Top 5 Snowiest Winter In St. Cloud History

ST. CLOUD -- St. Cloud State University is out with its winter weather summary. The numbers show what you may already know...St. Cloud had a lot of snow this season.

For the winter months of December through February, we had a total of 47.5 inches of snow in St. Cloud making it the 4th snowiest winter season in the last 105 years. It also means we had at least 10 inches of snow during those three months the first time since the mid 1980's and only the fifth time ever.

What's more, there were 39 days this season with measurable snowfall, the most since 2003-2004 and the second highest number of days in the last 15 years.

For the snow season which started back on November 13th, we've had 51.1 inches which is just over 15 inches above normal.

According to SCSU Meteorologist Bob Weisman, all of this snow also means there is a large threat for spring snowmelt flooding.

In the immediate St. Cloud area, the Sauk River is likely to produce at least minor flooding. The Mississippi River may overflow its banks in low-lying areas near Cathedral High School and in Sauk Rapids. It doesn't factor in ice jams which proved to be a major problem last year.

Finally, if you thought all of this snow meant a much colder winter, it actually was only slightly colder than normal with none of the three months more than 2-degrees colder than average.