Fort Wayne IN Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 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 Fort Wayne got more than ten inches of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Fort Wayne 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 1909, with just a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Fort Wayne is 12.6 inches (32.0 centimetres) on March 10, 1964.

Since 1941 the snowfall extremes were measured at Fort Wayne International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Fort Wayne.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Fort Wayne
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.2	January 25, 2023	15.7
4.8	February 03, 2022	12.2
10.1	February 15, 2021	25.7
3.5	February 26, 2020	8.9
4.7	January 19, 2019	11.9
2.6	January 15, 2018	6.6
3.6	December 24, 2017	9.1
6.3	December 11, 2016	16.0
9.0	February 01, 2015	22.9
9.5	January 05, 2014	24.1
9.0	March 05, 2013	22.9
3.8	January 20, 2012	9.7
5.5	January 11, 2011	14.0
4.1	January 07, 2010	10.4

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Fort Wayne each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
5.3	January 28, 2009	13.5
4.6	February 26, 2008	11.7
6.8	February 13, 2007	17.3
2.6	December 26, 2006	6.6
8.3	December 08, 2005	21.1
8.1	December 23, 2004	20.6
6.4	February 22, 2003	16.3
4.8	December 25, 2002	12.2
1.6	March 16, 2001	4.1
8.8	March 11, 2000	22.4
7.2	January 02, 1999	18.3
1.2	January 17, 1998	3.0
4.3	February 16, 1997	10.9
3.9	March 20, 1996	9.9
6.4	December 19, 1995	16.3
6.0	April 06, 1994	15.2
6.8	January 10, 1993	17.3
3.5	January 14, 1992	8.9
3.0	January 20, 1991	7.6
6.5	December 23, 1990	16.5
6.4	October 19, 1989	16.3
7.5	February 11, 1988	19.1
8.2	January 19, 1987	20.8
4.0	February 06, 1986	10.2
3.8	January 10, 1985	9.7
6.0	January 30, 1984	15.2
4.4	December 28, 1983	11.2
10.8	January 31, 1982	27.4
6.3	February 10, 1981	16.0
5.9	February 25, 1980	15.0
5.4	January 24, 1979	13.7
5.4	January 25, 1978	13.7
5.8	December 08, 1977	14.7
4.9	February 05, 1976	12.4
4.5	March 14, 1975	11.4
5.0	November 13, 1974	12.7
10.8	December 19, 1973	27.4
2.9	January 13, 1972	7.4
4.7	February 12, 1971	11.9
3.8	January 14, 1970	9.7
3.7	December 31, 1969	9.4
3.6	March 22, 1968 +	9.1
5.0	February 05, 1967	12.7
3.4	December 10, 1966 +	8.6
4.6	February 25, 1965	11.7
12.6	March 10, 1964	32.0
3.5	February 23, 1963	8.9
5.3	February 23, 1962	13.5
4.9	April 09, 1961	12.4
7.0	February 25, 1960	17.8
3.9	November 12, 1959	9.9
4.5	December 08, 1958	11.4
5.0	April 08, 1957	12.7
4.5	January 19, 1956	11.4
3.7	February 05, 1955	9.4
4.2	February 04, 1954	10.7
4.9	February 16, 1953	12.4
7.7	February 06, 1952	19.6
4.2	December 14, 1951	10.7
6.0	November 25, 1950	15.2
3.1	January 11, 1949	7.9
5.6	March 11, 1948	14.2
–	1947	–
3.8	January 11, 1946	9.7
–	1945	–
6.0	December 10, 1944	15.2
2.6	January 18, 1943	6.6
6.2	November 29, 1942	15.7
–	1941	–
3.8	February 27, 1940	9.7
6.2	January 30, 1939	15.7
3.2	November 23, 1938	8.1
6.3	January 22, 1937	16.0
5.0	February 13, 1936	12.7
3.2	December 25, 1935	8.1
5.1	March 27, 1934	13.0
4.8	November 15, 1933	12.2
3.4	November 16, 1932	8.6
6.0	March 07, 1931	15.2
3.1	January 09, 1930	7.9
5.2	December 18, 1929	13.2
5.8	February 18, 1928	14.7
7.5	January 13, 1927	19.1
4.0	February 12, 1926	10.2
4.8	March 01, 1925	12.2
5.4	March 10, 1924	13.7
6.5	January 06, 1923	16.5
6.0	December 14, 1922	15.2
2.9	January 31, 1921	7.4
5.5	January 09, 1920	14.0
4.0	March 08, 1919	10.2
5.3	January 01, 1918	13.5
3.8	October 23, 1917	9.7
4.5	January 15, 1916	11.4
7.2	January 22, 1915	18.3
7.7	January 31, 1914	19.6
7.0	January 28, 1913	17.8
12.4	February 21, 1912	31.5
7.0	February 06, 1911	17.8
3.5	February 17, 1910	8.9
11.0	December 25, 1909	27.9

Fort Wayne - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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