Michigan Technological University is located in Houghton, Michigan 49931

In memory of MTU Professor James Carstens who passed away Oct. 27, 2003 and had maintained a MTU weather site.

MTU Weather page

Houghton County Annual Snowfall Records from 1890 through 2017. Beginning in 2005, data is taken from Michigan Tech's Keweenaw Research Center, located at the Houghton County Airpark. Records through 1968-1969 were kept by the Calumet and Hecla Volunteer Weather Bureau. Unofficial records from 1970-2000 were kept by the Federal Aviation Administration at Houghton County Airport. Records from 2000-2004 are taken from Lake Linden-based meteorologist John Dee's measuring facility. The record high seasonal total of 355.90 inches was recorded in the winter of 1978-1979. This is measured at the airport -- the Keweenaw County Road Commission measures snow near Delaware and has recorded higher amounts during some winters. The low record of 81.30 inches was recorded in 1930-1931.  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 2016-17 0.00 6.00 74.50 55.25 36.00 2.75 5.50 180.00 2015-16 0.00 8.25 19.25 71.50 48.50 16.25 11.25 01.5 176.5 2014-15 1.75 38.25 35.75 46.25 41.50 10.25 7.75    181.5 2013-14 2.0 10.75 74.25 55.25 29.0 15.0 22.5    208.75 2012-13 2.00 18.5 17.75 67.00 51.0 34.50 33.00 2.0 225.75 2011-12   18.0 24.0 52.5 25.5 10.5 1.5    132.0 2010-11   25.5 32.5 72.0 18.0 12.5 18.0    178.5 2009-10 3.0 3.5 86.5 38.50 19.0        150.5 2008-09   17.0 69.5 84.50 27.0 4.5 14.5    217 2007-08   21.25 39.75 55.00 32.00 23.75 13.50    185.05 2006-07 6 5.50 26.5 37.75 36.5 20     132.25 2005-06   36.0 77.5 30.0 49.5 26.5 0   219.5 2004-05 5.50 7.25 50.63 57.38 25.75 17.75 164.26 2003-04 1.0 15.5 47.5 105.5 37.5 21.5 2.0 230.5 2002-03 5.0 27.5 40.5 67.0 44.0 35.0 0 0 229.0 2001-02 2.5 13.5 71.0  43.0 54.0 62.0 5.5 0.5 252.0 2000-01 1.5 25.0 107.5 57.0 72.0 38.5 2.0   303.7 1990-1999  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1999-2000 0.0 3.1 45.9 64.0 7.7 19.4 9.1 0 155.00  1998-99  0.0  8.4  89.8  83.3 36.0  13.5  0.0   0.0  231.00 97-98  4.6 32.7 22.6 53.8 5.5 12.3 0.0 0.0 131.50 96-97 1.8 26.5 61.1 105.1 14.3 34.5 3.2 6.2 253.10 95-96 2.2 30.8 90.6 98.2 39.3 39.6 16.2 8.3 328.20 94-95 0.2 11.0 12.7 44.7 68.1 26.0 13.2 1.0 175.90 93-94  5.0 22.5 37.7 83.4 14.6 15.0 7.1 0.0 185.30 92-93 8.2 13.3 42.5 59.2 22.6 10.5 3.3 0.0 159.60 91-92 1.0  42.7 33.8 42.8 35.4 6.0 4.5 0.0 166.20 90-91 13.4 6.7 35.6 73.3 22.3 11.7 0.9 1.9 165.80 1980-1989  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1989-90 0.40 34.80 108.50 50.50 31.50 6.30 10.50 3.90 246.40 88-89 11.10 37.90 71.60 80.20 86.70 34.50 7.80 3.40 333.20 87-88 9.80 3.90 12.00 75.90 66.70 47.60 3.10 0.00 229.00 86-87 0.00 54.42 31.60 34.70 9.90 25.03 9.21 6.00 170.86 85-86 0.00 62.30 109.60 48.60 24.30 39.60 2.29 0.00 286.69 84-85 1.00 4.60 57.30 70.30 42.50 55.20 4.20 0.00 235.10 83-84 2.90 29.70 100.00 51.40 11.60 30.70 4.80 0.20 231.30 82-83 10.80 32.20 32.50 