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Minnesota snow totals

New snow in 155 Minnesota towns of 5,000+ people, from the NOAA analysis of Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 PM ET.

0.0 inNo measurable new snow in Minnesota towns in the last 24 hours. The season has no measurable snow yet.

Minneapolis and St. Paul average about 51 inches of snow a year, with about 15 days of an inch or more. Duluth, on a hill above Lake Superior, averages about 90 inches, and International Falls about 73.

Most snow in the last 24 hours

  1. No measurable snow in this window.

Snow totals in the largest Minnesota towns

Town24 h48 h72 hSeasonNormal year
Minneapolis0.00.00.00.051.2
St. Paul0.00.00.00.051.2
Rochester0.00.00.00.053.1
Bloomington0.00.00.00.051.2
Duluth0.00.00.00.090.2
Brooklyn Park0.00.00.00.054.3
Woodbury0.00.00.00.051.2
Plymouth0.00.00.00.054.3
Lakeville0.00.00.00.041
Blaine0.00.00.00.044.1
Maple Grove0.00.00.00.054.3
St. Cloud0.00.00.00.047.9
Eagan0.00.00.00.051.2
Burnsville0.00.00.00.051.2
Coon Rapids0.00.00.00.044.1
Eden Prairie0.00.00.00.051.2
Apple Valley0.00.00.00.051.2
Edina0.00.00.00.051.2
Minnetonka0.00.00.00.051.2
St. Louis Park0.00.00.00.051.2
Shakopee0.00.00.00.051.2
Mankato0.00.00.00.038.7
Moorhead0.00.00.00.051.4
Cottage Grove0.00.00.00.051.2
Maplewood0.00.00.00.051.2

Inches of new snow. "Season" counts from September 30. "Normal year" is the 1991-2020 average yearly snowfall at the nearest NOAA station with snow records, up to 30 km away.

Most snow so far this season

  1. No measurable snow in this window.

Where it snows most in Minnesota

The North Shore of Lake Superior and the Arrowhead region get the most snow, helped by the lake and the rising ground behind Duluth. Western and southern Minnesota are drier, and wind often moves fallen snow around on the open prairie.

Snowiest Minnesota towns in a normal year
TownInches a yearDays with 1 in+NOAA station
Duluth90.224.8DULUTH (9 km)
Hermantown90.224.8DULUTH (5 km)
International Falls7323.2INTL FALLS INTL AP (3 km)
Cloquet71.320.4CLOQUET (3 km)
East Bethel63.921.1CEDAR (6 km)
Oak Grove63.921.1CEDAR (4 km)
Grand Rapids59.618.5GRAND RPDS FOREST LAB (3 km)
St. Joseph57.416.1COLLEGEVILLE ST JOHN'S (7 km)
St. Francis5621ST FRANCIS (3 km)
Chanhassen54.714.9CHANHASSEN WSFO (1 km)

City pages in Minnesota

Questions people ask

How much snow did Minnesota get in the last 24 hours?

In the analysis for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 7 PM ET, no Minnesota town of 5,000+ people had measurable new snow in the last 24 hours.

How much snow does Minneapolis get in a normal year?

About 51.2 inches a year, the 1991-2020 normal at the MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL AP station (NOAA NCEI).

Are these official snow totals?

No. They come from NOAA's national snowfall analysis, an estimate on a grid. Official storm reports come from your local National Weather Service office.

Other states

Sources: NOAA NOHRSC National Snowfall Analysis v2 (season from September 30, 2026 to November 3, 2026); NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer and population estimates. Unofficial estimates, not for safety decisions.