Vancouver - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. 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 Vancouver got more than 20 centimetres of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Vancouver 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 1900, with just a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Vancouver is 44.5 centimetres (17.5 inches) on January 20, 1935.
Since 1939 the snowfall extremes were measured at Vancouver International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near the city centre at Stanley Park.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | February 28, 2023 | 12.7 |
| 9.5 | December 20, 2022 | 24.1 |
| 7.5 | December 30, 2021 | 19.1 |
| – | 2020 | – |
| 3.9 | February 10, 2019 | 9.9 |
| 4.3 | February 23, 2018 | 10.9 |
| 4.7 | February 03, 2017 | 11.9 |
| 2.8 | December 18, 2016 | 7.1 |
| trace | December 17, 2015 + | trace |
| 5.7 | February 24, 2014 | 14.5 |
| 3.9 | December 20, 2013 | 10.0 |
| 7.8 | December 19, 2012 | 19.8 |
| 5.5 | January 12, 2011 | 14.0 |
| 3.8 | November 25, 2010 | 9.7 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 2.5 | January 04, 2009 | 6.4 |
| 10.6 | December 24, 2008 | 26.9 |
| 3.6 | January 10, 2007 | 9.1 |
| 7.2 | November 26, 2006 | 18.3 |
| 2.9 | January 07, 2005 | 7.4 |
| 2.4 | January 06, 2004 | 6.1 |
| 3.2 | December 31, 2003 | 8.1 |
| 8.5 | January 27, 2002 | 21.6 |
| 3.6 | February 08, 2001 | 9.1 |
| 4.3 | December 16, 2000 | 10.9 |
| 1.7 | February 10, 1999 | 4.3 |
| 8.1 | December 24, 1998 | 20.6 |
| 2.8 | March 15, 1997 | 7.1 |
| 16.1 | December 29, 1996 | 40.9 |
| 5.5 | February 15, 1995 | 14.0 |
| 2.8 | February 09, 1994 | 7.1 |
| 0.9 | January 23, 1993 | 2.3 |
| 7.2 | December 19, 1992 | 18.3 |
| 7.4 | January 07, 1991 | 18.8 |
| 11.8 | December 30, 1990 | 30.0 |
| 7.4 | February 17, 1989 | 18.8 |
| 1.2 | February 02, 1988 + | 3.0 |
| 1.1 | December 20, 1987 | 2.8 |
| 6.8 | February 15, 1986 | 17.3 |
| 3.5 | February 01, 1985 | 8.9 |
| 5.1 | December 20, 1984 | 13.0 |
| 1.7 | December 07, 1983 | 4.3 |
| 6.8 | January 22, 1982 | 17.3 |
| 3.0 | December 31, 1981 | 7.6 |
| 5.0 | December 05, 1980 | 12.7 |
| 1.6 | January 26, 1979 | 4.1 |
| 7.7 | January 03, 1978 | 19.6 |
| 2.7 | December 09, 1977 | 6.9 |
| 5.3 | March 01, 1976 | 13.5 |
| 8.7 | November 30, 1975 | 22.1 |
| 5.1 | January 12, 1974 | 13.0 |
| 2.3 | January 02, 1973 | 5.8 |
| 6.0 | January 10, 1972 | 15.2 |
| 11.7 | January 13, 1971 | 29.7 |
| 4.9 | January 17, 1970 | 12.4 |
| 3.5 | January 16, 1969 | 8.9 |
| 12.3 | December 31, 1968 | 31.2 |
| 7.2 | December 21, 1967 | 18.3 |
| 5.9 | January 03, 1966 | 15.0 |
| 9.6 | December 27, 1965 | 24.4 |
| 6.5 | December 19, 1964 | 16.5 |
| 3.4 | January 31, 1963 | 8.6 |
| 10.2 | March 02, 1962 | 25.9 |
| 3.0 | December 13, 1961 | 7.6 |
| 6.3 | January 10, 1960 | 16.0 |
| 3.9 | January 21, 1959 | 9.9 |
| 5.6 | December 06, 1958 | 14.2 |
| 7.3 | January 30, 1957 | 18.5 |
| 7.2 | February 16, 1956 | 18.3 |
| 4.4 | December 18, 1955 + | 11.2 |
| 7.2 | January 23, 1954 | 18.3 |
| 2.0 | January 06, 1953 | 5.1 |
| 4.0 | January 20, 1952 | 10.2 |
| 6.7 | December 29, 1951 | 17.0 |
| 8.1 | January 23, 1950 | 20.6 |
| 6.4 | February 05, 1949 | 16.3 |
| 5.7 | December 18, 1948 | 14.5 |
| 4.6 | January 13, 1947 | 11.7 |
| 4.2 | February 03, 1946 | 10.7 |
| 2.9 | November 09, 1945 | 7.4 |
| 3.5 | February 13, 1944 | 8.9 |
| 4.9 | January 25, 1943 | 12.4 |
| 6.2 | December 05, 1942 | 15.7 |
| 0.9 | February 23, 1941 | 2.3 |
| 1.9 | February 23, 1940 | 4.8 |
| 2.3 | February 04, 1939 | 5.8 |
| 10.3 | December 26, 1938 | 26.2 |
| 11.0 | December 25, 1937 | 27.9 |
| 8.1 | February 21, 1936 | 20.6 |
| 17.5 | January 20, 1935 | 44.5 |
| 3.8 | December 25, 1934 | 9.7 |
| 7.2 | January 20, 1933 | 18.3 |
| 7.4 | January 26, 1932 | 18.8 |
| 1.8 | March 28, 1931 | 4.6 |
| 5.6 | November 15, 1930 | 14.2 |
| 5.5 | April 08, 1929 | 14.0 |
| – | 1928 | – |
| 9.6 | January 13, 1927 | 24.4 |
| 4.8 | December 15, 1926 | 12.2 |
| 1.5 | January 13, 1925 + | 3.8 |
| 4.3 | January 17, 1924 | 10.9 |
| 14.5 | February 14, 1923 | 36.8 |
| 8.5 | December 08, 1922 | 21.6 |
| 5.3 | January 12, 1921 | 13.5 |
| 2.3 | January 24, 1920 | 5.8 |
| 6.3 | March 01, 1919 | 16.0 |
| 6.8 | March 04, 1918 | 17.3 |
| 7.8 | February 22, 1917 | 19.8 |
| 11.0 | January 26, 1916 | 27.9 |
| 1.5 | December 31, 1915 | 3.8 |
| 3.5 | February 03, 1914 | 8.9 |
| 9.0 | January 07, 1913 | 22.9 |
| 3.0 | January 11, 1912 | 7.6 |
| 12.0 | November 09, 1911 | 30.5 |
| 6.0 | January 09, 1910 | 15.2 |
| 7.5 | January 13, 1909 | 19.1 |
| 3.3 | February 11, 1908 | 8.4 |
| 7.0 | January 18, 1907 | 17.8 |
| 3.5 | December 30, 1906 | 8.9 |
| – | 1905 | – |
| – | 1904 | – |
| 9.0 | March 11, 1903 | 22.9 |
| 5.0 | January 30, 1902 | 12.7 |
| 11.0 | January 07, 1901 | 27.9 |
| 7.6 | November 17, 1900 | 19.3 |
Reference
Environment and Climate Change Canada. Historical Climate Data. Historical Data
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.