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This is a list of blizzards, ordered by continent.
Asia
Event Location |
Area |
Date |
Category |
Notes |
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Iran |
February, 1972 |
|
1972 Iran blizzard |
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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
Event Location |
Area |
Date |
Category |
Notes |
Canberra[2] |
Australia |
July 12, 2015 |
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Europe
Event Location |
Area |
Date |
Category |
Notes |
England, Wales, Netherlands, Belgium, Germany |
United Kingdom, Central Europe, Eastern Europe |
18 January 2018 |
|
Cyclone David/Friederike |
Most of Europe |
Most of Europe |
16 December 2009 |
|
Winter of 2009–10 in Europe |
England |
United Kingdom |
1614-15 |
|
Among most significant winters in UK history; the snowfalls of 16-22 January 2015 were particularly notable[3] |
North America
Event Location |
Area |
Date |
Category |
Notes |
Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, New England, Atlantic Canada |
Canada USA |
February 11, 2006 |
2 |
North American blizzard of 2006 |
East Coast of the United States (from North Carolina to Maine) Canadian Atlantic provinces (portions of Nova Scotia, Newfoundland, Labrador) |
Canada, USA |
December 2009 |
4 |
North American blizzard of 2009 |
Illinois to North Carolina to New York and New Mexico, Mexico, Eastern Canada |
Canada, USA |
February 5–6, 2010 |
3 |
February 5–6, 2010 North American blizzard |
Illinois to Virginia to Vermont, New England, and Eastern Canada |
Canada, USA |
February 9–10, 2010 |
2 |
February 9–10, 2010 North American blizzard |
Mid-Atlantic region, New England, West Virginia, Eastern Canada |
Canada, USA |
February 25–27, 2010 |
4 |
February 25–27, 2010 North American blizzard |
Mid-Atlantic region, New England, Eastern Canada |
Canada, USA |
March 2010 |
|
March 2010 nor'easter |
Alaska, Western Canada, Contiguous United States, Eastern Canada, Bermuda, Azores, Northern Europe, Russia |
Canada, Russia, UK, USA |
December 27, 2010 |
2 |
December 2010 North American blizzard |
Central United States, Southeastern US, New England, Northeastern Mexico, Great Lakes, Eastern Canada |
Canada, Mexico, USA |
January 31 – February 2, 2011 |
5 |
January 31 – February 2, 2011 North American blizzard |