Grand Forks, ND Snowfall B+

First snow Oct 26 · Last snow Apr 14 · 48.8 in/yr · Station: GRAND FORKS INTL AP

Avg First Snow

Oct 26

Median over 28 seasons 13d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 14

Median over 28 seasons

Snow Season

171 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

48.8 in

Rank #77 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 13 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

1.6

Oct

6.5

Nov

12.6

Dec

9.9

Jan

7.0

Feb

7.6

Mar

3.7

Apr

0.1

May

Jun

How Grand Forks Compares

Grand Forks snowfall vs North Dakota and U.S. medians
Measure	Grand Forks	North Dakota median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	48.8 in	49.6 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Oct 26	Oct 27	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 14	Apr 18	Apr 3
Snow season length	171 days	174 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in North Dakota, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for GRAND FORKS INTL AP (USW00014916), 11 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.