Akron - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Akron, Ohio. 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 Akron got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Akron 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 the Akron–Canton Airport and go back to 1949 with a couple of years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Akron is 19.7 inches (50.0 centimetres) on April 4, 1987.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | January 25, 2023 + | 7.9 |
| 7.1 | January 16, 2022 | 18.0 |
| 4.9 | February 15, 2021 | 12.4 |
| 5.3 | December 25, 2020 | 13.5 |
| 5.9 | January 19, 2019 | 15.0 |
| 6.2 | February 07, 2018 | 15.7 |
| 4.3 | March 14, 2017 | 10.9 |
| 4.1 | February 16, 2016 | 10.4 |
| 6.2 | February 21, 2015 | 15.7 |
| 6.3 | January 25, 2014 | 16.0 |
| 5.6 | November 26, 2013 | 14.2 |
| 5.8 | December 26, 2012 | 14.7 |
| 5.9 | February 21, 2011 | 15.0 |
| 6.3 | February 05, 2010 | 16.0 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 7.1 | January 28, 2009 | 18.0 |
| 11.3 | March 08, 2008 | 28.7 |
| 5.3 | February 13, 2007 | 13.5 |
| 3.1 | February 27, 2006 | 7.9 |
| 5.6 | April 24, 2005 | 14.2 |
| 5.6 | March 16, 2004 | 14.2 |
| 6.5 | December 05, 2003 | 16.5 |
| 5.1 | December 25, 2002 | 13.0 |
| 2.8 | March 06, 2001 | 7.1 |
| 4.0 | December 07, 2000 | 10.2 |
| 6.1 | March 06, 1999 | 15.5 |
| 2.3 | March 10, 1998 | 5.8 |
| – | 1997 | – |
| – | 1996 | – |
| 8.8 | December 19, 1995 | 22.4 |
| 6.8 | January 17, 1994 | 17.3 |
| 5.9 | March 13, 1993 | 15.0 |
| 3.4 | January 20, 1992 | 8.6 |
| 3.3 | February 17, 1991 | 8.4 |
| 5.1 | January 29, 1990 | 13.0 |
| 6.5 | March 31, 1989 | 16.5 |
| 4.9 | March 20, 1988 | 12.4 |
| 19.7 | April 04, 1987 | 50.0 |
| 3.9 | March 06, 1986 | 9.9 |
| 3.5 | February 12, 1985 + | 8.9 |
| 9.5 | February 28, 1984 | 24.1 |
| 5.0 | March 10, 1983 | 12.7 |
| 7.9 | December 19, 1982 | 20.1 |
| 5.0 | December 10, 1981 | 12.7 |
| 4.6 | February 15, 1980 | 11.7 |
| 5.4 | January 07, 1979 | 13.7 |
| 8.0 | January 17, 1978 | 20.3 |
| 8.8 | December 08, 1977 | 22.4 |
| 8.1 | February 05, 1976 | 20.6 |
| 6.6 | March 14, 1975 | 16.8 |
| 16.4 | December 01, 1974 | 41.7 |
| 5.6 | March 17, 1973 | 14.2 |
| 4.8 | February 06, 1972 | 12.2 |
| 7.5 | February 08, 1971 | 19.1 |
| 3.1 | March 22, 1970 | 7.9 |
| 3.0 | December 15, 1969 | 7.6 |
| 8.2 | January 13, 1968 | 20.8 |
| 6.1 | February 05, 1967 | 15.5 |
| 9.1 | January 22, 1966 | 23.1 |
| 4.9 | January 15, 1965 | 12.4 |
| 6.1 | January 01, 1964 | 15.5 |
| 5.9 | March 09, 1963 | 15.0 |
| 6.0 | March 06, 1962 | 15.2 |
| 5.4 | April 01, 1961 | 13.7 |
| 7.7 | March 03, 1960 | 19.6 |
| 3.7 | January 15, 1959 | 9.4 |
| 6.1 | November 28, 1958 | 15.5 |
| 3.9 | April 03, 1957 | 9.9 |
| 6.4 | December 09, 1956 | 16.3 |
| 4.3 | November 19, 1955 | 10.9 |
| 5.6 | March 01, 1954 | 14.2 |
| 5.3 | December 14, 1953 | 13.5 |
| 4.4 | December 02, 1952 | 11.2 |
| 8.5 | December 18, 1951 | 21.6 |
| 6.6 | November 25, 1950 | 16.8 |
| 3.9 | December 02, 1949 | 9.9 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.