Snowfall in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan

A WINTER WONDERLAND

Getting 300 inches of snowfall in the Upper Peninsula is not rare, but it doesn't happen every year. Most often the places in the UP to see 300 inches or more of snowfall are in the Copper Country and Keweenaw. There have been other places in the UP to reach 300 or more inches of snow, but it doesn't happen very often. Places like Painesdale to Twin Lakes, Calumet to Mohawk, and Phoenix to Delaware see 260+ inches of snowfall on average each winter season. Areas around Negaunee and Ishpeming typically see around 150-180 inches of snowfall on average each winter season. Marquette area typically gets 70-130 inches during the winter depending on how far out from Lake Superior and elevation. Ironwood area sees an average of 160-180 inches of snow each season. The eastern Upper Peninsula can see anywhere from 40 inches a year up to 200 inches a year depending on where it is. Areas of the southern Upper Peninsula will usually see anywhere from 30 inches a year up to 80 inches of snowfall each winter.

Snow stations to reach 300 inches of snowfall or more will be recorded here for the season of 2018/19.
Follow the daily snowfall amounts through the 2018/19 winter season.