Blizzards technically aren't ice cream According to the FDA, a product must contain at least 10 percent butterfat or milkfat to be called ice cream, and DQ's soft serve only has 5 percent - hence why it's always referred to as a Blizzard “treat.”

Artificially Flavored Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream: Milkfat And Nonfat Milk, Sugar, Corn Syrup, Whey, Mono And Diglycerides, Artificial Flavor, Guar Gum, Polysorbate 80, Carrageenan, Vitamin A Palmitate, Heath Pieces: Milk Chocolate (Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Chocolate, Nonfat Milk, Milk Fat, Lactose, Salt, Soy Lecithin, ...

Cheesecake pieces and graham blended with creamy soft serve then filled with a perfectly paired strawberry topping center. Available at participating DQ® locations.

Whether you choose the Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough, the Turtle Pecan Cluster, the Royal Blizzard, or any other of the customizable cups of creamy goodness, you'll be reminded of why there is only one place to enjoy a true Blizzard - at a Dairy Queen near you.

Blizzards can bring whiteout conditions, and can paralyze regions for days at a time, particularly where snowfall is unusual or rare. A severe blizzard has winds over 72 km/h (45 mph), near zero visibility, and temperatures of −12 °C (10 °F) or lower.

In the 1870's, an Iowa newspaper used the word "blizzard" to describe a snowstorm. Previously, the term blizzard referred to a canon shot or a volley of musket fire.

The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm with large amounts of snow or blowing snow, winds greater than 35 mph (56 kph), and visibility of less than ¼ mile (0.4 km) for at least three hours.

Each candy provides something unique, so it is up to you to decide which one you want. The last year-round category that DQ offers is its Royal category, which is the normal Blizzard with a fudge or strawberry center inserted into it.

Obviously the Blizzard is number one. Blizzards are the whole reason you go to Dairy Queen! Not only can you feel the magic when the worker turns the Blizzard upside down and the ice cream doesn't move, but Blizzards also come in numerous flavors like Oreo, Butterfinger, cookie dough (my all-time fav) and more.

The delicious treat has always been a staple for the chain, and it's the key to the super popular Dairy Queen Blizzard. While we might have ordered it a million times, there are plenty of things we didn't know about the Blizzard - including the fact that its main ingredient isn't technically ice cream.

6 Fast Facts About Blizzards

• A blizzard is a storm that lasts at least three hours and produces a large amount of snow.
• In the U.S., blizzards are most common in the upper Midwest and the Great Plains.
• Most blizzards occur between December and February.

Officially, the National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm which contains large amounts of snow OR blowing snow, with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibilities of less than 1/4 mile for an extended period of time (at least 3 hours).

A blizzard is a severe snow storm with winds in excess of 35 mph and visibility of less than a 1/4 mile for more than 3 hours. Blizzards can also occur after snowfall when high winds cause whiteouts (fallen snow blowing around) and snowdrifts (huge mountains of snow), which decrease visibility.

The National Weather Service defines a blizzard as a storm with large amounts of snow or blowing snow, winds greater than 35 mph (56 kph), and visibility of less than ¼ mile (0.4 km) for at least three hours. Some blizzards, called ground blizzards, have no falling snow.

Few storms are as iconic as the “Blizzard of '88”. It was the deadliest, snowiest, and most unusual winter storm in American annals. No storm of similar magnitude has occurred anywhere in the contiguous United States since.

You're not actually eating ice cream when you order a cone "To be categorized as ice cream, the minimum butterfat content must be 10 percent, and our soft-serve has only 5 percent butterfat," DQ writes. It's not ice cream, but it is delicious.