# List of blizzards

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 56 kilometres per hour (35 mph) and lasting for three hours or more. The list states blizzards in various countries since 1972.

## Africa

| Location | Country | Date | Category | Notes |
| Johannesburg | South Africa | June 27, 2007 | | |

## Asia

| Location | Country | Date | Notes |
| | Iran | February, 1972 | 1972 Iran blizzard |
| | Afghanistan | February, 2008 | 2008 Afghanistan blizzard |
| Hubei, Hunan, Zhejiang, Guizhou, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Fujian, Henan, Shandong, Jiangsu, Anhui, Shanghai, Chongqing, Shanxi, Sichuan | China | 25 January 2008 | 2008 Chinese winter storms |

## Australia

| Location | Country | Date | Category | Notes |
| Canberra | Australia | July 12, 2015 | | |

## Europe

| Location | Country | Date | Notes |
| England | United Kingdom | 1614-15 | Among most significant winters in UK history; the snowfalls of 16-22 January 1615 were particularly notable |
| Most of Europe | Most of Europe | 16 December 2009 | Winter of 2009–10 in Europe |
| England, Wales, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany | United Kingdom, Central Europe, Eastern Europe | 18 January 2018 | Cyclone David/Friederike |

## North America

| Location | Country | Date | Category | Notes |
| 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 2005 |
| Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, New England, Atlantic Canada | Canada, US | February 11, 2006 | 2 | North 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 | - | North American blizzard of 2008 |
| Virginia to Maine, Canadian Atlantic provinces (portions of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labrador) | Canada, US | December 16–20, 2009 | 4 | December 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 blizzard |
| Illinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico, Mexico, Eastern Canada | Canada, US | February 5–6, 2010 | 3 | February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard |
| Illinois to Virginia to Vermont, New England, and Eastern Canada | Canada, US | February 9–10, 2010 | 2 | February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard |
| Mid-Atlantic region, New England, West Virginia, Eastern Canada | Canada, US | February 25–27, 2010 | 4 | February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard |
| Mid-Atlantic region, New England, Eastern Canada | Canada, US | March 2010 | - | March 2010 nor'easter |
| Alaska, Western Canada, Contiguous United States, Eastern Canada, Northern Europe, Russia | Canada, Russia, UK, US | December 27, 2010 | 2 | December 2010 North American blizzard |
| Central United States, Southern Plains, New England, Northeastern Mexico, Great Lakes, Eastern Canada | Canada, Mexico, US | January 31 – February 2, 2011 | 5 | January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard |
| Pacific Northwest, Great Plains, South Central United States, Eastern United States (especially the Mid-Atlantic states), Atlantic Canada, British Isles, Finland | Canada | January 19 - 29, 2016 | 5 | January 2016 North American blizzard |
| Pacific Northwest, Western United States, Rocky Mountains, Midwestern United States, New England | US | March 4 - 17, 2021 | 3 | March 2021 North American blizzard |
| Midwestern United States, Great Lakes, New England | Canada, US | December 21 - 26, 2022 | 4 | December 2022 North American winter storm |

## South America

| Location | Country | Date | Notes |
| Southern regions of Chile | Chile | 6-16 August, 1995 | White Earthquake |
| Southern-Central regions of Argentina | Argentina | 6 July, 2007 | July 2007 Argentine winter storm |
| Buenos Aires province of Argentina | Argentina | 22 July, 2009 |
| Biobio and Araucanía regions of Chile | Chile | July 2011 | July 2011 Chilean winter storm |