Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Snowiest Counties in North Dakota
Average annual snowfall by county, deepest first. Snow is the cost nobody budgets for: removal, roof load, the shorter life of a driveway that freezes and thaws all winter, and the heating demand in the column beside it. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year. Counties with no measurable snowfall in the normals are left out rather than listed as zero.
North Dakota ranked
| # | County | Annual snowfall | Heating degree days | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burleigh County | 50.5" | 8,471 | $2,514 |
| 2 | Emmons County | 50.5" | 8,471 | $1,032 |
| 3 | Grant County | 50.5" | 8,471 | $842 |
| 4 | Morton County | 50.5" | 8,471 | $2,067 |
| 5 | McKenzie County | 50.4" | 8,765 | $2,687 |
| 6 | Grand Forks County | 48.4" | 9,533 | $2,048 |
| 7 | Walsh County | 48.4" | 9,533 | $1,151 |
| 8 | Bowman County | 48.2" | 8,638 | $1,481 |
| 9 | Williams County | 48.2" | 8,906 | $2,133 |
| 10 | Mountrail County | 47.4" | 9,810 | $1,770 |
| 11 | Cavalier County | 47.3" | 10,360 | $1,140 |
| 12 | Ransom County | 46.7" | 9,014 | $1,513 |
| 13 | LaMoure County | 45.5" | 8,747 | $1,080 |
| 14 | McHenry County | 45.1" | 8,382 | $1,230 |
| 15 | Ward County | 45.1" | 8,382 | $2,148 |
| 16 | Sheridan County | 45.0" | 8,291 | $980 |
| 17 | Pierce County | 43.4" | 9,801 | $1,276 |
| 18 | Sioux County | 43.3" | 7,897 | $817 |
| 19 | McLean County | 42.7" | 8,957 | $1,890 |
| 20 | Nelson County | 42.5" | 9,920 | $1,038 |
| 21 | McIntosh County | 42.4" | 9,031 | $808 |
| 22 | Griggs County | 42.2" | 9,619 | $1,149 |
| 23 | Divide County | 40.7" | 9,318 | $1,435 |
| 24 | Pembina County | 39.1" | 10,022 | $1,073 |
| 25 | Dickey County | 36.9" | 8,515 | $1,437 |
| 26 | Cass County | 36.7" | 9,115 | $2,373 |
| 27 | Steele County | 34.7" | 9,921 | $1,096 |
| 28 | Wells County | 33.5" | 9,098 | $1,001 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Snowiest Counties across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in North Dakota