Saint John NB Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Saint John, New Brunswick Canada. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Saint John 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 1871, with a few recent years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Saint John is 58.4 centimetres (23 inches) on March 30, 1878.

Since 1952 the snowfall extremes were measured at the Saint John Airport. Before then, the weather station was near the city centre.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Saint John
Inches	Date	Centimetres
5.7	January 23, 2023	14.5
14.0	January 07, 2022	35.6
6.4	January 02, 2021	16.3
–	2020	–
10.6	March 4, 2019	27.0
7.8	November 16, 2018	19.8
12.9	February 13, 2017	32.8
–	2016	–
19.7	January 27, 2015	50.0
9.1	February 16, 2014	23.1
–	2013	–
10.0	December 30, 2012	25.3
11.9	November 23, 2011	30.2
7.8	January 20, 2010	19.8

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Saint John each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
10.5	February 23, 2009	26.7
9.1	December 17, 2008	23.1
9.1	December 16, 2007	23.1
6.5	December 04, 2006 +	16.5
9.1	January 23, 2005	23.1
9.4	February 19, 2004	23.9
13.5	January 04, 2003	34.3
8.3	December 26, 2002	21.1
11.8	March 10, 2001	30.0
12.4	January 16, 2000	31.5
8.1	March 07, 1999	20.6
11.3	December 18, 1998	28.7
9.4	March 06, 1997	23.9
9.8	March 02, 1996	24.9
6.0	February 28, 1995	15.2
8.1	March 03, 1994	20.6
–	1993	–
–	1992	–
11.4	January 12, 1991	29.0
10.8	February 24, 1990	27.4
13.8	December 03, 1989	35.1
10.3	February 04, 1988	26.2
12.2	January 31, 1987	31.0
9.1	March 07, 1986	23.1
7.4	March 05, 1985	18.8
8.9	January 31, 1984	22.6
8.3	February 12, 1983	21.1
13.3	January 02, 1982	33.8
12.7	January 10, 1981	32.3
7.7	November 18, 1980	19.6
5.8	February 26, 1979	14.7
13.7	February 07, 1978	34.8
12.1	December 06, 1977	30.7
11.0	December 17, 1976	27.9
16.7	January 07, 1975	42.4
7.8	October 20, 1974	19.8
6.6	January 29, 1973	16.8
7.9	February 26, 1972	20.1
8.8	March 04, 1971	22.4
10.0	December 04, 1970	25.4
8.8	February 26, 1969	22.4
12.0	January 01, 1968	30.5
11.9	March 24, 1967	30.2
11.5	January 28, 1966	29.2
6.9	April 13, 1965	17.5
18.0	December 01, 1964	45.7
15.8	March 06, 1963	40.1
8.3	January 07, 1962	21.1
11.0	December 25, 1961	27.9
22.9	December 12, 1960	58.2
8.8	February 18, 1959	22.4
10.3	April 02, 1958	26.2
12.2	January 16, 1957	31.0
14.2	March 16, 1956	36.1
12.5	February 18, 1955	31.8
9.4	January 27, 1954	23.9
11.2	February 08, 1953	28.4
13.4	December 06, 1952	34.0
11.0	January 12, 1951	27.9
22.5	March 18, 1950	57.2
10.3	December 05, 1949	26.2
6.0	March 02, 1948 +	15.2
6.2	March 03, 1947	15.7
11.9	April 09, 1946	30.2
9.0	February 08, 1945	22.9
9.0	February 11, 1944	22.9
8.8	February 17, 1943	22.4
6.8	April 11, 1942	17.3
6.1	March 08, 1941	15.5
8.0	April 21, 1940	20.3
10.0	December 30, 1939 +	25.4
9.1	November 27, 1938	23.1
4.5	January 31, 1937	11.4
6.2	March 05, 1936	15.7
12.0	January 17, 1935	30.5
7.0	January 13, 1934	17.8
13.0	December 26, 1933	33.0
5.1	April 16, 1932	13.0
9.5	February 10, 1931	24.1
10.0	February 16, 1930	25.4
7.0	December 18, 1929	17.8
5.0	January 20, 1928	12.7
6.3	February 27, 1927	16.0
12.0	December 06, 1926	30.5
12.5	December 26, 1925 +	31.8
9.0	February 06, 1924	22.9
8.5	December 28, 1923 +	21.6
11.8	December 29, 1922	30.0
9.7	November 28, 1921	24.6
12.0	January 21, 1920	30.5
7.9	February 26, 1919	20.1
9.5	January 15, 1918	24.1
8.8	December 02, 1917	22.4
14.0	December 16, 1916	35.6
6.3	February 01, 1915	16.0
6.7	April 16, 1914	17.0
7.1	February 23, 1913	18.0
6.8	January 09, 1912	17.3
5.1	March 23, 1911	13.0
5.8	February 18, 1910	14.7
5.8	February 15, 1909	14.7
6.8	January 30, 1908	17.3
8.3	February 25, 1907	21.1
7.5	March 20, 1906	19.1
15.0	January 26, 1905	38.1
5.3	January 03, 1904	13.5
10.1	November 07, 1903	25.7
5.0	March 06, 1902	12.7
9.5	January 12, 1901	24.1
9.3	January 01, 1900	23.6
8.3	November 12, 1899	21.1
9.9	March 31, 1898	25.1
9.3	April 09, 1897	23.6
8.8	February 02, 1896	22.4
8.8	February 09, 1895	22.4
19.0	April 09, 1894	48.3
10.4	February 20, 1893	26.4
8.3	March 03, 1892	21.1
7.0	January 06, 1891	17.8
8.0	December 27, 1890	20.3
6.5	February 12, 1889	16.5
11.5	January 18, 1888	29.2
8.8	February 27, 1887	22.4
–	1886	–
20.3	March 19, 1885	51.6
10.5	March 08, 1884	26.7
11.5	December 17, 1883	29.2
18.4	February 05, 1882	46.7
9.0	January 10, 1881	22.9
6.5	March 24, 1880	16.5
13.3	November 20, 1879	33.8
23.0	March 30, 1878	58.4
15.5	February 17, 1877	39.4
8.5	February 15, 1876	21.6
9.0	January 08, 1875	22.9
17.0	February 03, 1874	43.2
11.5	December 13, 1873	29.2
10.0	March 05, 1872	25.4
10.4	March 28, 1871	26.4

Saint John NB - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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