Washington DC Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Washington 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 extremes were measured at Reagan National Airport near downtown Washington and go back to 1946. Since then, the record amount of snow to fall in one day at Washington is 16.4 inches (41.7 centimetres) on February 11, 1983.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Washington DC
Inches	Date	Centimetres
0.4	February 01, 2023	1.0
6.9	January 03, 2022	17.5
2.3	January 31, 2021	5.8
0.2	January 18, 2020	0.5
8.3	January 13, 2019	21.1
4.1	March 21, 2018	10.4
1.5	December 09, 2017	3.8
11.3	January 23, 2016	28.7
4.8	March 05, 2015	12.2
5.9	February 13, 2014	15.0
1.4	March 25, 2013	3.6
0.6	January 21, 2012 +	1.5
5.0	January 26, 2011	12.7
9.1	February 06, 2010	23.1

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Washington DC each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
15.0	December 19, 2009	38.1
1.3	January 17, 2008	3.3
2.9	February 25, 2007	7.4
6.7	February 12, 2006	17.0
3.0	January 22, 2005	7.6
3.5	January 25, 2004	8.9
13.3	February 16, 2003	33.8
6.1	December 05, 2002	15.5
2.8	February 22, 2001	7.1
9.3	January 25, 2000	23.6
8.4	March 09, 1999	21.3
0.4	December 23, 1998	1.0
3.2	February 08, 1997	8.1
13.0	January 07, 1996	33.0
4.5	February 04, 1995	11.4
2.3	February 11, 1994	5.8
6.5	March 13, 1993	16.5
3.8	January 25, 1992	9.7
2.7	January 07, 1991	6.9
3.0	December 27, 1990	7.6
3.6	December 08, 1989	9.1
6.3	January 08, 1988	16.0
11.5	November 11, 1987	29.2
3.6	February 24, 1986 +	9.1
3.9	January 17, 1985	9.9
3.6	January 18, 1984	9.1
16.4	February 11, 1983	41.7
6.6	December 12, 1982	16.8
2.7	January 01, 1981	6.9
4.8	January 05, 1980	12.2
14.0	February 19, 1979	35.6
4.6	January 13, 1978	11.7
4.6	January 07, 1977	11.7
0.9	February 02, 1976	2.3
4.1	February 04, 1975	10.4
4.0	February 08, 1974	10.2
6.0	December 16, 1973	15.2
5.5	February 19, 1972	14.0
4.4	January 01, 1971	11.2
4.9	December 31, 1970	12.4
4.3	December 25, 1969	10.9
2.0	March 12, 1968	5.1
8.7	February 07, 1967	22.1
12.0	January 29, 1966	30.5
3.8	January 10, 1965	9.7
8.1	February 11, 1964	20.6
5.6	December 23, 1963	14.2
5.4	December 25, 1962	13.7
7.0	February 03, 1961 +	17.8
7.1	March 03, 1960	18.0
2.2	January 16, 1959	5.6
12.9	February 15, 1958	32.8
11.1	December 04, 1957	28.2
2.4	January 19, 1956	6.1
2.5	February 11, 1955	6.4
6.4	January 22, 1954	16.3
6.5	November 06, 1953	16.5
2.5	March 01, 1952	6.4
3.4	December 14, 1951	8.6
3.0	March 16, 1950	7.6
5.7	January 31, 1949	14.5
5.4	January 24, 1948	13.7
7.6	February 20, 1947	19.3
4.8	January 27, 1946	12.2

Washington DC - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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