Louisville KY Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Louisville 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 snowfall extremes were measured at Louisville International Airport and go back to 1948. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Louisville is 15.5 inches (39.4 centimetres) on January 17, 1994.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Louisville
Inches	Date	Centimetres
1.0	January 22, 2023	2.5
3.3	January 28, 2022	8.4
4.9	February 15, 2021	12.4
1.1	February 07, 2020	2.8
2.1	January 12, 2019	5.3
4.9	March 21, 2018	12.4
2.3	January 05, 2017	5.8
3.7	January 20, 2016	9.4
8.3	March 04, 2015	21.1
3.3	November 17, 2014	8.4
3.5	December 06, 2013	8.9
2.8	March 05, 2012	7.1
3.6	January 20, 2011	9.1
6.5	February 09, 2010	16.5

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Louisville each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
4.1	January 27, 2009	10.4
6.1	March 08, 2008	15.5
1.6	February 17, 2007	4.1
1.4	February 18, 2006	3.6
1.7	January 29, 2005	4.3
7.5	December 22, 2004	19.1
2.2	December 13, 2003	5.6
–	2002	–
2.5	January 20, 2001	6.4
2.0	January 19, 2000	5.1
4.4	December 24, 1999	11.2
9.2	February 04, 1998	23.4
1.3	January 09, 1997	3.3
–	1996	–
2.6	February 07, 1995	6.6
15.5	January 17, 1994	39.4
7.9	February 25, 1993	20.1
0.9	December 25, 1992	2.3
0.6	February 25, 1991	1.5
3.6	December 27, 1990	9.1
3.1	December 15, 1989	7.9
4.9	February 11, 1988	12.4
8.3	March 30, 1987	21.1
4.1	February 10, 1986	10.4
4.1	February 01, 1985	10.4
4.7	December 05, 1984	11.9
2.9	February 06, 1983	7.4
2.3	February 12, 1982	5.8
2.5	January 06, 1981	6.4
6.8	January 30, 1980	17.3
4.7	February 18, 1979	11.9
8.3	January 16, 1978	21.1
6.4	January 09, 1977	16.3
1.6	November 28, 1976	4.1
5.2	March 10, 1975	13.2
2.5	March 23, 1974	6.4
1.6	December 20, 1973 +	4.1
1.4	November 28, 1972 +	3.6
7.5	February 08, 1971	19.1
6.4	March 29, 1970	16.3
3.3	December 25, 1969	8.4
12.0	March 22, 1968	30.5
8.1	March 06, 1967	20.6
12.9	November 02, 1966	32.8
5.4	January 16, 1965	13.7
7.2	January 01, 1964	18.3
4.6	January 23, 1963	11.7
1.7	January 19, 1962	4.3
9.5	February 25, 1961	24.1
9.2	March 09, 1960	23.4
1.0	January 27, 1959	2.5
6.6	March 13, 1958	16.8
1.4	January 17, 1957	3.6
4.0	January 19, 1956	10.2
3.2	January 10, 1955	8.1
4.9	January 10, 1954	12.4
3.8	January 06, 1953	9.7
3.7	December 01, 1952	9.4
5.8	March 13, 1951	14.7
3.5	November 26, 1950	8.9
2.0	January 31, 1949	5.1
6.4	February 05, 1948	16.3

Louisville - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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