Anchorage AK Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Anchorage, Alaska. 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 Anchorage got more than a foot of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Anchorage 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 snowfall extremes were measured at the Ted Stevens International Airport near downtown Anchorage and go back to 1954. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Anchorage is 22.0 inches (55.9 centimetres) on March 17, 2002 .

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Anchorage
Inches	Date	Centimetres
9.0	November 08, 2023	22.9
8.0	November 11, 2021	20.3
8.9	February 18, 2020	22.6
8.4	November 16, 2019	21.3
7.8	December 14, 2018	19.8
10.3	January 21, 2017	26.2
7.7	December 01, 2016	19.6
4.8	November 20, 2015	12.2
5.7	March 14, 2014	14.5
8.5	December 14, 2013	21.6
9.1	February 03, 2012	23.1
6.8	December 12, 2011	17.3
9.0	April 14, 2010	22.9

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Anchorage each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
7.6	February 28, 2009	19.3
15.5	April 25, 2008	39.4
11.2	January 03, 2007	28.4
10.0	December 23, 2006	25.4
7.2	February 10, 2005	18.3
8.6	November 03, 2004	21.8
7.3	December 19, 2003	18.5
22.0	March 17, 2002	55.9
8.5	October 17, 2001	21.6
6.2	January 31, 2000	15.7
12.2	December 20, 1999	31.0
15.1	December 04, 1998	38.4
4.6	December 28, 1997	11.7
13.0	February 11, 1996	33.0
12.0	March 16, 1995	30.5
8.9	November 20, 1994	22.6
7.4	February 06, 1993	18.8
8.3	February 27, 1992	21.1
8.2	October 13, 1991	20.8
5.8	November 17, 1990	14.7
6.0	December 22, 1989	15.2
4.7	November 21, 1988	11.9
7.8	January 05, 1987	19.8
11.6	March 25, 1986	29.5
5.6	April 08, 1985	14.2
10.2	December 29, 1984	25.9
6.3	December 13, 1983	16.0
8.4	October 07, 1982	21.3
7.1	November 22, 1981	18.0
11.8	February 01, 1980	30.0
10.1	March 17, 1979	25.7
8.4	December 02, 1978	21.3
8.0	April 01, 1977	20.3
14.3	March 18, 1976	36.3
5.5	April 26, 1975	14.0
6.0	December 01, 1974	15.2
6.4	November 22, 1973	16.3
7.5	February 01, 1972	19.1
7.7	February 28, 1971	19.6
7.5	January 28, 1970	19.1
3.7	December 14, 1969	9.4
6.9	February 19, 1968	17.5
7.7	December 14, 1967	19.6
4.6	December 15, 1966 +	11.7
9.0	December 20, 1965	22.9
10.9	November 19, 1964	27.7
8.6	February 07, 1963	21.8
6.4	March 18, 1962	16.3
7.3	November 12, 1961	18.5
5.4	November 28, 1960	13.7
13.0	March 02, 1959	33.0
8.3	November 16, 1958	21.1
2.7	November 14, 1957	6.9
12.4	February 08, 1956	31.5
15.6	December 29, 1955	39.6
9.0	December 20, 1954	22.9

Anchorage - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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