St. John's NL Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in St. John's 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 1874, with some years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at St. John's is 101.6 centimetres (40 inches) on February 13, 1894.

Since 1942 the snowfall extremes were measured at the St. John's Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown St. John's.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in St. John's
Inches	Date	Centimetres
13.3	February 14, 2023	33.8
14.0	February 14, 2022	35.6
10.2	February 08, 2021	25.9
11.9	January 05, 2020	30.2
11.7	January 02, 2019	29.7
9.6	February 27, 2018	24.4
15.4	February 14, 2017	39.1
19.4	April 20, 2016	49.3
12.4	February 12, 2015	31.5
12.0	February 06, 2014	30.5
–	2013	–
–	2012	–
14.9	January 13, 2011	37.8
9.7	February 05, 2010	24.6

Highest daily snowfall recorded at St. John's each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
11.8	December 06, 2009	30.0
14.7	March 17, 2008	37.3
12.6	December 28, 2007	32.0
21.3	February 25, 2006	54.1
23.7	January 22, 2005	60.2
8.2	January 25, 2004	20.8
17.7	January 24, 2003	45.0
14.9	January 16, 2002	37.8
11.1	January 27, 2001	28.2
14.8	December 01, 2000	37.6
26.9	April 05, 1999	68.3
8.4	December 27, 1998	21.3
7.7	January 21, 1997	19.6
11.4	January 09, 1996	29.0
12.8	December 08, 1995	32.5
15.0	February 14, 1994	38.1
–	1993	–
–	1992	–
7.4	December 30, 1991	18.8
8.7	February 17, 1990	22.1
7.7	January 03, 1989	19.6
7.8	December 11, 1988	19.8
18.0	February 14, 1987	45.7
7.6	November 19, 1986 +	19.3
9.1	November 15, 1985	23.1
14.5	March 27, 1984	36.8
12.9	February 13, 1983	32.8
11.3	January 27, 1982	28.7
8.7	January 29, 1981	22.1
13.2	February 11, 1980	33.5
14.0	January 19, 1979	35.6
13.1	February 08, 1978	33.3
8.7	February 06, 1977	22.1
13.9	March 12, 1976	35.3
12.8	February 10, 1975	32.5
18.0	March 11, 1974	45.7
10.3	February 11, 1973	26.2
9.4	December 13, 1972 +	23.9
10.6	January 16, 1971	26.9
10.3	December 11, 1970	26.2
7.8	March 01, 1969	19.8
8.1	March 08, 1968	20.6
10.0	April 16, 1967	25.4
15.1	January 09, 1966	38.4
7.8	October 29, 1965	19.8
13.2	January 14, 1964	33.5
11.5	December 30, 1963	29.2
10.5	February 18, 1962	26.7
10.2	March 21, 1961	25.9
8.7	January 09, 1960	22.1
21.6	February 15, 1959	54.9
17.1	December 31, 1958	43.4
11.4	February 10, 1957	29.0
13.0	February 05, 1956	33.0
11.6	April 16, 1955	29.5
19.4	December 29, 1954	49.3
12.9	March 09, 1953	32.8
9.3	March 30, 1952	23.6
14.6	February 28, 1951	37.1
10.8	April 19, 1950	27.4
12.9	February 11, 1949	32.8
10.1	February 23, 1948	25.7
6.3	March 17, 1947	16.0
13.5	February 04, 1946	34.3
16.0	December 20, 1945	40.6
18.7	February 12, 1944	47.5
20.0	February 18, 1943	50.8
12.8	February 21, 1942	32.5
11.1	January 20, 1941	28.2
8.0	November 30, 1940 +	20.3
11.0	January 01, 1939	27.9
12.0	March 27, 1938	30.5
18.0	December 26, 1937	45.7
20.8	February 23, 1936	52.8
14.0	February 17, 1935	35.6
–	1934	–
–	1933	–
7.0	March 10, 1932	17.8
–	1931	–
–	1930	–
–	1929	–
–	1928	–
–	1927	–
–	1926	–
–	1925	–
–	1924	–
–	1923	–
–	1922	–
–	1921	–
10.0	January 13, 1920	25.4
8.0	December 25, 1919	20.3
12.0	March 04, 1918	30.5
18.0	February 17, 1917	45.7
6.0	November 15, 1916	15.2
5.0	February 01, 1915	12.7
4.0	March 31, 1914 +	10.2
9.0	January 08, 1913	22.9
21.0	January 06, 1912	53.3
8.0	April 13, 1911	20.3
10.0	February 18, 1910 +	25.4
8.0	February 04, 1909	20.3
9.0	March 06, 1908	22.9
10.0	December 17, 1907 +	25.4
–	1906	–
10.0	February 09, 1905	25.4
10.0	January 21, 1904	25.4
8.0	December 20, 1903	20.3
–	1902	–
4.2	December 28, 1901	10.7
11.6	February 28, 1900	29.5
6.0	January 16, 1899 +	15.2
18.0	January 25, 1898	45.7
24.0	January 10, 1897	61.0
24.0	December 18, 1896 +	61.0
10.0	January 20, 1895	25.4
40.0	February 13, 1894	101.6
12.0	March 19, 1893 +	30.5
6.0	February 09, 1892	15.2
24.0	March 04, 1891	61.0
9.0	December 31, 1890 +	22.9
8.0	December 24, 1889	20.3
12.0	January 24, 1888	30.5
10.0	January 15, 1887	25.4
11.0	February 25, 1886	27.9
10.0	January 22, 1885	25.4
14.0	March 18, 1884	35.6
–	1883	–
12.0	April 03, 1882 +	30.5
10.0	December 10, 1881	25.4
18.0	February 16, 1880 +	45.7
10.0	December 17, 1879	25.4
7.0	March 21, 1878	17.8
10.0	January 25, 1877 +	25.4
12.0	January 07, 1876	30.5
12.0	January 30, 1875 +	30.5
10.0	February 02, 1874	25.4

St. John's NL - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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