ST. CLOUD (WJON News) — For those of you keeping track, and potentially rooting for it, today is the day we will formally make this the snowiest season ever tape-recorded in the city of St. Cloud.
According to the St. Cloud State University Meteorology Department, we’re now as much as 87.8 inches of snow (since 6:00 a.m. Friday). We’ve seen some light snow through the early morning hours, which is anticipated to continue on and off throughout the day.
The all-time record is 87.9 inches of snow, so simply another tenth of an inch of snow is most likely.
We’re in fact in a Winter Weather Advisory up until 7:00 p.m.
SCSU Weather Records
St. Cloud Snow Statistics, by the numbers:
87.8 inches – season overall (up until now)
51.1 inches – connected #1 Winter (December, January, February)
26.3 inches – #9 Spring (March, April, May)
22.5 inches – #5 December
18.6 inches – #10 January
22.7 inches – #5 March
A record-breaking winter for snow has actually amounted to some huge numbers for the St. Cloud Public Works Department. Check out that story here.
On Thursday, Duluth broke its record for all-time snowfall at 137.1 inches. They’ve been contributing to that overall Friday.
If you snow enthusiasts are searching for a repeat of a great deal of snow next year, you may be out of luck. A Super El Nino is forecasted to begin later on this year and last into next winter season. In a normal El Nino, the Midwest has warmer than regular temperature levels and less than typical snowfall.
