Flagstaff - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Flagstaff, Arizona. 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 Flagstaff got more than 20 inches of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Flagstaff 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 Flagstaff Pulliam Airport and go back to 1951, although much of 1994 to 2004 is missing data. For years with complete measurements, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Flagstaff is 35.9 inches (91.2 centimetres) on February 21, 2019.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Flagstaff
Inches Date Centi­metres
21.2 March 01, 2023   53.8
11.4 December 28, 2022   29.0
14.1 January 25, 2021 35.8
7.6 March 19, 2020   19.3
35.9 February 21, 2019 91.2
7.0 February 23, 2018 17.8
12.6 January 20, 2017 32.0
12.3 January 06, 2016 31.2
9.9 November 04, 2015 25.1
14.1 December 31, 2014 35.8
12.3 March 08, 2013 31.2
19.5 March 18, 2012 49.5
13.2 April 09, 2011 33.5
19.6 January 21, 2010 49.8
Highest daily snowfall recorded at Flagstaff each year
Inches Date Centi­metres
20.1 December 07, 2009 51.1
11.7 January 07, 2008 29.7
12.9 December 10, 2007 32.8
14.8 March 11, 2006 37.6
18.8 January 04, 2005 47.8
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
8.9 April 20, 1995 22.6
1994
12.8 November 14, 1993 32.5
14.6 December 04, 1992 37.1
18.1 March 01, 1991 46.0
13.6 February 01, 1990 34.5
12.5 December 29, 1989 31.8
18.4 February 02, 1988 46.7
21.1 February 24, 1987 53.6
17.6 March 16, 1986 44.7
18.4 November 12, 1985 46.7
7.1 December 13, 1984 18.0
9.8 February 03, 1983 24.9
15.6 January 21, 1982 39.6
1981
15.3 January 29, 1980 38.9
14.3 January 17, 1979 36.3
15.0 February 10, 1978 38.1
10.0 April 02, 1977 25.4
19.9 February 05, 1976 50.5
14.2 November 28, 1975 36.1
12.1 January 05, 1974 30.7
12.2 March 22, 1973 31.0
11.2 November 11, 1972 28.4
7.2 February 19, 1971 18.3
26.0 March 01, 1970 66.0
17.5 March 10, 1969 44.5
11.2 December 20, 1968 28.4
26.8 December 13, 1967 68.1
11.2 November 08, 1966 28.4
15.2 February 06, 1965 38.6
11.4 March 23, 1964 29.0
7.8 November 21, 1963 19.8
13.7 January 21, 1962 34.8
9.6 December 10, 1961 24.4
8.4 February 19, 1960 21.3
10.2 February 08, 1959 25.9
11.5 November 16, 1958 29.2
10.4 January 27, 1957 26.4
5.0 December 07, 1956 + 12.7
8.0 January 16, 1955 20.3
13.0 February 14, 1954 33.0
6.0 March 01, 1953 15.2
19.3 March 11, 1952 49.0
9.5 April 29, 1951 24.1
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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