Cedar Rapids breaks single-day snowfall record for November on Saturday
Cedar Rapids breaks single-day snowfall record for November on Saturday
The prolonged snowfall event Saturday has broken a record that has stood for 132 years!
Reports of 10-12" of snow in Cedar Rapids would break the record for the most snow in a single day during the month of November.
The previous record was 9" on Nov. 22, 1893. The record for the most snow in a single day in the winter is likely safe, which was set on Feb. 26, 1954 at 16.7"
This snow has also broken the record for the largest first accumulating snow on record in Cedar Rapids. That record was previously 6.5" on Oct. 26, 1997.