Southern Wisconsin
Southern and southeastern Wisconsin generally receive less snow than northern Wisconsin, although major winter storms can still produce heavy seasonal totals.
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Wisconsin Snowfall by City
Compare average annual snowfall, monthly snowfall patterns, snow-season length and estimated snow-removal needs for Wisconsin cities and regions.
Select a Wisconsin city
Choose a city to view its normal or estimated annual snowfall, typical winter pattern and seasonal planning information.
Compare snowfall across Wisconsin cities
Select any city below to load its snowfall profile into the tool.
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Northern Wisconsin
Northern cities typically have longer snow seasons, colder temperatures and more persistent snow cover.
Lake-effect snow
Areas near Lake Superior can receive substantially more snowfall when cold air collects moisture from the relatively warmer lake.
How to use the Wisconsin snowfall-by-city tool
Select a Wisconsin city to view its average or estimated annual snowfall. The results also show the typical snow season, snowiest month, monthly distribution and a broad snowfall classification.
Add a driveway length and width to estimate the total seasonal volume of snow that could land on that paved area. The volume estimate assumes the entered annual snowfall accumulates evenly over the full surface.
What is a climate normal?
A climate normal is a long-term average calculated over a standard 30-year period. It describes typical climate conditions but does not predict what will happen during one particular winter.
Why Wisconsin snowfall varies so much
- Northern Wisconsin has a longer and generally colder snow season.
- Lake Superior creates significant lake-effect snowfall in parts of northwestern Wisconsin.
- Lake Michigan can influence snowfall patterns in eastern Wisconsin.
- Storm tracks vary from year to year and may favor different sections of the state.
- Elevation, local terrain and the location of weather stations affect measured totals.
Calendar-year versus snow-season totals
Snowfall may be reported by calendar year, meteorological winter or snow season. These totals are not always directly interchangeable. The values used here are intended as annual or seasonal planning comparisons rather than live snowfall totals.
Official and estimated values
Milwaukee, Madison and Eau Claire use published 1991–2020 normal values. Other city entries are broad regional planning estimates designed for comparison until additional verified station-normal data is added.
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