Toronto ON Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Toronto, Ontario 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 Toronto got more than 30 centimetres of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Toronto 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 1847. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Toronto is 48.3 centimetres (19.0 inches) on December 11, 1944.

Since 2003 the snowfall extremes were measured at Toronto Pearson International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Toronto.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Toronto
Inches	Date	Centimetres
7.3	March 03, 2023	18.5
11.5	January 17, 2022	29.2
4.3	November 11, 2021	10.9
–	2020	–
10.4	January 28, 2019	26.4
3.5	November 15, 2018	9.0
6.1	February 12, 2017	15.6
5.4	December 11, 2016	13.8
4.1	February 21, 2015	10.4
6.9	December 11, 2014	17.4
4.1	December 14, 2013	10.4
5.0	February 02, 2012	12.7
2.5	February 26, 2011	6.4
5.3	January 28, 2010	13.5

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Toronto each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
12.0	February 06, 2009	30.5
6.6	December 16, 2008	16.8
2.1	February 16, 2007	5.3
4.6	December 09, 2006	11.7
6.9	January 26, 2005	17.5
4.7	January 03, 2004	11.9
6.5	January 31, 2003	16.5
5.0	November 16, 2002	12.7
8.7	March 05, 2001	22.1
7.8	December 11, 2000	19.8
15.0	January 02, 1999	38.1
6.9	March 21, 1998	17.5
7.2	November 13, 1997	18.3
4.3	December 30, 1996	10.9
4.2	December 13, 1995	10.7
7.9	January 16, 1994	20.1
9.1	February 21, 1993	23.1
8.7	December 10, 1992	22.1
6.7	December 05, 1991	17.0
5.1	February 14, 1990	13.0
5.3	December 15, 1989	13.5
8.4	February 11, 1988	21.3
8.6	January 19, 1987	21.8
6.4	February 01, 1986	16.3
8.0	March 04, 1985	20.3
9.6	February 28, 1984	24.4
5.3	March 21, 1983	13.5
7.1	January 31, 1982	18.0
3.9	February 10, 1981	9.9
7.2	March 08, 1980	18.3
10.6	December 01, 1979	26.9
5.6	January 26, 1978	14.2
9.7	December 08, 1977	24.6
7.0	March 01, 1976	17.8
6.4	December 25, 1975	16.3
6.5	January 08, 1974	16.5
8.0	December 19, 1973	20.3
7.2	December 15, 1972	18.3
6.5	December 30, 1971	16.5
4.9	December 16, 1970	12.4
5.1	December 18, 1969	13.0
11.5	January 15, 1968	29.2
6.6	February 02, 1967	16.8
15.7	January 23, 1966	39.9
11.8	February 25, 1965	30.0
9.1	March 10, 1964	23.1
6.5	December 18, 1963	16.5
7.2	February 14, 1962	18.3
7.4	February 03, 1961	18.8
13.0	February 25, 1960	33.0
6.6	February 23, 1959	16.8
7.0	November 28, 1958	17.8
7.0	February 14, 1957	17.8
7.5	January 30, 1956	19.1
6.5	December 22, 1955	16.5
9.3	February 16, 1954	23.6
6.6	November 07, 1953	16.8
4.2	February 08, 1952	10.7
8.5	December 14, 1951	21.6
12.0	November 24, 1950	30.5
11.7	March 10, 1949	29.7
5.9	January 01, 1948	15.0
6.1	January 29, 1947	15.5
7.8	February 26, 1946	19.8
4.8	February 04, 1945	12.2
19.0	December 11, 1944	48.3
8.0	March 06, 1943	20.3
4.8	December 17, 1942	12.2
7.9	March 11, 1941	20.1
6.8	November 30, 1940	17.3
7.0	April 10, 1939	17.8
6.4	December 27, 1938	16.3
5.5	December 31, 1937	14.0
10.0	March 17, 1936	25.4
5.0	December 13, 1935	12.7
5.2	March 27, 1934	13.2
9.0	December 26, 1933	22.9
9.0	January 01, 1932	22.9
12.5	March 08, 1931	31.8
4.5	December 23, 1930 +	11.4
5.0	January 14, 1929	12.7
4.7	April 21, 1928	11.9
5.4	February 20, 1927	13.7
7.0	February 18, 1926	17.8
3.9	January 02, 1925	9.9
9.6	February 20, 1924	24.4
7.5	January 11, 1923	19.1
8.5	March 30, 1922	21.6
5.6	November 09, 1921	14.2
10.0	January 16, 1920	25.4
4.4	March 09, 1919	11.2
5.7	December 24, 1918	14.5
8.9	March 05, 1917	22.6
5.0	March 06, 1916 +	12.7
8.5	January 22, 1915	21.6
5.3	January 20, 1914	13.5
5.1	December 23, 1913	13.0
7.7	March 15, 1912	19.6
10.9	February 06, 1911	27.7
9.5	February 03, 1910	24.1
7.2	March 03, 1909	18.3
9.8	February 01, 1908	24.9
8.0	December 14, 1907	20.3
7.0	March 19, 1906	17.8
6.6	January 07, 1905	16.8
9.4	February 29, 1904	23.9
7.0	February 08, 1903	17.8
13.2	January 22, 1902	33.5
8.3	April 20, 1901	21.1
10.0	February 28, 1900	25.4
4.7	March 19, 1899	11.9
10.6	February 21, 1898	26.9
4.1	April 09, 1897	10.4
7.4	March 19, 1896	18.8
10.5	January 18, 1895	26.7
6.5	February 12, 1894	16.5
8.0	February 23, 1893	20.3
6.2	February 02, 1892	15.7
5.2	January 11, 1891	13.2
11.0	December 03, 1890	27.9
6.0	March 31, 1889 +	15.2
3.0	January 06, 1888 +	7.6
8.0	January 09, 1887	20.3
13.5	January 24, 1886	34.3
6.0	January 16, 1885	15.2
11.1	January 08, 1884	28.2
8.5	March 19, 1883	21.6
4.5	November 26, 1882	11.4
8.0	March 04, 1881	20.3
5.3	February 03, 1880	13.5
5.0	November 02, 1879	12.7
7.0	February 01, 1878	17.8
7.0	March 21, 1877	17.8
10.5	March 28, 1876	26.7
11.0	December 01, 1875	27.9
6.5	November 28, 1874	16.5
15.3	January 24, 1873	38.9
15.0	December 25, 1872	38.1
12.0	February 17, 1871	30.5
16.0	March 27, 1870	40.6
9.0	February 23, 1869	22.9
12.0	February 24, 1868	30.5
15.0	March 21, 1867 +	38.1
6.0	December 16, 1866	15.2
7.0	January 10, 1865	17.8
10.0	December 21, 1864 +	25.4
16.0	February 05, 1863	40.6
9.0	March 20, 1862	22.9
8.0	February 07, 1861	20.3
9.0	February 18, 1860	22.9
6.0	December 18, 1859	15.2
6.0	February 13, 1858 +	15.2
5.5	January 10, 1857	14.0
5.8	December 02, 1856	14.7
15.0	December 29, 1855	38.1
5.5	February 26, 1854	14.0
6.5	December 30, 1853	16.5
8.0	December 31, 1852 +	20.3
5.5	December 14, 1851	14.0
18.0	February 14, 1850	45.7
6.0	February 18, 1849	15.2
–	1848	–
6.0	February 27, 1847	15.2

Toronto - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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