Snow totals: Mankato breaks records with latest snowfall

(Mankato, MN) – Yesterday’s winter storm brought Mankato across the threshold of record-breaking snowfall for the month of February.

Here are the official snow totals NWS has comprised from around the area:

New Ulm – 10 inches
Mankato – 9 inches
St. Peter – 9 inches
Sleepy Eye – 9 inches
Waseca – 8 inches
Winthrop – 9.5 inches
St. James – 10 inches

Mankato’s unofficial record for snowfall in February was 26.5 inches, set back in 1962. Southern Minnesota is currently sitting at around 30 – 35 inches of snow for the month. Forecasters are calling for more snow over the next five days, although the track of Saturday’s storm is “very uncertain,” according to NWS.