre Falls Dam, 10-31	10.2 cm (4.0 in)
Bakersville, 10-31	9.1 cm (3.6 in)
Belchertown, 10-31	8.9 cm (3.5 in)
Ashburnham, 10-31	8.6 cm (3.4 in)
Milford, 10-31	7.6 cm (3.0 in)
Tionesta 2 SE Lake, 11-02	7.2 cm (2.8 in)
Middleton, 10-31	6.4 cm (2.5 in)
Brockton, 10-30	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
Liberty 1 NE, 10-31	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
Barkhamsted, 10-31	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
Burlington, 10-31	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
Shuttle Meadow Rsvr, 10-30	5.1 cm (2.0 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

159 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 October to 5 November 2020
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
178	110
86	114
102	91
35	95
51	94
51	124
51	120
64	91
89	77
38	120
91	72
150	20
76	72
72	66
25	120
102	61
38	57
51	85
51	85
51	72
51	58
51	58
94	78
25	91
13	109
114	18
25	94
13	94
51	78
51	66
76	61
51	60
51	72
25	72
22	86
30	82
81	15
51	71
5	94
102	55
97	31
51	69
77	66
46	58
36	70
56	57
25	72
25	69
46	57
51	41
13	74
40	41
5	41
25	72
51	61
25	70
25	72
25	76
25	71
51	72
36	69
26	62
26	66
8	79
25	70
25	72
3	75
13	69
13	69
51	65
25	69
25	63
12	69
25	72
13	72
25	70
13	72
13	72
20	66
38	60
25	72
3	77
101	27
26	58
114	9
5	61
25	62
51	32
12	69
63	18
5	41
5	71
5	72
76	56
92	25
3	72
5	72
13	55
76	27
25	61
26	9
26	9
51	9
10	61
25	60
25	58
25	56
26	17
8	61
38	53
46	42
10	58
51	9
15	9
102	27
76	9
11	20
25	44
25	56
64	18
51	9
8	56
25	27
76	27
50	27
51	9
25	9
36	24
8	53
25	47
38	24
51	18
25	0
20	9
26	0
5	47
26	18
25	42
51	9
26	9
3	46
25	27
28	9
3	46
55	9
26	27
21	24
13	24
51	9
50	14
74	9
25	27
26	27
26	9
5	26
11	9
17	6
8	6
13	6

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 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 October to 5 November 2020 (this event)	159 records

Every Record Set

20 of 159

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 30 October to 5 November 2020, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2020-10-30	Brockton	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	124	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-30	Shuttle Meadow Rsvr	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-30	Kingston	Record daily snowfall	4.8 cm (1.9 in)	3.5 cm (1.4 in)	95	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-31	Ashburnham	Record daily snowfall	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	114	57 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Southbridge 3 SW	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	91	56 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Liberty 1 NE	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	120	50 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Middleton	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	91	48 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Belchertown	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	77	47 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Bakersville	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	72	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Blue Hill Coop	Record daily snowfall	16.0 cm (6.3 in)	15.0 cm (5.9 in)	20	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Barre Falls Dam	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	61	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Middleboro	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	57	44 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Barkhamsted	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Burlington	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85	43 of 100 (Notable)
2020-10-31	Lawrence	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	94	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-31	Milford	Record snow depth	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	72	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-31	Keene	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-10-31	Nashua 2 NNW	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2020-11-02	Tionesta 2 SE Lake	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	7.2 cm (2.8 in)	66	46 of 100 (Notable)
2020-11-03	Lake Placid 2 S	Record daily snowfall	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	110	75 of 100 (Major)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 159 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
2020-10-30	22
2020-10-31	44
2020-11-01	12
2020-11-02	34
2020-11-03	40
2020-11-04	5
2020-11-05	2

