Topeka KS Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Topeka 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 1905, with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Topeka is 15.2 inches (38.6 centimetres) on January 9, 1993.

Since 1947 the snowfall extremes were measured at Philip Billard Municipal Airport. Before then, the weather station was a mile from the airport.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Topeka
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.3	November 25, 2023	16.0
4.5	February 17, 2022	11.4
4.5	January 01, 2021	11.4
2.7	February 12, 2020	6.9
4.4	December 15, 2019	11.2
6.0	November 25, 2018	15.2
1.6	January 04, 2017	4.1
2.6	December 17, 2016	6.6
1.8	February 28, 2015 +	4.6
12.9	February 04, 2014	32.8
9.8	February 21, 2013	24.9
2.8	December 20, 2012	7.1
9.1	February 01, 2011	23.1
4.4	January 06, 2010	11.2

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Topeka each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
5.0	December 08, 2009	12.7
4.9	February 06, 2008	12.4
9.0	December 22, 2007	22.9
0.5	March 21, 2006 +	1.3
6.2	December 07, 2005	15.7
5.5	February 05, 2004	14.0
3.3	February 23, 2003	8.4
–	2002	–
4.9	February 09, 2001	12.4
4.0	December 13, 2000	10.2
6.0	December 05, 1999	15.2
3.3	March 08, 1998	8.4
2.8	December 07, 1997	7.1
8.0	October 22, 1996	20.3
5.0	March 07, 1995	12.7
4.9	February 23, 1994	12.4
15.2	January 09, 1993	38.6
1.5	November 07, 1992	3.8
6.3	January 25, 1991	16.0
6.2	March 23, 1990	15.7
5.1	December 18, 1989	13.0
3.0	February 10, 1988	7.6
8.3	December 14, 1987	21.1
1.3	December 08, 1986	3.3
11.3	January 09, 1985	28.7
8.0	December 31, 1984	20.3
7.0	February 01, 1983	17.8
4.0	December 27, 1982	10.2
2.2	January 31, 1981	5.6
5.1	February 07, 1980	13.0
5.1	January 13, 1979	13.0
6.1	February 13, 1978	15.5
3.1	January 22, 1977	7.9
2.5	March 15, 1976	6.4
7.8	March 09, 1975	19.8
4.6	January 09, 1974	11.7
9.0	December 30, 1973	22.9
3.0	March 31, 1972	7.6
11.3	February 21, 1971	28.7
6.8	April 01, 1970	17.3
4.4	January 26, 1969	11.2
3.5	February 25, 1968	8.9
4.1	December 21, 1967	10.4
7.1	December 27, 1966	18.0
6.0	February 23, 1965	15.2
4.3	December 03, 1964	10.9
3.0	January 11, 1963	7.6
7.0	January 05, 1962	17.8
4.8	March 20, 1961	12.2
8.4	March 14, 1960	21.3
4.3	January 20, 1959	10.9
5.4	December 31, 1958	13.7
5.4	March 25, 1957	13.7
3.3	February 01, 1956	8.4
6.3	February 04, 1955	16.0
0.9	December 27, 1954	2.3
5.9	March 03, 1953	15.0
5.9	March 03, 1952	15.0
3.5	December 08, 1951	8.9
1.4	January 25, 1950	3.6
5.4	January 18, 1949	13.7
4.4	December 23, 1948	11.2
6.8	January 02, 1947	17.3
–	1946	–
–	1945	–
–	1944	–
5.5	December 28, 1943 +	14.0
7.0	December 05, 1942	17.8
8.2	March 06, 1941	20.8
7.5	January 14, 1940	19.1
8.5	February 28, 1939	21.6
6.4	April 08, 1938	16.3
5.0	November 28, 1937	12.7
6.0	January 02, 1936	15.2
1.5	November 16, 1935	3.8
3.6	February 25, 1934	9.1
4.5	February 07, 1933	11.4
8.5	March 22, 1932	21.6
6.0	March 07, 1931	15.2
4.3	January 09, 1930	10.9
6.5	January 05, 1929	16.5
1.6	December 17, 1928	4.1
4.0	January 13, 1927	10.2
9.8	April 02, 1926	24.9
5.0	January 01, 1925	12.7
6.0	March 09, 1924	15.2
2.0	November 30, 1923 +	5.1
2.1	March 01, 1922	5.3
4.8	December 04, 1921	12.2
7.3	April 04, 1920	18.5
4.6	January 01, 1919	11.7
–	1918	–
–	1917	–
–	1916	–
5.0	March 05, 1915	12.7
5.4	December 21, 1914	13.7
4.6	February 21, 1913	11.7
11.2	March 24, 1912	28.4
5.4	February 19, 1911	13.7
3.9	January 05, 1910	9.9
4.0	December 24, 1909	10.2
4.5	October 25, 1908	11.4
2.5	December 18, 1907 +	6.4
6.3	March 19, 1906	16.0
5.2	February 03, 1905	13.2

Topeka - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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