Snow event in United States, 30 March to 3 April 2022

Name: Snow event in United States, 30 March to 3 April 2022
Start: 2022-03-30
End: 2022-04-03
Location: United States

Snow event in United States, 30 March to 3 April 2022: 119 records at 92 stations, peak on 31 March 2022. 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 3 April 2022 set or tied 119 station records at 92 stations.
It ran from 30 March 2022 to 3 April 2022 (5 days) and its peak day was 31 March 2022.
Status: closed.
Bemidji set a daily record snowfall of 10.4 cm (4.1 in) on 30 March 2022.
The busiest day was 31 March 2022 with 62 records.
The oldest broken record in the ranked list had stood for 128 years.

Footprint

30 March to 3 April 2022

The area covered by Snow event in United States, 30 March to 3 April 2022 is outlined, with 18 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 3 April 2022: stations that set records in the event
Station	Type	Value	Date
Bemidji	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	2022-03-30
Montrose	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2022-03-30
Highmore	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2022-03-30
Artichoke Lake 1 E	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	2022-03-30
Indianola 1SW	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	2022-03-31
Wessington 2SE	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	2022-03-30
Geneseo	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	2022-03-31
Wheaton	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	2022-03-30
Wessington Springs	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2022-03-30
Watertown Rgnl AP	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	2022-03-30
Knoxville	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2022-03-31
Maquoketa	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	2022-03-31
El Dorado	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	2022-03-31
Madison	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2022-03-31
McPherson	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	2022-03-31
Sterling	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	2022-03-31
Sidell 4N	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	2022-04-01
Wellington	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	2022-04-01

Records per Day

Peak day 62

Records set or tied each day from 30 March 2022 to 3 April 2022. The most in one day was 62 on 31 March 2022.

Top Records by Margin

Margin over the record replaced

Top records of Snow event in United States, 30 March to 3 April 2022 ranked by margin
Montrose, 03-30	12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Geneseo, 03-31	6.9 cm (2.7 in)
Highmore, 03-30	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
Wessington 2SE, 03-30	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
McPherson, 03-31	5.1 cm (2.0 in)
Sterling, 03-31	4.6 cm (1.8 in)
Artichoke Lake 1 E, 03-30	4.3 cm (1.7 in)
Bemidji, 03-30	2.8 cm (1.1 in)
Indianola 1SW, 03-31	2.8 cm (1.1 in)
Wheaton, 03-30	2.8 cm (1.1 in)
Knoxville, 03-31	2.5 cm (1.0 in)
El Dorado, 03-31	2.5 cm (1.0 in)
Madison, 03-31	2.5 cm (1.0 in)
Wessington Springs, 03-30	2.2 cm (0.9 in)
Madison, 03-31	2.0 cm (0.8 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

119 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 3 April 2022
Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	127
28	105
127	57
51	121
25	117
20	119
28	107
51	85
28	96
25	119
43	84
22	111
10	108
13	124
13	128
69	83
10	127
51	88
13	100
25	120
25	127
8	105
12	96
5	99
3	123
25	84
64	49
13	88
25	85
41	77
25	80
51	76
25	84
21	77
25	80
25	80
102	44
13	80
30	72
18	77
13	81
20	76
51	72
28	64
109	4
51	49
17	72
3	80
68	43
18	73
30	68
10	71
12	71
25	68
25	72
13	68
26	52
26	52
38	56
77	36
25	57
20	59
25	47
25	44
13	65
33	43
26	49
25	52
76	40
13	59
8	49
26	36
2	52
41	37
26	52
26	36
13	49
13	40
12	47
30	31
13	36
25	56
13	36
5	43
26	49
38	20
26	37
5	51
36	31
63	3
3	51
15	45
18	45
13	37
38	37
25	36
26	28
25	45
25	45
5	37
16	28
13	35
13	43
51	33
51	33
51	33
27	28
28	12
20	20
39	20
25	36
13	36
25	35
13	20
3	27
21	28
13	31
20	20
46	5

Compared With Other Events

Station records per event

Station records in Snow event in United States, 30 March to 3 April 2022 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 3 April 2022 (this event)	119 records

