1973: Snow with winds as high as 40 mph created near-blizzard conditions across northeastern South Dakota on the 13th. Traffic was halted and schools closed, but overall damage was minimal. Snowfall was as high as 7 inches at Clear Lake.

1975: A winter storm moved across South Dakota on Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th. Snows ranged in depth from three to eight inches for portions of the northwest and central sections of the state. Strong winds in the southeast parts of the state created near-blizzard conditions. No lives were lost and stock losses were minimal. Pierre and Faulkton recorded 2 inches of snow, with 3 inches near Highmore and 4 inches at Eagle Butte.

1992: A wintry mix of precipitation occurred over western portions of Minnesota from the 13th to the 14th, causing numerous traffic accidents. The heaviest snow occurred to the north, across mostly northern Minnesota.

2008: An intense low pressure area moved out of the Rockies and across the Central Plains bringing widespread snow, blizzard conditions, and extreme winds chills to central and northeast South Dakota as well as west central Minnesota into the early morning hours of the 15th. Snowfall amounts of 1 to as much as 12 inches

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