Tucson - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Tucson, Arizona. The information easily answers questions such as: When was the last time Tucson got more than four inches of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Tucson 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 1895, with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Tucson is 6.8 inches (17.3 centimetres) on December 8, 1971.
Since 1949 the snowfall extremes were measured at Tucson International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Tucson.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| – | 2023 | – |
| – | 2022 | – |
| 1.0 | January 26, 2021 | 2.5 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2020 + | 0.0 |
| 1.9 | February 22, 2019 | 4.8 |
| trace | September 02, 2018 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2017 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2016 + | 0.0 |
| trace | January 01, 2015 | trace |
| trace | December 31, 2014 | trace |
| 2.0 | February 20, 2013 | 5.1 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2012 + | 0.0 |
| trace | February 27, 2011 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2010 + | 0.0 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| trace | February 10, 2009 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2008 + | 0.0 |
| trace | January 21, 2007 | trace |
| trace | August 08, 2006 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2005 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2004 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2003 + | 0.0 |
| – | 2002 | – |
| trace | December 16, 2001 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2000 + | 0.0 |
| trace | April 04, 1999 | trace |
| trace | December 10, 1998 + | trace |
| trace | October 22, 1997 + | trace |
| trace | September 03, 1996 + | trace |
| trace | August 11, 1995 + | trace |
| trace | November 19, 1994 + | trace |
| trace | August 09, 1993 | trace |
| trace | August 06, 1992 + | trace |
| 0.3 | March 16, 1991 | 0.8 |
| 1.5 | January 19, 1990 | 3.8 |
| trace | February 05, 1989 | trace |
| trace | December 26, 1988 | trace |
| 4.3 | January 16, 1987 | 10.9 |
| trace | February 09, 1986 + | trace |
| 1.1 | February 04, 1985 + | 2.8 |
| trace | December 13, 1984 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1983 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 31, 1982 + | trace |
| trace | March 03, 1981 | trace |
| trace | March 19, 1980 | trace |
| 1.2 | January 29, 1979 | 3.0 |
| trace | December 07, 1978 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1977 + | 0.0 |
| 3.8 | March 03, 1976 | 9.7 |
| 0.5 | March 11, 1975 | 1.3 |
| 0.4 | January 02, 1974 | 1.0 |
| trace | January 22, 1973 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1972 + | 0.0 |
| 6.8 | December 08, 1971 | 17.3 |
| trace | April 17, 1970 + | trace |
| trace | December 27, 1969 + | trace |
| 0.2 | December 21, 1968 + | 0.5 |
| 1.6 | December 17, 1967 | 4.1 |
| 1.2 | February 08, 1966 | 3.0 |
| 2.2 | February 10, 1965 | 5.6 |
| 4.0 | March 02, 1964 | 10.2 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1963 + | 0.0 |
| trace | February 27, 1962 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1961 + | 0.0 |
| 1.2 | January 01, 1960 | 3.0 |
| trace | December 31, 1959 + | trace |
| 6.4 | November 16, 1958 | 16.3 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1957 + | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | April 02, 1956 + | 2.5 |
| trace | August 30, 1955 + | trace |
| trace | March 24, 1954 | trace |
| 0.5 | February 24, 1953 | 1.3 |
| 3.4 | March 09, 1952 | 8.6 |
| 1.8 | January 01, 1951 | 4.6 |
| trace | December 31, 1950 + | trace |
| 3.5 | January 25, 1949 | 8.9 |
| trace | February 26, 1948 + | trace |
| – | 1947 | – |
| 2.0 | January 09, 1946 | 5.1 |
| – | 1945 | – |
| trace | October 29, 1944 + | trace |
| – | 1943 | – |
| trace | February 28, 1942 | trace |
| 2.0 | December 24, 1941 | 5.1 |
| – | 1940 | – |
| trace | February 09, 1939 | trace |
| trace | December 21, 1938 | trace |
| 4.0 | January 07, 1937 | 10.2 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1936 + | 0.0 |
| trace | August 01, 1935 + | trace |
| trace | November 19, 1934 + | trace |
| 1.0 | February 07, 1933 | 2.5 |
| 1.5 | December 22, 1932 | 3.8 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1931 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1930 + | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | February 26, 1929 | 2.5 |
| 2.0 | February 16, 1928 | 5.1 |
| trace | April 13, 1927 + | trace |
| trace | December 26, 1926 + | trace |
| trace | January 15, 1925 | trace |
| trace | April 02, 1924 + | trace |
| trace | December 11, 1923 | trace |
| 6.0 | March 12, 1922 | 15.2 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1921 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1920 + | 0.0 |
| trace | November 28, 1919 + | trace |
| trace | December 31, 1918 | trace |
| trace | August 02, 1917 | trace |
| 4.0 | December 25, 1916 | 10.2 |
| 2.0 | December 31, 1915 | 5.1 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1914 + | 0.0 |
| 2.0 | January 11, 1913 | 5.1 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1912 + | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | December 18, 1911 | 2.5 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1910 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 18, 1909 + | trace |
| 4.0 | February 13, 1908 | 10.2 |
| 0.8 | January 01, 1907 | 2.0 |
| 2.0 | January 01, 1906 | 5.1 |
| trace | February 13, 1905 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1904 + | 0.0 |
| 3.1 | February 15, 1903 | 7.9 |
| 1.5 | March 24, 1902 | 3.8 |
| trace | March 31, 1901 | trace |
| trace | April 04, 1900 | trace |
| 1.3 | February 06, 1899 | 3.3 |
| 3.3 | January 24, 1898 | 8.4 |
| trace | February 21, 1897 | trace |
| trace | October 12, 1896 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1895 + | 0.0 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.