In the 132 years that snow records have been kept in Columbus the climate records show 16 years that the month of May has gotten at least a trace amount of snow. Also of note was the "year without a summer" in 1816, when it's said to have snowed in every month of the calendar year, including a major blizzard during the first week of July.
That was the tail end of the coldest, wildest winter in recent memory in the Northeast Ohio area. June 1, 1978 - I was on the way to school and there was a "dusting" of snow on the ground and it was around 30 degrees. So, let's close this chapter on May snowfall.
Keep in mind however that this data is from the "official" NWS observing station which was at that time located in downtown Cleveland (official climate data has been taken at Cleveland Hopkins Airport since 1941). By June 11th, the corn was withered and dead in the field. It was barely a dusting, but nonetheless it was snow.
On May 6, 1973, there was a little more - just over a half-inch of snow.As for the first snow of the fall, it's been as early as Oct. 2 (in 1974 and 2003) and as late as Dec. 10 (in 1995).Below is a rundown of the first and last snows at the airport for each winter since 1950-51.Note to readers: if you purchase something through one of our affiliate links we may earn a commission.Registration on or use of this site constitutes acceptance of our
The latest measurable snowfall in Cleveland was May 10, 1907 and 1902.There has never been measurable snow in June, but a trace of snow did fall on June 5, 1907, according to The National Weather Service in Cleveland. The snow is done. There could have been other occasions, especially in the higher elevations in the eastern suburbs, when snow has, in fact, fallen in June, but officially, it's happened only the one time. Probably the deepest April snowfall in the history of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic occurred on April 1, 1807 from Illinois to the Northeast. However, no official records of such things were being kept back then, so we can only rely on historical accounts.June 1, 1978 - I was on the way to school and there was a "dusting" of snow on the ground and it was around 30 degrees. Elko's reading may be a monthly record, as the NWS NOW data indicates that snow has not fallen there in June before. Dig this though: In nearby Eureka, …
No, at least not since they started keeping records. Of course, summer snow, while unusual, is not unknown. Snow joke – the Midlands was covered with the stuff forty years ago today (June 2). (Rich Exner, cleveland.com)CLEVELAND, Ohio - The snow season in Cleveland typically lasts about five months, usually beginning by mid-November and not wrapping up until sometime in April.On average, there are 152 days from the first recorded snowfall in the fall until the last in the spring at the weather service's Cleveland station at Hopkins International Airport, cleveland.com research found.Other areas, of course, may get snow earlier or later.The first snow in the fall of 2016 arrived on Nov. 19, with 0.6 of an inch recorded at the airport.The first snow for the winter of 2015-16 was on Oct. 17, with the last on April 9 - a stretch of 176 days.The last snow for the season has been in April four of the last five winters, missing out only in 2014.The last time Cleveland had a May snow was on May 7, 1974, with just a tenth of an inch.
It got cold at night all summer and crops would not grow, There was a killing frost at least once during every month. This was due to a volcanic eruption in Indonesia the previous year.
There were killing frosts all three nights. Summer Snow. The unseasonal snowfall in 1975 came as a surprise to Brummies with one eye on summer. I … And in 1963, .4 inches fell during the month of May. That's 12.1% of the time! Stateside, snowfall hit in the Pacific Northwest and as far south as Utah, which normally brags about having “The best snow … That was the tail end of the coldest, wildest winter in recent memory in the Northeast Ohio area.