37.20 15.00 26.60 13.50 0.00 167.80 81-82 8.60 5.20 99.00 82.00 27.70 17.70 19.90 0.00 260.10 80-81 3.20 11.50 52.60 72.50 30.50 8.60 5.30 0.00 184.20 1970-1979  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1979-80 11.30 30.50 23.70 95.60 41.00 6.50 6.70 0.00 215.30 78-79 0.70 55.00 118.90 88.30 39.80 43.20 9.40 0.60 355.90 77-78 0.00 22.40 83.70 70.20 36.00 18.10 4.30 0.00 234.70 76-77 6.50 37.00 72.40 68.50 30.10 10.80 9.70 0.00 234.80 75-76 0.00 10.50 58.90 69.80 47.10 72.30 0.60 0.00 259.20 74-75 0.00 29.80 26.70 85.40 54.10 42.10 1.90 0.00 240.00 73-74 0.00 10.10 61.10 68.70 40.30 8.00 18.40 3.00 209.60 72-73 0.00 18.80 58.60 66.20 43.80 3.90 1.60 8.70 201.60 71-72  0.00 18.10 18.40 104.50 49.90 45.10 21.90 0.00 287.90 70-71 0.00 15.90 50.60 97.80 56.90 34.90 19.80 3.80 279.70 1960-1969  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1969-70 0.00 24.50 35.90 69.40 18.10 8.70 8.50 0.00 165.10 68-69 0.00 24.00 78.00 87.50 27.00 5.50 5.50 0.00 227.50 67-68 10.50 40.50 26.50 25.50 36.00 4.50 8.00 0.00 151.50 66-67 2.00 23.00 50.00 65.50 37.50 14.00 6.00 0.50 199.00 65-66 0.00 46.00 36.00 57.50 18.50 28.00 16.00 1.00 203.00  64-65 5.00 42.00 68.00 63.50 56.50 25.50 7.00 1.00 268.50 63-64 0.00 5.00 83.50 27.50 33.00 33.50 11.00 0.00 193.50 62-63 3.50 9.00 65.00 51.00 34.50 24.50 2.50 2.00 192.00 61-62 0.00 18.50 57.00 61.50 45.00 5.00 4.00 1.00 192.00 60-61 0.00 18.50 36.50 49.00 44.00 15.00 6.00 5.50 174.50 1950-1959  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1959-60 3.00 54.00 26.00 63.50 41.50 17.50 10.00 7.00 222.50 58-59 0.00 23.50 96.00 85.50 14.50 25.50 0.00 0.00 247.00 57-58 0.00 29.50 30.00 39.50 35.00 16.00 0.00 0.00 150.00 56-57 0.00 29.50 36.50 58.50 26.00 5.00 12.00 0.00 167.50 55-56 0.00 30.25 77.50 40.00 17.00 12.00 12.50 4.00 193.25 54-55 4.00 14.25 6.00 51.50 12.50 54.00 0.50 0.00 142.75 53-54 0.00 8.00 20.00 43.00 13.00 21.00 1.50 11.00 117.50 52-53 1.00 13.00 18.00 39.50 59.00 12.00 17.00 0.00 159.00 51-52 7.00 33.00 62.00 35.00 9.00 21.00 10.00 0.00 177.00 50-51 0.00 35.00 85.00 49.00 49.00 26.00 13.00 0.00 257.00 1940-1949  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1949-50 0.50 31.00 26.50 89.00 41.00 31.00 28.00 7.00 254.00 48-49 0.50 17.50 61.00 47.00 45.00 18.00 0.00 0.00 189.00 47-48 0.00 52.00 50.00 44.00 16.00 18.00 2.00 0.00 182.00 46-47 2.00 14.00 42.00 30.50 60.50 18.50 8.50 0.00 176.00 45-46 0.00 17.50 77.00 47.00 29.00 8.00 7.00 0.50 186.00 44-45 0.00 14.00 42.50 68.50 59.00 7.00 18.50 0.50 212.00 43-44 0.00 13.00 24.00 13.50 20.00 43.00 4.00 0.00 117.50 42-43 7.00 22.00 66.00 39.50 26.50 31.00 9.50 0.00 208.00 41-42 0.00 15.00 25.50 41.50 29.00 33.00 1.00 2.00 147.00 40-41 0.00 27.00 30.50 51.00 43.50 10.50 7.00 0.00 169.50 1930-1939  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1939-40 4.00 2.00 25.50 61.00 27.50 31.50 12.50 8.00 172.00 38-39 2.00 23.00 51.00 41.50 60.00 35.00 13.50 0.00 226.00 37-38 1.50 15.20 42.50 46.00 12.50 8.50 1.00 0.00 127.25 