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
178	110
86	114
102	91
35	95
51	94
51	124
51	120
64	91
89	77
38	120
91	72
150	20
76	72
72	66
25	120
102	61
38	57
51	85
51	85
51	72
51	58
51	58
94	78
25	91
13	109
114	18
25	94
13	94
51	78
51	66
76	61
51	60
51	72
25	72
22	86
30	82
81	15
51	71
5	94
102	55
97	31
51	69
77	66
46	58
36	70
56	57
25	72
25	69
46	57
51	41
13	74
40	41
5	41
25	72
51	61
25	70
25	72
25	76
25	71
51	72
36	69
26	62
26	66
8	79
25	70
25	72
3	75
13	69
13	69
51	65
25	69
25	63
12	69
25	72
13	72
25	70
13	72
13	72
20	66
38	60
25	72
3	77
101	27
26	58
114	9
5	61
25	62
51	32
12	69
63	18
5	41
5	71
5	72
76	56
92	25
3	72
5	72
13	55
76	27
25	61
26	9
26	9
51	9
10	61
25	60
25	58
25	56
26	17
8	61
38	53
46	42
10	58
51	9
15	9
102	27
76	9
11	20
25	44
25	56
64	18
51	9
8	56
25	27
76	27
50	27
51	9
25	9
36	24
8	53
25	47
38	24
51	18
25	0
20	9
26	0
5	47
26	18
25	42
51	9
26	9
3	46
25	27
28	9
3	46
55	9
26	27
21	24
13	24
51	9
50	14
74	9
25	27
26	27
26	9
5	26
11	9
17	6
8	6
13	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
178	110
86	114
102	91
35	95
51	94
51	124
51	120
64	91
89	77
38	120
91	72
150	20
76	72
72	66
25	120
102	61
38	57
51	85
51	85
51	72
51	58
51	58
94	78
25	91
13	109
114	18
25	94
13	94
51	78
51	66
76	61
51	60
51	72
25	72
22	86
30	82
81	15
51	71
5	94
102	55
97	31
51	69
77	66
46	58
36	70
56	57
25	72
25	69
46	57
51	41
13	74
40	41
5	41
25	72
51	61
25	70
25	72
25	76
25	71
51	72
36	69
26	62
26	66
8	79
25	70
25	72
3	75
13	69
13	69
51	65
25	69
25	63
12	69
25	72
13	72
25	70
13	72
13	72
20	66
38	60
25	72
3	77
101	27
26	58
114	9
5	61
25	62
51	32
12	69
63	18
5	41
5	71
5	72
76	56
92	25
3	72
5	72
13	55
76	27
25	61
26	9
26	9
51	9
10	61
25	60
25	58
25	56
26	17
8	61
38	53
46	42
10	58
51	9
15	9
102	27
76	9
11	20
25	44
25	56
64	18
51	9
8	56
25	27
76	27
50	27
51	9
25	9
36	24
8	53
25	47
38	24
51	18
25	0
20	9
26	0
5	47
26	18
25	42
51	9
26	9
3	46
25	27
28	9
3	46
55	9
26	27
21	24
13	24
51	9
50	14
74	9
25	27
26	27
26	9
5	26
11	9
17	6
8	6
13	6

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
178	110
86	114
102	91
35	95
51	94
51	124
51	120
64	91
89	77
38	120
91	72
150	20
76	72
72	66
25	120
102	61
38	57
51	85
51	85
51	72
51	58
51	58
94	78
25	91
13	109
114	18
25	94
13	94
51	78
51	66
76	61
51	60
51	72
25	72
22	86
30	82
81	15
51	71
5	94
102	55
97	31
51	69
77	66
46	58
36	70
56	57
25	72
25	69
46	57
51	41
13	74
40	41
5	41
25	72
51	61
25	70
25	72
25	76
25	71
51	72
36	69
26	62
26	66
8	79
25	70
25	72
3	75
13	69
13	69
51	65
25	69
25	63
12	69
25	72
13	72
25	70
13	72
13	72
20	66
38	60
25	72
3	77
101	27
26	58
114	9
5	61
25	62
51	32
12	69
63	18
5	41
5	71
5	72
76	56
92	25
3	72
5	72
13	55
76	27
25	61
26	9
26	9
51	9
10	61
25	60
25	58
25	56
26	17
8	61
38	53
46	42
10	58
51	9
15	9
102	27
76	9
11	20
25	44
25	56
64	18
51	9
8	56
25	27
76	27
50	27
51	9
25	9
36	24
8	53
25	47
38	24
51	18
25	0
20	9
26	0
5	47
26	18
25	42
51	9
26	9
3	46
25	27
28	9
3	46
55	9
26	27
21	24
13	24
51	9
50	14
74	9
25	27
26	27
26	9
5	26
11	9
17	6
8	6
13	6