Copper Country Snowfall

We know that snow in the Keweenaw is a near-daily event – we see it every day in our service areas in Houghton, Hancock, Calumet, and Laurium. Wondering how much snow we’ve gotten so far this year, but don’t want to drive to the Keweenaw Snow Gauge? Check out our digital snow meter! Data is from the Keweenaw County Snow Commission.

100 inches of snow

Snow totals for the 2024-2025 season

Click on a month to see its daily snow totals. 

 

Date Snow event
10/31 2

 

Date Snow event
11/25 2
11/26 4
11/28 3
11/29 5
11/30 5
Date Snow event
12/1 2
12/2 5
12/3 3.5
12/4 4
12/5 0.5
12/6 3
12/7 2.25
12/8 6
12/9 2.5
12/10 3
12/11 6
12/12 3
12/16 0.5
12/17 2
12/18 3
12/19 3
12/20 3
12/30 .5

 

 

Date Snow event
1/1 3
1/2 1
1/3 3
1/4 1.5
1/5 2
1/7 4
1/8 2
1/9 2
1/10 2
1/11 .5
1/12 5
1/13 6
1/14 6
1/15 4
1/16 1
1/17 .25
1/18 4.5
1/19 3
1/20 3
1/21 3.5
1/22 6
1/23 1.5
1/24 1.5
1/26 5
1/27 .25
1/28 4
1/29 3.25
1/31 1
   
   
   
   
Date Snow event
2/1 6
2/2 .5
2/3 4
2/5 1

When will it snow in Houghton and Keweenaw counties?

For the All UP team, winter begins with the first two inches of snow, and ends with the last two inches of snow in the spring. We can’t perfectly predict when winter will begin or end in the Keweenaw, but “November-ish” and “April-ish” seems accurate.

Season First 2″ of snow Last 2″ of snow
2006-2007 10/12/06 4/8/07
2007-2008 11/6/07 4/11/08
2008-2009 11/9/08 4/22/09
2009-2010 10/13/09 4/28/10
2010-2011 11/23/10 4/27/11
2011-2012 11/10/11 4/16/12
2012-2013 11/12/12 5/3/13
2013-2014 11/22/13 5/16/14
2014-2015 10/31/14 4/23/15
2015-2016 11/4/15 4/11/16
2016-2017 11/19/16 4/27/17
2017-2018 10/28/17 4/18/18
2018-2019 10/15/18 5/9/19
2019-2020 11/2/19 4/14/20
2020-2021 10/17/20 4/20/21
2021-2022 11/14/21 4/26/22
2022-2023 11/11/22 5/2/23
2023-2024 10/30/23 4/3/24
2024-2025 10/31/24

Snowfall records

  • Lowest annual snowfall:
    81.3 inches (1930-1931)
  • Highest annual snowfall:
    390.4 inches (1978-1979)
  • Coldest average monthly winter temperature:
    -2.7°F (January 1912)
  • Warmest average monthly winter temperature:
    38° F (March 2012)