Moline - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Moline, Illinois. 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 Moline got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Moline 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 1901. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Moline is 16.4 inches (41.7 centimetres) on January 3, 1971.
Since 1944 the snowfall extremes were measured at Quad City International Airport. Before then, the weather station was across the Mississippi River from Moline in downtown Davenport.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 7.3 | March 25, 2023 | 18.5 |
| 4.7 | January 01, 2022 | 11.9 |
| 4.4 | January 25, 2021 | 11.2 |
| 6.2 | December 29, 2020 | 15.7 |
| 6.9 | January 12, 2019 | 17.5 |
| 13.3 | November 25, 2018 | 33.8 |
| 6.7 | December 29, 2017 | 17.0 |
| 7.8 | December 04, 2016 | 19.8 |
| 13.8 | February 01, 2015 | 35.1 |
| 5.9 | February 17, 2014 | 15.0 |
| 6.1 | February 26, 2013 | 15.5 |
| 4.9 | December 20, 2012 | 12.4 |
| 14.8 | February 01, 2011 | 37.6 |
| 6.9 | December 24, 2010 | 17.5 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 5.1 | December 08, 2009 | 13.0 |
| 5.3 | February 06, 2008 | 13.5 |
| 6.6 | February 13, 2007 | 16.8 |
| 8.3 | December 01, 2006 | 21.1 |
| 4.9 | January 05, 2005 | 12.4 |
| 6.0 | January 04, 2004 | 15.2 |
| 5.1 | March 04, 2003 | 13.0 |
| 6.3 | January 30, 2002 | 16.0 |
| 3.0 | March 16, 2001 | 7.6 |
| 9.3 | February 18, 2000 | 23.6 |
| 9.5 | January 02, 1999 | 24.1 |
| 3.3 | January 21, 1998 | 8.4 |
| 12.1 | April 11, 1997 | 30.7 |
| 6.5 | January 26, 1996 | 16.5 |
| 15.1 | January 19, 1995 | 38.4 |
| 6.9 | February 22, 1994 | 17.5 |
| 2.7 | January 09, 1993 | 6.9 |
| 6.0 | December 09, 1992 | 15.2 |
| 5.8 | January 05, 1991 | 14.7 |
| 8.8 | February 14, 1990 | 22.4 |
| 3.9 | February 13, 1989 | 9.9 |
| 8.4 | February 10, 1988 | 21.3 |
| 9.2 | December 15, 1987 | 23.4 |
| 3.1 | February 07, 1986 | 7.9 |
| 4.1 | December 17, 1985 | 10.4 |
| 5.7 | December 31, 1984 | 14.5 |
| 6.0 | December 14, 1983 | 15.2 |
| 7.8 | April 05, 1982 | 19.8 |
| 4.1 | February 10, 1981 | 10.4 |
| 6.7 | April 14, 1980 | 17.0 |
| 14.8 | January 13, 1979 | 37.6 |
| 8.9 | December 31, 1978 | 22.6 |
| 5.8 | March 21, 1977 | 14.7 |
| 3.0 | November 27, 1976 + | 7.6 |
| 8.4 | November 26, 1975 | 21.3 |
| 6.1 | November 30, 1974 | 15.5 |
| 4.6 | February 14, 1973 | 11.7 |
| 9.8 | March 29, 1972 | 24.9 |
| 16.4 | January 03, 1971 | 41.7 |
| 8.0 | March 25, 1970 | 20.3 |
| 5.2 | December 07, 1969 | 13.2 |
| 5.0 | November 28, 1968 | 12.7 |
| 11.7 | January 26, 1967 | 29.7 |
| 3.5 | January 12, 1966 | 8.9 |
| 5.1 | March 04, 1965 | 13.0 |
| 5.3 | March 20, 1964 | 13.5 |
| 4.1 | December 11, 1963 | 10.4 |
| 4.3 | January 06, 1962 | 10.9 |
| 4.2 | December 22, 1961 | 10.7 |
| 6.4 | February 09, 1960 | 16.3 |
| 5.7 | November 12, 1959 | 14.5 |
| 8.5 | January 21, 1958 | 21.6 |
| 6.9 | March 25, 1957 | 17.5 |
| 2.8 | December 12, 1956 | 7.1 |
| 5.5 | March 21, 1955 | 14.0 |
| 8.4 | December 29, 1954 | 21.3 |
| 5.8 | December 09, 1953 | 14.7 |
| 5.5 | March 03, 1952 | 14.0 |
| 7.0 | December 14, 1951 | 17.8 |
| 2.9 | February 25, 1950 | 7.4 |
| 4.1 | January 18, 1949 | 10.4 |
| 4.9 | March 01, 1948 | 12.4 |
| 4.2 | January 02, 1947 | 10.7 |
| 3.7 | December 29, 1946 | 9.4 |
| 3.8 | December 25, 1945 | 9.7 |
| 8.0 | December 10, 1944 | 20.3 |
| – | 1943 | – |
| 3.9 | January 01, 1942 | 9.9 |
| 6.1 | January 26, 1941 | 15.5 |
| 9.0 | January 14, 1940 | 22.9 |
| 4.5 | February 16, 1939 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | January 09, 1938 | 9.1 |
| 4.4 | March 20, 1937 | 11.2 |
| 4.5 | January 02, 1936 | 11.4 |
| 4.5 | March 06, 1935 | 11.4 |
| 2.8 | December 24, 1934 + | 7.1 |
| 5.4 | February 07, 1933 | 13.7 |
| 6.5 | March 21, 1932 | 16.5 |
| 5.5 | March 28, 1931 | 14.0 |
| 6.7 | January 09, 1930 | 17.0 |
| 5.2 | January 30, 1929 | 13.2 |
| 3.2 | February 17, 1928 | 8.1 |
| 3.2 | February 13, 1927 | 8.1 |
| 6.0 | March 30, 1926 | 15.2 |
| 5.7 | November 07, 1925 | 14.5 |
| 4.9 | February 05, 1924 | 12.4 |
| 7.7 | March 11, 1923 | 19.6 |
| 2.0 | February 26, 1922 | 5.1 |
| 2.5 | April 16, 1921 + | 6.4 |
| 4.1 | December 25, 1920 | 10.4 |
| 7.0 | February 20, 1919 | 17.8 |
| 6.8 | January 06, 1918 | 17.3 |
| 3.1 | January 12, 1917 | 7.9 |
| 3.9 | February 04, 1916 | 9.9 |
| 3.9 | March 05, 1915 | 9.9 |
| 4.2 | December 29, 1914 | 10.7 |
| 5.5 | February 26, 1913 | 14.0 |
| 9.1 | March 14, 1912 | 23.1 |
| 7.8 | February 05, 1911 | 19.8 |
| 4.8 | January 04, 1910 | 12.2 |
| 5.0 | December 24, 1909 | 12.7 |
| 5.5 | February 18, 1908 | 14.0 |
| 3.2 | January 16, 1907 | 8.1 |
| 3.0 | November 21, 1906 | 7.6 |
| 6.0 | February 05, 1905 | 15.2 |
| 4.2 | March 14, 1904 | 10.7 |
| 7.0 | February 03, 1903 | 17.8 |
| 3.9 | January 20, 1902 | 9.9 |
| 10.0 | February 03, 1901 | 25.4 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.