36-37 1.75 25.50 25.25 77.00 51.00 2.50 8.00 0.00 191.00 35-36 1.20 28.25 41.25 50.50 38.00 15.75 2.00 0.50 177.45 34-35 0.50 13.00 54.00 59.00 11.00 7.50 1.50 0.00 146.50 33-34 7.50 25.25 30.50 21.00 11.00 14.25 15.25 0.00 124.75 32-33 12.00 10.00 35.75 15.00 23.00 14.20 5.50 0.00 115.45 31-32 0.00 3.00 5.00 33.50 25.00 23.00 2.50 0.00 92.00 30-31 2.80 6.00 23.00 21.50 12.50 11.50 4.00 0.00 81.30 1920-1929  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1929-30 5.50 19.50 36.20 42.50 12.00 8.80 1.00 0.00 125.50 28-29 0.00 1.20 25.80 61.00 14.00 11.00 1.00 1.50 115.50 27-28 0.00 24.25 58.48 36.75 12.00 9.00 26.00 0.00 166.48 26-27 5.50 31.50 30.50 15.00 23.00 1.00 2.00 0.00 108.50 25-26 8.50 4.00 18.50 17.00 11.00 21.50 3.50 0.50 84.50 24-25 0.00 17.25 44.00 17.00 11.00 6.00 0.00 0.00 95.25 23-24 8.25 6.00 25.00 45.00 11.00 5.00 3.50 0.00 103.75 22-23 1.49 5.25 46.00 48.50 27.00 5.80 6.50 0.25 140.79 21-22 1.00 16.50 25.00 41.50 34.50 4.00 11.00 0.00 133.50 20-21 0.00 17.00 41.00 19.00 19.00 15.00 0.00 1.50 112.50 1910-1919  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1919-20 9.00 41.00 53.00 27.00 11.00 18.00 6.50 0.00 165.50 18-19 2.00 11.00 38.00 18.00 29.00 5.00 1.00 2.00 106.00 17-18 2.00 4.00 46.00 40.00 6.00 4.00 1.00 0.00 103.00 16-17 5.00 8.00 46.00 19.00 13.00 27.00 4.00 0.00 122.00 15-16 1.50 9.00 25.00 53.00 23.00 22.00 4.00 0.00 137.50 14-15 0.00 6.00 21.00 40.00 12.00 6.00 1.00 0.25 86.25 13-14 3.00 4.00 4.00 25.00 23.00 12.00 16.00 0.00 87.00 12-13 0.00 12.00 46.00 29.00 33.00 30.00 7.00 0.00 157.00 11-12 1.00 31.50 29.00 40.00 7.00 4.00 8.00 0.00 120.50 10-11 4.00 21.00 33.00 29.50 32.00 11.00 5.50 0.00 136.00 1900-1909  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1909-10 10.00 20.50 40.50 51.00 24.00 0.50 9.00 0.50 156.00 08-09 0.00 30.00 28.50 25.00 28.50 16.25 19.00 4.00 151.25 07-08 0.00 18.50 19.50 19.00 26.50 20.50 12.00 0.00 116.00 06-07 1.00 27.00 40.50 39.00 10.00 16.50 35.00 2.50 171.50 05-06 6.25 24.25 31.00 22.00 27.00 25.00 0.50 0.00 136.00 04-05 0.25 16.25 55.50 37.00 14.50 7.50 5.50 3.00 139.50 03-04 0.00 39.00 52.00 33.50 11.00 21.00 10.50 3.00 170.00 02-03 0.80 8.00 52.00 22.00 24.00 11.00 18.00 3.00 138.80 01-02 0.00 15.00 31.00 43.00 24.00 12.00 7.50 0.00 132.50 00-01 0.00 13.50 20.00 32.50 15.00 18.50 0.00 0.00 99.50 1890-1899  Winter Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Total Inches 1899-1900 0.00 1.00 42.50 22.00 19.50 13.00 0.00 0.00 100.00 98-99 1.20 15.30 36.00 30.50 15.00 13.00 0.00 6.50 112.50 97-98 1.00 13.00 36.50 19.50 20.00 12.00 1.50 0.00 103.50 96-97 3.00 37.00 16.70 36.50 18.50 12.00 1.50 2.00 127.20 95-96 2.80 14.00 62.00 29.00 15.80 6.00 8.50 0.00 138.10 94-95 0.00 29.50 18.30 74.00 9.00 5.25 0.00 1.50 137.55 93-94 1.00 30.00 48.50 37.00 14.50 23.00 10.00 1.00 165.00 92-93 0.00 23.00 44.00 24.50 16.50 17.00 13.00 1.00 139.00 91-92 0.00 31.00 23.00 44.00 18.00 12.50 1.00 0.00 129.50 90-91 1.00 12.20 12..00 33.00 28.50 22.00 2.50 0.00 111.20