Winter storm could produce near-record in month of October
Prepare for a slow commute this morning[KSTP/ Chris Knoll]
The winter storm on Tuesday could produce a near-record in October for daily snowfall amounts across the cities, according to the National Weather Service Twin Cities.
The National Weather Service Twin Cities tweeted out a picture that showed all the statistics of maximum one-day total snowfall for Minneapolis, St. Paul, St. Cloud and Eau Clarie.
Today’s storm could produce near record October daily snowfall amounts across the area. Here are some statistics on October snowfall.
— NWS Twin Cities (@NWSTwinCities) October 20, 2020
Detailed info from the State Climate Office on the largest October snowfalls in Minnesota can be found at https://t.co/fdEm65lKyC #mnwx #wiwx pic.twitter.com/Z5ifvecKO2
The record snowfall in October for the Minneapolis-St. Paul area was 8.2 inches, which was set on Oct. 31, 1991. Records for the St. Cloud and Eau Claire areas are both around 5 inches.
According to the NWS, the record for Oct. 20 was set in 1912, when the Twin Cities received three inches of snow.