Table 2b:  Dates of Heavy Snow Events and Related Snow Amounts (1971 - 1997)

Event Date

NWS Stations (Snow Amount (Inches))

Average Snow Amount (Inches)

Pattern Type

01-12-1971

FOH (6.0), HAM (6.0), IDA16 (9.5)

7.2

WARM

04-26-1976

ABD (7.0), BFT (8.0), FOH (7.0)

MAS (7.5), PIH (7.4)

7.4

COLD

11-22-1977

ABD (9.0), MIN (10.0), PAU (6.0)

RIC (12.0)

9.3

WARM

12-01-1982

AMF (10.0), BFT (8.3), MIN (7.2)

PIH (9.5)

8.8

COLD

12-04-1983

AMF (12.0), IDA2 (10.0), IDA (6.2)

RXE (8.0)

9.1

WARM

01-21-1985

IDA2 (6.0), MIN (6.0), PAU (6.2)

RUP (7.0)

6.3

COLD

03-02-1985

ABD (6.5), ARB (8.0), BYI (8.4)

FOH (6.0), IDA2 (6.0), PIH (8.2)

7.2

COLD

12-23-1988

ARB (6.0), IDA16 (12.0), RIC (6.0)

8.0

COLD

12-25-1988

BFT (7.0), IDA16 (6.0), PIH (10.8)

7.9

COLD

12-29-1992

BFT (8.0), BYI (10.2), IDA2 (6.0)

MAS (6.0), PIH (7.4)

7.5

WARM

12-30-1992

FOH (6.0), MIN (8.0), PAU (8.0)

RXE (7.0)

7.3

WARM

01-11-1993

AMF (8.0), IDA2 (6.0), IDA (8.0)

MAC (6.0), MAS (7.0), PIH (6.6)

RUP (6.0)

6.8

COLD

01-25-1997

AMF (7.0), BYI (6.0), MAC (9.0)

MAS (6.0)

7.0

WARM

10-24-1997

ABD (6.0), IDA2 (6.0), PIH (7.6)

6.5

COLD