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What Are Your Memories of the 1991 Halloween Blizzard?

Share photos or memories from your experience on the 20-year anniversary.

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It's been 20 years since the infamous Halloween Blizzard of 1991.

Anyone in their mid-20s or older are sure to have at least a faint memory of the three-day stretch that blanketed Minnesota with more than 28 inches of snow, according to the Minnesota Climatology Working Group.

What are your memories? Leave them in the comments section. Do you have photos? Be sure to upload them to share with other Apple Valley readers.

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We won't be in store for another blizzard this Halloween, as the National Weather Service has called for a sunny Monday with a high of 53 degrees and a low of 40 with no precipitation throughout the day.

But for now, check out these numbers to see how strong the 1991 storm really was.

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Event 1991 Old Record (1891-1990) Most single snowfall total 28.4 inches 21.1 (Nov. 29-Dec.1 1985) 24-hour snowfall in any season 21 18.5 (Jan. 23, 1982) Most snow on Oct. 31 8.2 .4 (1954) Most snow on Nov. 1 18.5 3.6 (1941) Most snow in October 8.2 5.5 (1905) Earliest 8-inch snow 8.2 8.5 (Nov. 8, 1943) Earliest Autumn below zero low -3 (Nov. 4) -1 (Nov. 11, 1986)

All of these records stand as of 2011.

Check out the Minnesota Climatology Working Group website for more information.

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