Eau Claire, WI Snowfall A-

First snow Nov 7 · Last snow Apr 11 · 53.7 in/yr · Station: CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Nov 7

Median over 30 seasons 11d late

Avg Last Snow

Apr 11

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

156 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

53.7 in

Rank #64 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 11 days later than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.5

Oct

4.4

Nov

12.2

Dec

12.3

Jan

11.3

Feb

8.9

Mar

3.9

Apr

0.3

May

Jun

How Eau Claire Compares

Eau Claire snowfall vs Wisconsin and U.S. medians
Measure	Eau Claire	Wisconsin median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	53.7 in	52.7 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Nov 7	Nov 11	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Apr 11	Apr 12	Apr 3
Snow season length	156 days	153 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (6 in Wisconsin, 201 nationally).

Nearby Tracked Cities

Ski Resorts in Wisconsin

Granite PeakNov 27–Mar 29

Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for CHIPPEWA VALLEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (USW00014991), 6 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.