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SNOW COVER DAYS
SNOW COVER DAYS (record). Days that have one inch or more of snow cover at 6:00 a.m. Local Standard Time. Through 1979 the record amount of snow cover occurred during the winter of 1978--1979 with 117 consecutive days. There were 120 days (non-consecutive) during the entire winter. The second highest number of days came in 1961-1962 with 108 days. The winter of 1919-1920 ranked third with 104 consecutive days.
Dubuque’s record snowfall, 76.2 inches, was set during the winter of 2007—2008. The record-setting snowfall began on November 21, 2007 when 2.2 inches was recorded. The previous record, 75.7 inches, was set in 1961-1962.
Year Snowfall (inches)
2007-2008 76.2
1961-1962 75.7
1974-1975 75.0
1959-1960 71.5
1977-1978 71.3
1978-1979 70.4
1958-1959 65.9
1992-1993 63.8
1985-1986 59.8
1950-1951 59.3
1951-1952 59.3
1911-1912 56.3
1925-1926 56.0
1909-1910 55.6
- National Weather Service