Boston MA Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Boston, Massachusetts. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019? How often does Boston get blizzards that dump more than a foot of snow in one day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Boston 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 1893. Since 1937 the snowfall extremes were measured at Boston's Logan International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Boston.

During that time there, the record amount of snow to fall in a single day at Boston is 23.6 inches (59.9 centimetres) on January 29, 2022 and February 17, 2003.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Boston
Inches	Date	Centimetres
2.3	January 23, 2023	5.8
23.6	January 29, 2022	59.9
5.3	February 07, 2021	13.5
12.3	December 17, 2020	31.2
9.9	March 04, 2019	25.1
14.5	March 13, 2018	36.8
10.9	February 09, 2017	27.7
6.8	February 05, 2016	17.3
22.1	January 27, 2015	56.1
10.7	February 05, 2014	27.2
14.8	February 09, 2013	37.6
2.9	January 21, 2012	7.4
14.6	January 12, 2011	37.1
9.9	December 26, 2010	25.1

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Boston each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
10.0	December 20, 2009	25.4
8.9	February 22, 2008	22.6
10.1	December 13, 2007	25.7
17.5	February 12, 2006	44.5
13.4	January 23, 2005	34.0
6.5	March 16, 2004	16.5
23.6	February 17, 2003	59.9
3.5	November 27, 2002	8.9
6.4	January 21, 2001	16.3
6.5	February 18, 2000	16.5
7.8	January 14, 1999	19.8
3.5	March 22, 1998	8.9
22.4	April 01, 1997	56.9
13.2	January 08, 1996	33.5
7.7	December 20, 1995	19.6
12.4	February 09, 1994	31.5
12.3	March 13, 1993	31.2
9.2	December 12, 1992	23.4
4.3	January 11, 1991	10.9
5.7	February 24, 1990	14.5
4.4	November 23, 1989	11.2
9.0	January 08, 1988	22.9
6.2	December 29, 1987	15.7
3.5	February 02, 1986	8.9
5.7	February 06, 1985	14.5
9.1	March 29, 1984	23.1
11.5	February 12, 1983	29.2
10.8	April 06, 1982	27.4
11.9	December 06, 1981	30.2
5.3	February 16, 1980	13.5
4.2	January 17, 1979	10.7
21.0	January 20, 1978	53.3
13.8	January 07, 1977	35.1
11.3	December 29, 1976	28.7
10.1	December 21, 1975	25.7
11.1	February 02, 1974	28.2
1.7	January 04, 1973	4.3
6.0	March 05, 1972	15.2
4.9	January 01, 1971	12.4
7.3	March 29, 1970	18.5
13.7	February 24, 1969	34.8
6.6	January 07, 1968	16.8
9.9	March 07, 1967	25.1
9.0	February 25, 1966	22.9
6.9	January 16, 1965	17.5
9.1	February 19, 1964	23.1
5.0	March 01, 1963 +	12.7
8.2	February 19, 1962	20.8
14.4	February 04, 1961	36.6
13.0	December 12, 1960	33.0
6.4	March 12, 1959	16.3
19.3	February 16, 1958	49.0
9.5	January 07, 1957	24.1
13.2	March 19, 1956	33.5
4.2	March 04, 1955	10.7
6.0	December 21, 1954	15.2
8.4	January 09, 1953	21.3
4.7	January 03, 1952	11.9
6.3	January 07, 1951	16.0
5.9	February 22, 1950	15.0
6.5	January 26, 1949	16.5
7.3	January 18, 1948	18.5
8.5	February 21, 1947	21.6
6.7	February 20, 1946	17.0
12.7	February 08, 1945	32.3
10.2	March 20, 1944	25.9
10.5	January 28, 1943	26.7
4.5	January 04, 1942	11.4
8.5	January 25, 1941	21.6
11.0	February 15, 1940	27.9
5.8	December 30, 1939 +	14.7
11.0	January 13, 1938	27.9
2.2	December 28, 1937	5.6
10.0	January 19, 1936	25.4
5.3	February 17, 1935	13.5
13.0	February 20, 1934	33.0
10.5	February 11, 1933	26.7
8.0	February 05, 1932	20.3
7.4	January 31, 1931	18.8
4.8	February 16, 1930	12.2
8.0	February 21, 1929	20.3
7.0	February 18, 1928	17.8
9.2	January 11, 1927	23.4
12.8	February 04, 1926	32.5
7.4	January 20, 1925	18.8
6.5	February 20, 1924	16.5
8.4	March 07, 1923	21.3
6.4	February 15, 1922	16.3
16.5	February 20, 1921	41.9
12.2	February 05, 1920	31.0
4.0	February 23, 1919	10.2
6.1	December 06, 1918	15.5
9.1	April 09, 1917	23.1
8.0	February 13, 1916	20.3
5.0	April 03, 1915	12.7
8.4	February 14, 1914	21.3
5.0	February 03, 1913	12.7
8.4	December 24, 1912	21.3
7.9	February 07, 1911	20.1
8.0	February 12, 1910	20.3
12.0	December 26, 1909	30.5
3.9	February 19, 1908	9.9
12.2	February 05, 1907	31.0
6.6	March 15, 1906	16.8
9.0	January 25, 1905	22.9
9.0	January 09, 1904	22.9
9.0	February 17, 1903	22.9
8.0	February 17, 1902	20.3
6.0	December 04, 1901	15.2
7.5	February 18, 1900	19.1
9.0	February 13, 1899	22.9
12.0	November 27, 1898	30.5
14.7	January 28, 1897	37.3
6.0	March 16, 1896	15.2
5.0	February 08, 1895	12.7
9.5	February 13, 1894	24.1
10.2	February 18, 1893	25.9

Boston - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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