Snow totals Marquette, MI
As of October 8, 2026, Marquette has recorded no snowfall for the 2026-27 season. The normal amount of snow that would have fallen by this date is 1.5 inches, while the full-season average for the city is 176.0 inches. The reading is a station observation from Marquette Weather Forecast Office in the GHCN-Daily network. NOAA quality-checks the reading.
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Data from Marquette Weather Forecast Office, with records back to 1959. 96 percent of days since 1959 carry a reading, and the 2025-26 season reached 100 percent.
Most recent snowfall
2026-27 has produced no measurable snow at this station so far.
How much snow did Marquette get?
| Snowfall to date | 0.0 inches | 2026-27 |
|---|---|---|
| Normal to date | 1.5 inches | 1991-2020 normal through October 8, 2026 |
| Departure from normal | -1.5 inches (-100%) | Season so far at 0 percent of normal |
| Snow days | 0 | days with measurable snowfall |
| Biggest day | n/a | |
| Last snow day | n/a | |
| Season average | 176.0 inches | 65 seasons on record |
In Marquette, the median first measurable snow lands on October 17, GHCN-Daily records show. The earliest date on record is September 22 and the latest is January 2, a span that starts in 1959. The median first inch lands on October 21, with the earliest on September 22 and the latest on January 2.
Marquette snow season totals
| Season | Snowfall | Snow days |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 276.6 inches | 96 |
| 2024-25 | 181.4 inches | 95 |
| 2023-24 | 126.5 inches | 65 |
| 2022-23 | 265.1 inches | 99 |
| 2021-22 | 204.7 inches | 113 |
| 2020-21 | 111.8 inches | 89 |
| 2019-20 | 208.6 inches | 103 |
| 2018-19 | 227.6 inches | 106 |
| 2017-18 | 175.2 inches | 96 |
| 2016-17 | 154.0 inches | 76 |
| 2015-16 | 160.9 inches | 94 |
| 2014-15 | 178.7 inches | 100 |
| 2013-14 | 198.9 inches | 117 |
| 2012-13 | 214.6 inches | 114 |
| 2011-12 | 152.8 inches | 73 |
Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.
Snowfall days at each threshold in Marquette
| Season | 1+ in. | 3+ in. | 5+ in. | 10+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 51 | 27 | 17 | 9 |
| 2024-25 | 34 | 21 | 8 | 3 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 2 |
| 2022-23 | 56 | 25 | 19 | 4 |
| 2021-22 | 51 | 19 | 8 | 2 |
| 2020-21 | 34 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019-20 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 3 |
| 2018-19 | 52 | 25 | 14 | 3 |
| 2017-18 | 52 | 17 | 7 | 1 |
| 2016-17 | 39 | 15 | 11 | 1 |
| Average | 43.2 | 18.3 | 9.5 | 2.6 |
A day counts when its snowfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Marquette Weather Forecast Office records in GHCN-Daily. The final row averages all 65 complete seasons, running from 1959 onward.
All-time snowfall records
| Biggest day | 26.2 inches | Mar 14, 1997 |
|---|---|---|
| Snowiest season | 319.8 inches | 2001-02 |
| Least snowy season | 4.0 inches | 1964-65 |
| Average season | 176.0 inches | 65 seasons on record |
| Record begins | 1959 | 23,559 daily readings |
Monthly snowfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 42.1 | 36.8 | 29.4 | 17.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 24.2 | 39.9 |
Normals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
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