This is a list of blizzards, arranged alphabetically by continent. A blizzard is defined as a severe snowstorm characterized by strong sustained winds of at least and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.

Africa LocationCountryDateCategoryNotesJohannesburgSouth Africa dusted by rare snow storm , Postmedia NewsSouth Africa June 27, 2007

Asia LocationCountryDateCategoryNotesIranFebruary, 19721972 Iran blizzardAfghanistanFebruary, 20082008 Afghanistan blizzardHubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujian,Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shanxi, SichuanChina25 January 20082008 Chinese winter storms

Australia LocationCountryDateCategoryNotesCanberraSnow for Canberra, severe weather warning in place, The Canberra TimesAustralia July 12, 2015

Europe LocationCountryDateCategoryNotesEnglandUnited Kingdom1614-15Among most significant winters in UK history; the snowfalls of 16-22 January 1615 were particularly notableMost of EuropeMost of Europe16 December 2009Winter of 2009–10 in EuropeEngland, Wales, Netherlands, Belgium, GermanyUnited Kingdom, Central Europe, Eastern Europe18 January 2018Cyclone David/Friederike

North America

LocationCountryDateCategoryNotes Midwestern United States US January 9–12 1975 3 Great Storm of 1975 Northeastern United States, Southeastern Canada Canada, US February 2, 1976 2 Groundhog Day gale of 1976 Western New York, Southern Ontario Canada, US January 28–February 1, 1977 - Blizzard of 1977 Ohio Valley and Great Lakes region and Southern Ontario Canada, US January 25–27, 1978 5 Great Blizzard of 1978 New England, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New York metropolitan area US February 5–7, 1978 5 Northeastern United States blizzard of 1978 Northern Illinois, northwest Indiana US January 13–14, 1979 4 1979 Chicago blizzard Upper Midwest of the United States US October 31–November 3, 1991 5 1991 Halloween blizzard Eastern United States, Eastern Canada Canada, US March 12–15, 1993 5 1993 Storm of the Century Northeastern United States US January 6–8, 1996 5 North American blizzard of 1996 Northeastern United States US March 31–April 1, 1997 2 1997 April Fool's Day blizzard Midwestern United States, Central and Eastern Canada Canada, US January 2–4, 1999 4 North American blizzard of 1999 North Carolina, Virginia US January 25, 2000 3 January 2000 North American blizzard East Coast of the United States and Canada Canada, US February 14–19, 2003 4 North American blizzard of 2003 Northeastern United States, Atlantic Canada Canada, US February 17–20, 2004 - White Juan Ohio Valley, Ontario Canada, US December 21–24, 2004 4 December 21–24, 2004 North American winter storm Upper Midwest, Great Lakes region, Northeastern United States, British Isles, Scandinavian Peninsula Canada, US, UK January 20–23, 2005 4 North American blizzard of 2005Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, New England, Atlantic CanadaCanada, USFebruary 11, 20062North American blizzard of 2006 Central Canada, Midwestern United States, Northern Plains Canada, US November 27–December 1, 2006 - Early Winter 2006 North American storm complex Midwestern United States from Nebraska to Ohio, Northeastern United States, Canadian provinces Ontario and New Brunswick Canada, US February 12–17, 2007 3 North American blizzard of 2007 Southern and eastern North America Canada, US March 6–10, 2008 5 North American blizzard of 2008Virginia to Maine, Canadian Atlantic provinces (portions of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labrador)Canada, USDecember 16–20, 20094December 2009 North American blizzard Midwestern United States, Great Plains, Southeastern United States, Eastern Seaboard, parts of Ontario Canada, US December 22–24, 2009 5 2009 North American Christmas blizzardIllinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico, Mexico, Eastern CanadaCanada, USFebruary 5–6, 2010 3February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzardIllinois to Virginia to Vermont, New England, and Eastern CanadaCanada, USFebruary 9–10, 20102February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzardMid-Atlantic region, New England, West Virginia, Eastern CanadaCanada, USFebruary 25–27, 20104February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzardMid-Atlantic region, New England, Eastern CanadaCanada, USMarch 2010 -March 2010 nor'easterAlaska, Western Canada, Contiguous United States, Eastern Canada, Northern Europe, RussiaCanada, Russia, UK, USDecember 27, 20102December 2010 North American blizzardCentral United States, Southern Plains, New England, Northeastern Mexico, Great Lakes, Eastern CanadaCanada, Mexico, USJanuary 31 – February 2, 20115January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzardPacific Northwest, Great Plains, South Central United States, Eastern United States (especially the Mid-Atlantic states), Atlantic Canada, British Isles, FinlandCanadaJanuary 19 - 29, 20165January 2016 North American blizzardPacific Northwest, Western United States, Rocky Mountains, Midwestern United States, New EnglandUSMarch 4 - 17, 20213March 2021 North American blizzard Midwestern United States, Great Lakes, New EnglandCanada, USDecember 21 - 26, 20224 December 2022 North American winter stormWestern United StatesUSFebruary 21 - 28, 20232February 2023 North American storm complexHigh Plains, United StatesUSJanuary 5 - 6, 20252January 5–6, 2025 United States blizzardGulf Coast, United StatesUSJanuary 20 - 22, 202512025 Gulf Coast blizzardNortheastern United States, New EnglandUSFebruary 22 - 24, 2026,3February 2026 North American blizzardCentral United States, Southern CanadaCanada, USMarch 13 - 17, 20265March 2026 North American blizzard

South America LocationCountryDateCategoryNotesSouthern regions of ChileChile6-16 August, 1995White EarthquakeSouthern-Central regions of ArgentinaArgentina6 July, 2007July 2007 Argentine winter stormBuenos Aires province of ArgentinaArgentina22 July, 2009Biobio and Araucanía regions of ChileChileJuly 2011July 2011 Chilean winter storm

See also List of ice storms List of costly or deadly hailstorms List of dust storms with visibility of 1/4 mile or less, or meters or less List of weather records Lowest temperature recorded on Earth

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