Snow Season Summary for Duluth, MN
All specific snow amounts listed in the summary are valid for the National Weather Service Forecast Office in Duluth, MN unless otherwise specified.
Summary for Winter 2025-2026
This winter was much better than the previous two. The total for the season was 82.3 inches. The total is still several inches below the seasonal average of 90.2 inches. Two snowstorms reached 10.0 inches or more at the National Weather Service.
The best storm occurred from February 17 to 19. A brief period of thundersnow accompanied the initial shot of heavy snow during the second half of the evening on February 17. Sleet and snow pellets occasionally mixed into the snow during the first half of the storm. In spite of the mixed precipitation snow still accumulated 12.0 inches at the National Weather Service. Similar accumulations of 10 to 13 inches were reported accross Duluth and surrounding communities. Winds gusted over 60 mph at the Duluth International Airport with peak gusts of 64 mph on February 17 and 66 mph on February 18. The other big storm of 10.3 inches fell on November 25 to 26.
From the evening of March 4 to near noon March 6 an unusual ice storm produced by mostly freezing drizzle broke numerous tree limbs and caused scattered power outages. A near steady period of freezing rain toward the end of the event caused a repid increase in breaking limbs before temperatures rose above freezing. A little sleet also fell with the freezing rain.
Snow Season Summaries for Previous Years