Cleveland - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Cleveland, 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 Cleveland got more than ten inches of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Cleveland 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 records go back to 1893. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Cleveland is 17.4 inches (44.2 centimetres) on November 10, 1913.
Since 1942 the snowfall extremes were measured at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Cleveland.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | January 22, 2023 | 11.2 |
| 8.0 | February 03, 2022 | 20.3 |
| 4.5 | April 21, 2021 | 11.4 |
| 9.5 | December 01, 2020 | 24.1 |
| 6.2 | January 19, 2019 | 15.7 |
| 2.8 | March 21, 2018 + | 7.1 |
| 3.6 | March 02, 2017 | 9.1 |
| 4.0 | April 09, 2016 | 10.2 |
| 7.2 | February 01, 2015 | 18.3 |
| 7.0 | November 27, 2014 | 17.8 |
| 5.5 | December 14, 2013 | 14.0 |
| 5.0 | December 26, 2012 | 12.7 |
| 8.9 | February 25, 2011 | 22.6 |
| 4.5 | January 04, 2010 | 11.4 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 10.9 | February 04, 2009 | 27.7 |
| 10.8 | March 08, 2008 | 27.4 |
| 10.4 | February 13, 2007 | 26.4 |
| 6.9 | February 08, 2006 | 17.5 |
| 9.1 | January 16, 2005 | 23.1 |
| 9.4 | December 22, 2004 | 23.9 |
| 6.6 | January 26, 2003 | 16.8 |
| 10.2 | December 25, 2002 | 25.9 |
| 7.7 | March 25, 2001 | 19.6 |
| 7.5 | November 21, 2000 | 19.1 |
| 6.5 | February 13, 1999 | 16.5 |
| 3.7 | March 10, 1998 | 9.4 |
| 5.6 | December 06, 1997 | 14.2 |
| 7.9 | January 03, 1996 | 20.1 |
| 12.0 | December 19, 1995 | 30.5 |
| 5.5 | January 04, 1994 | 14.0 |
| 13.6 | February 23, 1993 | 34.5 |
| 6.2 | January 14, 1992 | 15.7 |
| 6.6 | February 15, 1991 | 16.8 |
| 5.5 | January 29, 1990 | 14.0 |
| 8.6 | December 15, 1989 | 21.8 |
| 5.7 | March 20, 1988 | 14.5 |
| 9.3 | March 31, 1987 | 23.6 |
| 5.5 | January 26, 1986 | 14.0 |
| 8.1 | February 13, 1985 | 20.6 |
| 8.3 | February 27, 1984 | 21.1 |
| 7.0 | November 11, 1983 | 17.8 |
| 9.2 | March 02, 1982 | 23.4 |
| 5.9 | December 17, 1981 | 15.0 |
| 5.9 | February 15, 1980 | 15.0 |
| 6.9 | February 26, 1979 | 17.5 |
| 10.4 | January 20, 1978 | 26.4 |
| 7.8 | December 06, 1977 | 19.8 |
| 5.4 | February 05, 1976 | 13.7 |
| 8.1 | March 14, 1975 | 20.6 |
| 10.0 | December 01, 1974 | 25.4 |
| 8.4 | February 16, 1973 | 21.3 |
| 6.0 | December 15, 1972 | 15.2 |
| 7.2 | February 08, 1971 | 18.3 |
| 3.8 | March 14, 1970 | 9.7 |
| 3.9 | December 31, 1969 | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | November 19, 1968 | 8.6 |
