What are the largest snowflakes ever recorded?

Guinness World Records lists the largest snowflakes as having fallen during a storm in January 1887 at Fort Keogh, in Montana. A rancher nearby, the book says, called them “larger than milk ... “If they see something special, it's worth recording and talking about. After all, records are meant to be broken.”. read more

Normally, any snowflake over an inch across looks pretty big, but sometimes flakes of 3 inches in diameter or more are reported. Giant flakes are formed when a heavy, wet snow is falling with little wind. read more

Guinness World Records lists the largest snowflakes as having fallen during a storm in January 1887 at Fort Keogh, in Montana. A rancher nearby, the book says, called them “larger than milk pans” and measured one at 15 inches wide. read more

There may be many other larger snowflakes reported to have fallen during other snowstorms but, according to the Guinness Book of World Records, the largest ever flake to enter into their record was the one reported from Fort Keogh in the U.S. state of Montana. read more