inches that fell in the Twin Cities on October 31 was more snow than had ever been recorded in any October in its recorded history. November 1 saw similar daily records fall, but with a more wide reaching area from most of central Minnesota eastward to La Crosse and Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Following the storm Arctic air poured southward from Canada to produce many record low temperatures in these same areas. Bismarck, North Dakota, sank to −10 °F on October 31, breaking their previous record low of by 16 degrees. Record snow and cold was recorded as far south as Nebraska and Colorado. The Arctic air also spread over Chicago, recording a low of 11 on November 4. Four weeks later on November 29 – 30, another large storm system dropped as much as 18 inches of snow over these same areas. These two storms combined to set a single-month record for most snowfall in the Twin Cities and Duluth. See also Climate of Minnesota List of Minnesota weather records Blizzard 1991 Perfect Storm – A nor'easter that transitioned into a hurricane around the same time, before making landfall in Nova Scotia References External links Minnesota Public Radio – Jet Streaming for Wednesday, October 31, 2007 (MP3) 1991-10 Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween Halloween in the United States Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard Halloween blizzard October 1991 events in the United States November 1991 events in the United States