| 4.1 | February 24, 1967 | 10.4 |
| 7.1 | November 29, 1966 | 18.0 |
| 4.7 | March 05, 1965 | 11.9 |
| 6.5 | January 01, 1964 | 16.5 |
| 4.1 | March 01, 1963 | 10.4 |
| 6.7 | December 11, 1962 + | 17.0 |
| 3.4 | February 03, 1961 | 8.6 |
| 10.7 | March 03, 1960 | 27.2 |
| 5.3 | March 12, 1959 | 13.5 |
| 6.1 | November 28, 1958 | 15.5 |
| 5.3 | April 08, 1957 | 13.5 |
| 7.6 | January 30, 1956 | 19.3 |
| 6.0 | November 19, 1955 | 15.2 |
| 10.8 | March 01, 1954 | 27.4 |
| 2.9 | November 30, 1953 + | 7.4 |
| 6.9 | April 06, 1952 | 17.5 |
| 9.1 | November 18, 1951 | 23.1 |
| 12.8 | November 25, 1950 | 32.5 |
| 7.2 | March 10, 1949 | 18.3 |
| 6.0 | March 11, 1948 | 15.2 |
| 8.2 | March 25, 1947 | 20.8 |
| 2.2 | January 01, 1946 | 5.6 |
| 3.8 | December 19, 1945 | 9.7 |
| 6.6 | March 04, 1944 | 16.8 |
| 7.3 | April 15, 1943 | 18.5 |
| 4.1 | March 03, 1942 | 10.4 |
| – | 1941 | – |
| 3.9 | March 27, 1940 | 9.9 |
| 3.4 | February 15, 1939 | 8.6 |
| 7.4 | April 06, 1938 | 18.8 |
| 3.8 | January 22, 1937 | 9.7 |
| 11.6 | November 26, 1936 | 29.5 |
| 6.8 | February 05, 1935 | 17.3 |
| 6.2 | December 09, 1934 | 15.7 |
| 3.8 | November 14, 1933 | 9.7 |
| 4.0 | March 21, 1932 | 10.2 |
| 3.1 | November 27, 1931 | 7.9 |
| 3.5 | November 26, 1930 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | November 29, 1929 | 10.4 |
| 3.0 | January 01, 1928 | 7.6 |
| 3.5 | February 20, 1927 | 8.9 |
| 8.8 | December 26, 1926 | 22.4 |
| 5.9 | January 20, 1925 | 15.0 |
| 3.6 | January 05, 1924 | 9.1 |
| 3.3 | January 06, 1923 | 8.4 |
| 8.5 | December 14, 1922 | 21.6 |
| 6.6 | February 11, 1921 | 16.8 |
| 8.5 | January 09, 1920 | 21.6 |
| 1.8 | December 14, 1919 | 4.6 |
| 5.0 | January 15, 1918 | 12.7 |
| 6.7 | November 01, 1917 | 17.0 |
| 4.4 | November 15, 1916 | 11.2 |
| 4.5 | January 25, 1915 | 11.4 |
| 5.8 | February 22, 1914 | 14.7 |
| 17.4 | November 10, 1913 | 44.2 |
| 6.5 | April 02, 1912 | 16.5 |
| 6.0 | January 03, 1911 | 15.2 |
| 9.4 | January 22, 1910 | 23.9 |
| 7.4 | January 30, 1909 | 18.8 |
| 5.2 | February 01, 1908 | 13.2 |
| 3.7 | January 22, 1907 | 9.4 |
| 5.0 | March 19, 1906 | 12.7 |
| 2.5 | January 25, 1905 | 6.4 |
| 6.0 | January 02, 1904 | 15.2 |
| 3.4 | December 29, 1903 | 8.6 |
| 8.8 | December 27, 1902 | 22.4 |
| 4.5 | December 14, 1901 | 11.4 |
| 4.4 | February 19, 1900 | 11.2 |
| 5.8 | March 07, 1899 | 14.7 |
| 5.5 | December 04, 1898 | 14.0 |
| 3.2 | January 24, 1897 | 8.1 |
| 13.0 | February 09, 1896 | 33.0 |
| 2.8 | December 26, 1895 + | 7.1 |
| 5.0 | February 12, 1894 | 12.7 |
| 6.6 | December 03, 1893 | 16.8 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.