Montreal QC Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Montreal, Quebec 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 Montreal got more than 40 centimetres of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Montreal 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 1886. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Montreal is 46.5 centimetres (18.3 inches) on January 21, 1889.

Since 1984 the snowfall extremes were measured at Montreal–Trudeau Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Montreal.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Montreal
Inches	Date	Centimetres
8.6	December 03, 2023 +	21.8
7.6	April 19, 2022	19.3
9.1	January 16, 2021	23.0
–	2020	–
8.1	February 13, 2019	20.6
12.0	January 13, 2018	30.4
12.4	March 14, 2017	31.6
6.0	December 12, 2016	15.2
15.4	December 29, 2015	39.1
7.9	December 10, 2014	20.1
13.1	March 19, 2013	33.3
18.0	December 27, 2012	45.7
8.0	February 02, 2011	20.3
11.7	April 27, 2010	29.7

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Montreal each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
11.0	December 09, 2009	27.9
10.4	February 01, 2008	26.4
13.9	March 02, 2007	35.3
4.3	December 26, 2006	10.9
16.2	December 16, 2005	41.1
5.2	February 03, 2004	13.2
7.4	December 14, 2003	18.8
7.4	March 18, 2002	18.8
12.2	March 22, 2001	31.0
13.3	April 09, 2000	33.8
14.1	January 15, 1999	35.8
9.3	January 23, 1998	23.6
8.4	March 14, 1997	21.3
3.7	February 11, 1996	9.4
8.2	December 09, 1995	20.8
10.9	February 24, 1994	27.7
–	1993	–
6.8	April 11, 1992	17.3
8.0	February 14, 1991	20.3
5.5	December 03, 1990	14.0
5.6	March 04, 1989	14.2
8.3	October 22, 1988	21.1
8.6	February 08, 1987	21.8
6.5	November 21, 1986	16.5
8.7	March 04, 1985	22.1
7.4	February 28, 1984	18.8
10.4	November 04, 1983	26.4
8.5	January 31, 1982	21.6
8.2	November 20, 1981	20.8
6.5	March 13, 1980	16.5
7.7	January 21, 1979	19.6
10.5	March 26, 1978	26.7
9.2	February 24, 1977	23.4
4.7	January 13, 1976	11.9
10.6	January 25, 1975	26.9
11.6	December 16, 1974	29.5
11.0	February 14, 1973	27.9
14.2	February 03, 1972	36.1
11.0	March 04, 1971	27.9
9.3	April 02, 1970	23.6
15.0	December 26, 1969	38.1
12.1	November 12, 1968	30.7
6.5	January 27, 1967	16.5
14.8	January 23, 1966	37.6
9.5	November 18, 1965	24.1
6.1	January 02, 1964	15.5
9.4	March 06, 1963	23.9
11.2	December 22, 1962	28.4
11.9	November 29, 1961	30.2
12.0	February 14, 1960	30.5
9.7	March 06, 1959	24.6
10.5	November 28, 1958	26.7
8.7	March 09, 1957	22.1
8.5	March 08, 1956	21.6
11.7	March 26, 1955	29.7
9.8	February 16, 1954 +	24.9
7.7	February 15, 1953	19.6
6.5	December 12, 1952	16.5
12.0	December 20, 1951	30.5
8.2	February 15, 1950	20.8
9.1	November 24, 1949	23.1
9.1	February 28, 1948	23.1
10.3	November 24, 1947	26.2
9.0	December 20, 1946	22.9
5.3	January 01, 1945	13.5
12.0	November 30, 1944 +	30.5
10.0	March 06, 1943	25.4
10.5	December 30, 1942	26.7
12.0	December 13, 1941	30.5
9.2	March 14, 1940	23.4
7.7	January 30, 1939	19.6
5.6	April 08, 1938	14.2
12.4	March 16, 1937	31.5
11.5	December 02, 1936	29.2
8.1	January 17, 1935	20.6
8.0	December 26, 1934	20.3
8.3	October 24, 1933	21.1
10.3	March 22, 1932	26.2
9.7	January 19, 1931	24.6
5.1	January 12, 1930	13.0
10.1	February 07, 1929	25.7
8.5	January 25, 1928	21.6
16.0	December 16, 1927	40.6
8.1	March 08, 1926	20.6
10.0	November 27, 1925	25.4
13.6	February 20, 1924	34.5
12.7	December 28, 1923	32.3
7.5	February 06, 1922	19.1
7.5	November 10, 1921	19.1
11.9	January 16, 1920	30.2
14.1	March 09, 1919	35.8
10.1	February 12, 1918	25.7
9.2	March 05, 1917	23.4
11.5	December 22, 1916	29.2
7.4	December 14, 1915	18.8
9.1	December 14, 1914	23.1
8.7	December 23, 1913	22.1
14.6	February 27, 1912	37.1
10.9	March 22, 1911	27.7
10.1	February 18, 1910	25.7
6.0	March 04, 1909	15.2
16.8	February 01, 1908	42.7
10.5	April 08, 1907	26.7
8.0	December 25, 1906	20.3
8.5	January 12, 1905	21.6
9.3	January 14, 1904	23.6
13.6	December 10, 1903	34.5
13.5	February 02, 1902	34.3
9.9	January 12, 1901	25.1
18.2	March 01, 1900	46.2
8.5	March 15, 1899	21.6
16.9	January 23, 1898	42.9
13.2	January 21, 1897	33.5
14.5	March 19, 1896	36.8
16.0	February 08, 1895	40.6
11.0	December 27, 1894	27.9
9.5	December 03, 1893	24.1
15.9	March 11, 1892	40.4
9.1	March 04, 1891	23.1
10.8	December 03, 1890	27.4
18.3	January 21, 1889	46.5
13.0	January 17, 1888	33.0
16.1	December 28, 1887	40.9
10.8	November 07, 1886	27.4

Montreal - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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