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Winter in Knox County, Maine

166 winter storms and snow events in the NCEI Storm Events record, 1950 to 2026. Event types counted: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.

166 events · 0 deaths recorded · peak month January · county share of state 2.7%

Winter event locations in and around Knox County. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders. Storm records through 30 Jun 2026.

NCEI records 166 winter events in Knox County, Maine, between 1950 and 2026, spread over 29 years.

January is the busiest month, with 44 of the recorded events. The last 20 years account for 99 events against 67 in the 20 years before, a change that reflects reporting practice as much as weather.

The county holds 2.7% of the 6,207 winter events recorded in Maine; its 45.5 per 100 square miles compares with 20.1 statewide.

Some winter weather and high wind events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county; zone-recorded events whose zone is named for the county are included and marked "Forecast zone" in the table.

Compared with Maine

Measure	Knox County	Maine	US
Winter events since 1950	166	6,207	287,339
Per 100 square miles	45.5	20.1	8.1
Per 10,000 residents	40.4	45.2	8.7
Deaths recorded	0	6	2,509
Busiest month	January	January	January

By year

195019882026

Winter events recorded in Knox County per year, 1950 to 2026 (2026 is partial).

Seasonality

Jan
44Feb
40Mar
35Apr
7May
1Jun
0Jul
0Aug
0Sep
0Oct
1Nov
5Dec
33

Winter events in Knox County by month of occurrence, all years.

Recorded events

All 166 events, most recent first. Magnitude is hail size, tornado rating or wind speed as recorded.

Date	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Crop damage	Deaths	Injuries	Geography
25 Jan 2026	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Dec 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Feb 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2025	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Mar 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2024	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Jan 2024	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Mar 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Feb 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 2023	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Mar 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Feb 2022	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2022	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Jan 2022	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2021	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Dec 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 May 2020	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Apr 2020	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Dec 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Mar 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2019	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2018	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 2018	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Dec 2017	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2017	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2017	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2017	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Dec 2016	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Mar 2016	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2016	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2016	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2016	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Feb 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2015	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Jan 2015	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 2015	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Nov 2014	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Feb 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2014	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2013	Ice Storm	—	$338K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Dec 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Mar 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Feb 2013	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Feb 2013	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Dec 2012	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 2012	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2012	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2012	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
23 Nov 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
29 Oct 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Apr 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Mar 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Feb 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Jan 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 2011	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Dec 2010	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2010	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2010	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Dec 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
28 Jan 2009	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Jan 2009	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Dec 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Dec 2008	Ice Storm	—	$317K	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Feb 2008	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Jan 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Jan 2008	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Dec 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Dec 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Apr 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Apr 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2007	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Dec 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Mar 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
10 Feb 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Jan 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
19 Jan 2005	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Dec 2004	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
21 Feb 2004	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Feb 2004	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Dec 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Feb 2003	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 2003	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Dec 2002	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Dec 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Mar 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Feb 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2002	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2002	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Jan 2002	Winter Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Dec 2001	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
17 Dec 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
1 Apr 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Mar 2001	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 2001	Blizzard	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Mar 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 2001	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
22 Feb 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Feb 2001	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Feb 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2001	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Jan 2001	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
30 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Dec 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
26 Nov 2000	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Mar 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
11 Mar 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
18 Feb 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Feb 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
31 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
16 Jan 2000	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
4 Jan 2000	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
15 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
6 Mar 1999	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Feb 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
13 Jan 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
12 Jan 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 1999	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
27 Dec 1998	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Dec 1998	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
14 Mar 1998	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
24 Jan 1998	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
20 Jan 1998	Winter Weather	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
5 Jan 1998	Ice Storm	—	$3.0M	—	—	—	Forecast zone
25 Nov 1996	Ice Storm	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
9 Apr 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
7 Mar 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
2 Mar 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
8 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone
3 Jan 1996	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	—	—	Forecast zone

Questions and answers

How many winter events has Knox County had?

166 events in the NCEI Storm Events record between 1950 and 2026. Reporting of winter storms and snow became far more complete after 1996, so early decades undercount.

When was the last recorded winter event in Knox County?

25 Jan 2026 (Winter Storm). Records reach NCEI about 120 days after the month ends.

What was the most damaging winter event recorded in Knox County?

The ice storm of 5 Jan 1998, with property damage estimated by NCEI at $3.0M.

How does Knox County compare with Maine for winter?

45.5 events per 100 square miles against 20.1 statewide; the county holds 166 of the state's 6,207 recorded events.

Provenance

NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, yearly details files through 30 Jun 2026, public domain. County-recorded events plus zone-recorded events whose forecast zone is named for the county (marked "Forecast zone"). Population and area from the US Census Bureau (2021). Built 1 Oct 2026. See the methodology, the Winter hub and the county page.