Hartford - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Hartford, Connecticut. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019? When was the last time Hartford got more than a foot of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Hartford and the date it occurred. If a date has a plus sign beside it that means the same amount of snow also fell on at least one other day earlier in the year.

These snowfall extremes were measured at Bradley International Airport near Hartford and go back to 1949 with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Hartford is 24.0 inches (61.0 centimetres) on January 12, 2011.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Hartford
Inches Date Centi­metres
4.5 March 14, 2023   11.4
6.8 January 29, 2022   17.3
11.7 February 01, 2021   29.7
7.8 December 17, 2020   19.8
8.8 December 02, 2019 22.4
10.2 January 04, 2018 25.9
15.8 March 14, 2017 40.1
6.6 February 05, 2016 16.8
10.8 February 02, 2015 27.4
10.2 February 05, 2014 25.9
13.4 February 08, 2013 34.0
6.8 December 29, 2012 17.3
24.0 January 12, 2011 61.0
7.0 December 27, 2010 17.8
Highest daily snowfall recorded at Hartford each year
Inches Date Centi­metres
7.9 March 02, 2009 20.1
8.4 December 19, 2008 21.3
10.6 December 13, 2007 26.9
21.9 February 12, 2006 55.6
10.5 December 09, 2005 26.7
5.0 March 16, 2004 12.7
15.0 February 17, 2003 38.1
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
9.7 February 04, 1995 24.6
9.7 March 03, 1994 24.6
12.3 March 13, 1993 31.2
4.6 March 19, 1992 11.7
5.7 January 11, 1991 14.5
8.1 December 28, 1990 20.6
5.0 November 23, 1989 12.7
10.4 February 12, 1988 26.4
10.2 January 22, 1987 25.9
4.5 November 19, 1986 11.4
4.2 February 06, 1985 10.7
7.8 March 13, 1984 19.8
11.9 February 12, 1983 30.2
14.1 April 06, 1982 35.8
3.1 December 27, 1981 7.9
6.2 February 16, 1980 15.7
5.7 February 07, 1979 14.5
14.1 January 20, 1978 35.8
8.8 January 07, 1977 22.4
7.1 March 16, 1976 18.0
7.3 February 05, 1975 18.5
6.6 January 09, 1974 16.8
9.8 January 29, 1973 24.9
11.0 February 19, 1972 27.9
8.7 January 01, 1971 22.1
7.0 March 29, 1970 17.8
13.5 December 26, 1969 34.3
4.8 December 15, 1968 12.2
12.2 February 07, 1967 31.0
12.5 February 25, 1966 31.8
11.6 January 23, 1965 29.5
9.6 February 19, 1964 24.4
10.0 February 19, 1963 25.4
1962
14.3 February 04, 1961 36.3
13.0 December 12, 1960 33.0
10.0 March 12, 1959 25.4
10.6 February 16, 1958 26.9
4.7 January 10, 1957 11.9
14.0 March 19, 1956 35.6
5.0 March 04, 1955 12.7
3.2 January 14, 1954 8.1
6.0 January 08, 1953 15.2
6.0 February 17, 1952 15.2
6.7 January 07, 1951 17.0
8.0 February 14, 1950 20.3
12.2 February 28, 1949 31.0
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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