Winter events in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania The winter events on record, by date and by year
This page is a county record of past events and claims. It does not show the flood zone or the risk of an address. For the flood map of an address, use FEMA's address search (opens in a new tab).
NCEI has 71 winter events on record for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
The newest winter event on record is on 24 Jan 2026.
From 2016 through 2025, NCEI has 21 winter events on record for the county.
The NWS collects event reports from a variety of sources, which include (but are not limited to): county, state, and federal emergency management officials, local law enforcement officials, SKYWARN spotters, NWS damage surveys, newspaper clipping services, the insurance industry, and the general public, among others.
The National Weather Service reports property and crop damage estimates using available data at the time of event reporting. These values should therefore be considered broad estimates. Damage amounts are not adjusted for inflation.
Zone (NWS Forecast Zone): A zone is a geographic area defined by the NWS for issuing forecasts, watches, and warnings. While zones often align with counties, they can also represent smaller or subdivided areas within a county to account for differences in weather conditions, such as elevation or proximity to water. Larger-scale events—such as heat, cold, drought, and winter storms—are typically recorded by zone.
The words of the agency. Source: NOAA NCEI, Storm Events Database, page "Frequently Asked Questions", copied on .
Date of the data: NCEI storm events through . Event types on this page: Winter Storm, Winter Weather, Heavy Snow, Blizzard, Ice Storm, Lake-Effect Snow, Sleet.
Newest winter events on record
Heavy Snow
On record for the forecast zone
Winter Weather
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Winter Weather
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Heavy Snow
On record for the forecast zone
Heavy Snow
On record for the forecast zone
Heavy Snow
On record for the forecast zone. Damage estimate: $20 thousand
Heavy Snow
On record for the forecast zone
Winter Weather
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Weather
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Winter Storm
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Heavy Snow
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A place is the text of the NCEI record: a distance and a direction from a reference place. The site does not show a place text that names a private property or reads as a person. NCEI gives no magnitude for this hazard.
Winter events by year
| Decade | Year that ends in 0 | Year that ends in 1 | Year that ends in 2 | Year that ends in 3 | Year that ends in 4 | Year that ends in 5 | Year that ends in 6 | Year that ends in 7 | Year that ends in 8 | Year that ends in 9 | All |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| 2010s | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 (part of the year) | 14 |
A darker cell has a larger count. The number is in each cell.
Winter storm, snow and ice events are on record from 1996. The year 2026 has the events through 30 Jun 2026 only.
By month, all years
- Jan21 events
- Feb25 events
- Mar9 events
- Apr0 events
- May0 events
- Jun0 events
- Jul0 events
- Aug0 events
- Sep0 events
- Oct1 event
- Nov3 events
- Dec12 events
Beside the other counties
| Measure | Dauphin | All counties of Pennsylvania | All counties of the United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter events, 1996 to 2026 | 71 | 7,450 | 185,985 |
| Events for each 100 square miles | 13.5 | 16.7 | 5.3 |
| Events for each 10,000 residents | 2.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 |
The columns for the state and the United States total the counties. They count the events of each county in the same way as the county column. A forecast zone with another name than a county counts for the state only.
More winter events on record
| Date | Event type | Magnitude | Damage estimate | Deaths | Injuries | On record for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Ice Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Ice Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Ice Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Ice Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | $5 thousand | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Ice Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Ice Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Winter Storm | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Heavy Snow | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone | |
| Blizzard | not recorded | none | 0 | 0 | Forecast zone |
The table has all other events on record. A damage figure is an estimate in the NCEI record.
Official channels
- NCEI Storm Events Database (opens in a new tab)Search the full NCEI record by state, county and date.
- National Weather Service: State College, PA (opens in a new tab)The forecast office that issues the weather warnings for the county.
- FEMA Flood Map Service Center: Search By Address (opens in a new tab)Search an address to see its flood map. This site has no flood-zone data.
These links open the pages of the agencies. The site checked the links on .
Cite this page
County Hazards. "Winter events on record for Dauphin County, Pennsylvania". https://countyhazards.com/county/pa/dauphin/winter/. Data: NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database through 30 Jun 2026. Page made on .
Questions
- Which month has the most winter events on record for Dauphin County?
- February has 25 of the 71 winter events on record from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026.
- How many winter events are on record for Pennsylvania?
- NCEI has 9,299 winter events on record for Pennsylvania from 1996 through 30 Jun 2026. That count has every forecast zone of the state.
- How does Dauphin County compare with the other counties of Pennsylvania?
- The counties of Pennsylvania have 16.7 winter events for each 100 square miles. Dauphin County has 13.5.
- Why are some winter events on record for a forecast zone?
- NCEI records some event types for a National Weather Service forecast zone and not for a county. This page counts a zone event when the zone has the name of the county.