Every Record Set

20 of 119

Every record set or tied during Snow event in United States, 30 March to 3 April 2022, in date order
Date	Station	Record	Value	Margin	Years stood	Significance
2022-03-30	Bemidji	Record daily snowfall	10.4 cm (4.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	105	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-30	Montrose	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	57	46 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-30	Highmore	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	85	44 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-30	Artichoke Lake 1 E	Record daily snowfall	5.6 cm (2.2 in)	4.3 cm (1.7 in)	84	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-30	Wessington 2SE	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	88	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-30	Wheaton	Record daily snowfall	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	107	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-30	Wessington Springs	Record daily snowfall	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.2 cm (0.9 in)	111	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-30	Watertown Rgnl AP	Record daily snowfall	3.8 cm (1.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	100	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	Indianola 1SW	Record daily snowfall	6.6 cm (2.6 in)	2.8 cm (1.1 in)	96	43 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-31	Geneseo	Record daily snowfall	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	6.9 cm (2.7 in)	83	42 of 100 (Notable)
2022-03-31	Knoxville	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	120	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	Maquoketa	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	124	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	El Dorado	Record daily snowfall	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	1.3 cm (0.5 in)	128	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	El Dorado	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	117	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	Madison	Record daily snowfall	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	2.0 cm (0.8 in)	119	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	Madison	Record snow depth	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	119	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	McPherson	Record snow depth	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	121	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-03-31	Sterling	Record daily snowfall	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	4.6 cm (1.8 in)	127	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-01	Sidell 4N	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	108	20 of 100 (Routine)
2022-04-01	Wellington	Record daily snowfall	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	1.0 cm (0.4 in)	127	20 of 100 (Routine)

The daily ledgers keep a limited number of records per day, so this list has 20 of the 119 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.

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	127
28	105
127	57
51	121
25	117
20	119
28	107
51	85
28	96
25	119
43	84
22	111
10	108
13	124
13	128
69	83
10	127
51	88
13	100
25	120
25	127
8	105
12	96
5	99
3	123
25	84
64	49
13	88
25	85
41	77
25	80
51	76
25	84
21	77
25	80
25	80
102	44
13	80
30	72
18	77
13	81
20	76
51	72
28	64
109	4
51	49
17	72
3	80
68	43
18	73
30	68
10	71
12	71
25	68
25	72
13	68
26	52
26	52
38	56
77	36
25	57
20	59
25	47
25	44
13	65
33	43
26	49
25	52
76	40
13	59
8	49
26	36
2	52
41	37
26	52
26	36
13	49
13	40
12	47
30	31
13	36
25	56
13	36
5	43
26	49
38	20
26	37
5	51
36	31
63	3
3	51
15	45
18	45
13	37
38	37
25	36
26	28
25	45
25	45
5	37
16	28
13	35
13	43
51	33
51	33
51	33
27	28
28	12
20	20
39	20
25	36
13	36
25	35
13	20
3	27
21	28
13	31
20	20
46	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	127
28	105
127	57
51	121
25	117
20	119
28	107
51	85
28	96
25	119
43	84
22	111
10	108
13	124
13	128
69	83
10	127
51	88
13	100
25	120
25	127
8	105
12	96
5	99
3	123
25	84
64	49
13	88
25	85
41	77
25	80
51	76
25	84
21	77
25	80
25	80
102	44
13	80
30	72
18	77
13	81
20	76
51	72
28	64
109	4
51	49
17	72
3	80
68	43
18	73
30	68
10	71
12	71
25	68
25	72
13	68
26	52
26	52
38	56
77	36
25	57
20	59
25	47
25	44
13	65
33	43
26	49
25	52
76	40
13	59
8	49
26	36
2	52
41	37
26	52
26	36
13	49
13	40
12	47
30	31
13	36
25	56
13	36
5	43
26	49
38	20
26	37
5	51
36	31
63	3
3	51
15	45
18	45
13	37
38	37
25	36
26	28
25	45
25	45
5	37
16	28
13	35
13	43
51	33
51	33
51	33
27	28
28	12
20	20
39	20
25	36
13	36
25	35
13	20
3	27
21	28
13	31
20	20
46	5

Margin (mm)	Years the old record stood
46	127
28	105
127	57
51	121
25	117
20	119
28	107
51	85
28	96
25	119
43	84
22	111
10	108
13	124
13	128
69	83
10	127
51	88
13	100
25	120
25	127
8	105
12	96
5	99
3	123
25	84
64	49
13	88
25	85
41	77
25	80
51	76
25	84
21	77
25	80
25	80
102	44
13	80
30	72
18	77
13	81
20	76
51	72
28	64
109	4
51	49
17	72
3	80
68	43
18	73
30	68
10	71
12	71
25	68
25	72
13	68
26	52
26	52
38	56
77	36
25	57
20	59
25	47
25	44
13	65
33	43
26	49
25	52
76	40
13	59
8	49
26	36
2	52
41	37
26	52
26	36
13	49
13	40
12	47
30	31
13	36
25	56
13	36
5	43
26	49
38	20
26	37
5	51
36	31
63	3
3	51
15	45
18	45
13	37
38	37
25	36
26	28
25	45
25	45
5	37
16	28
13	35
13	43
51	33
51	33
51	33
27	28
28	12
20	20
39	20
25	36
13	36
25	35
13	20
3	27
21	28
13	31
20	20
46	5