List of Regional Snowfall Index Category 5 winter storms
List of Category 5 events

List of Regional Snowfall Index Category 5 winter storms

Section Title: List of Category 5 events
Table Section Text: None

Year	Date	Max. RSI	Region	Ref(s)

1920	April 14–18	20.84	Northern Rockies and Plains

1921	February 17–21	31.89	South

1922	January 25–29	18.53	Southeast

1927	February 26 – March 2	24.42	Southeast

1927	April 4–10	34.20	Northern Rockies and Plains

1929	December 18–23	21.13	South

1940	January 20–23	18.14	Southeast

1943	January 18–25	21.14	Northern Rockies and Plains

1950	November 11–21	34.69	Ohio Valley

1966	February 27 – March 5	20.38	Northern Rockies and Plains

1967	January 24–28	18.13	Ohio Valley

1969	February 21–27	34.03	Northeast

1971	February 18–23	19.36	South

1978	January 22–27	39.07	Upper Midwest

1978	February 5–7	18.42	Northeast

1984	April 24–27	25.95	Northern Rockies and Plains

1985	February 6–14	27.06	Upper Midwest

1985	November 27 – December 1	22.19	Upper Midwest

1988	January 4–8	22.64	South

1991	October 30 – November 3	30.18	Upper Midwest

1993	March 11–14	24.63	Ohio Valley

1993	November 20–28	22.00	Northern Rockies and Plains

1996	January 5–8	26.37	Southeast

2009	December 21–28	19.62	Northern Rockies and Plains

2011	January 31 – February 2	21.99	Ohio Valley

2016	January 22–24	20.14	Northeast

Sentence(s)

The highest-ranking winter storm on the Regional Snowfall Index has a maximum value of 39.07 (1978), and is one of the twenty-six storms to rank as a Category 5 on the scale.

final_sentence: The highest-ranking winter storm on the Regional Snowfall Index has a maximum value of 39.07 (1978), and is one of the twenty-six storms to rank as a Category 5 on the scale.