Midwest’s Deepest Snowpack Found in Michigan’s U.P.

A recently compiled snow depth chart for Midwestern states shows that Michigan’s Upper Peninsula leads the region with the greatest snowfall.

Michigan Tops Midwest States For Snowfall

It's no secret that when Michigan has a traditional winter, it receives much more snow than its neighbors in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kansas, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Minnesota.

The states closest to the Great Lakes often get lake effect snow, but Michigan's Upper Peninsula gets the worst of it from Lake Superior.

Michigan’s U.P. leads all Midwestern states in snowfall, with some areas receiving more than 200 inches annually. Intense lake-effect snow from Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron is the main contributor to this excessive snowfall.

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The city of Hancock, Michigan, is located near Houghton on the Keweenaw Peninsula and frequently ranks among the snowiest places in the United States. Collectively, Calumet, Painesdale, and Houghton receive some of the highest snowfall totals in the Upper Peninsula, often exceeding 200 to 300 inches annually. Other high-snowfall areas include Herman, Grand Marais, and Marquette.

Upper Peninsula Buried: Snowiest Depth in the Midwest

Recently on the Upper Peninsula Reddit page, a graph was posted regarding the average snow depth in the Midwest and beyond and Michigan's U.P. tops all the neighboring states with its snowfall.

NOAA, created the graphic above and you can see the deepest snow is by far in the U.P.

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If you enjoy skiing, snowboarding, or snowmobiling, chances are that a trip to the Upper Peninsula will let you partake in all these activities well into April.

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