List of blizzards

This is a list of blizzards, arranged alphabetically by the continents. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Africa
Location Country Date Category Notes
Johannesburg[1] South Africa June 27, 2007

Asia
Location Country Date Category Notes
Iran February, 1972 1972 Iran blizzard
Afghanistan February, 2008 2008 Afghanistan blizzard
Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujian,
Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shanxi, Sichuan		 China 25 January 2008 2008 Chinese winter storms

Australia
Location Country Date Category Notes
Canberra[2] Australia July 12, 2015

Europe
Location Country Date Category Notes
England, Wales, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany United Kingdom, Central Europe, Eastern Europe 18 January 2018 Cyclone David/Friederike
Most of Europe Most of Europe 16 December 2009 Winter of 2009–10 in Europe
England United Kingdom 1614-15 Among most significant winters in UK history; the snowfalls of 16-22 January 1615 were particularly notable[3]

North America
Location Country Date Category Notes
Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, New England, Atlantic Canada Canada USA February 11, 2006 2 North American blizzard of 2006
Virginia to Maine, Canadian Atlantic provinces (portions of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labrador) Canada, USA December 2009 4 North American blizzard of 2009
Illinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico, Mexico, Eastern Canada Canada, USA February 5–6, 2010 3 February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard
Illinois to Virginia to Vermont, New England, and Eastern Canada Canada, USA February 9–10, 2010 2 February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard
Mid-Atlantic region, New England, West Virginia, Eastern Canada Canada, USA February 25–27, 2010 4 February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard
Mid-Atlantic region, New England, Eastern Canada Canada, USA March 2010 March 2010 nor'easter
Alaska, Western Canada, Contiguous United States, Eastern Canada, Northern Europe, Russia Canada, Russia, UK, USA December 27, 2010 2 December 2010 North American blizzard
Central United States, Southeastern US, New England, Northeastern Mexico, Great Lakes, Eastern Canada Canada, Mexico, USA January 31 – February 2, 2011 5 January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard
Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, South Central United States, Eastern United States (especially the Mid-Atlantic states), Atlantic Canada, British Isles, Finland Canada January 19 - 29, 2016 5 January 2016 North American blizzard

South America
Location Country Date Category Notes
Southern-Central regions of Argentina Argentina 6 July, 2007 July 2007 Argentine winter storm

See also

References
  1. South Africa dusted by rare snow storm Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, Postmedia News
  2. Snow for Canberra, severe weather warning in place, The Canberra Times
  3. Veale, Lucy; G. Endfield; J. owen (2018). "The 'Great Snow' of winter 1614/1615 in England". Weather. 31 (1): 3–9. doi:10.1002/wea.3198.
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