Detroit - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Detroit, Michigan. 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 Detroit got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Detroit 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 Detroit Metro Airport and go back to 1959. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Detroit is 18.4 inches (46.7 centimetres) on December 1, 1974.
Inches | Date | Centimetres |
---|---|---|
6.5 | January 25, 2023 | 16.5 |
6.3 | February 17, 2022 | 16.0 |
7.2 | February 15, 2021 | 18.3 |
6.8 | January 18, 2020 | 17.3 |
8.5 | November 11, 2019 | 21.6 |
9.2 | February 09, 2018 | 23.4 |
6.3 | December 13, 2017 | 16.0 |
10.6 | December 11, 2016 | 26.9 |
13.7 | February 01, 2015 | 34.8 |
10.2 | January 05, 2014 | 25.9 |
7.7 | December 14, 2013 | 19.6 |
5.8 | December 26, 2012 | 14.7 |
8.2 | February 20, 2011 | 20.8 |
6.5 | February 09, 2010 | 16.5 |
Inches | Date | Centimetres |
---|---|---|
6.4 | January 10, 2009 | 16.3 |
7.9 | December 19, 2008 | 20.1 |
7.4 | December 16, 2007 | 18.8 |
3.9 | January 18, 2006 | 9.9 |
12.2 | January 22, 2005 | 31.0 |
8.4 | December 23, 2004 | 21.3 |
5.8 | February 22, 2003 | 14.7 |
5.8 | December 02, 2002 | 14.7 |
2.4 | March 16, 2001 | 6.1 |
5.5 | December 11, 2000 | 14.0 |
10.6 | January 02, 1999 | 26.9 |
3.2 | January 23, 1998 | 8.1 |
4.7 | January 09, 1997 | 11.9 |
– | 1996 | – |
5.0 | January 06, 1995 | 12.7 |
10.1 | January 06, 1994 | 25.7 |
7.5 | March 10, 1993 | 19.1 |
11.1 | January 14, 1992 | 28.2 |
5.4 | February 14, 1991 | 13.7 |
5.0 | December 23, 1990 | 12.7 |
2.8 | January 03, 1989 | 7.1 |
7.3 | February 11, 1988 | 18.5 |
7.2 | December 28, 1987 | 18.3 |
5.8 | February 16, 1986 | 14.7 |
5.4 | March 04, 1985 | 13.7 |
5.2 | February 27, 1984 | 13.2 |
6.0 | March 21, 1983 | 15.2 |
10.0 | January 31, 1982 | 25.4 |
8.1 | February 10, 1981 | 20.6 |
5.5 | March 08, 1980 | 14.0 |
4.7 | January 13, 1979 | 11.9 |
7.8 | January 26, 1978 | 19.8 |
6.8 | March 18, 1977 | 17.3 |
6.2 | March 01, 1976 | 15.7 |
6.3 | December 26, 1975 | 16.0 |
18.4 | December 01, 1974 | 46.7 |
8.7 | December 19, 1973 | 22.1 |
3.8 | December 04, 1972 | 9.7 |
3.1 | January 03, 1971 | 7.9 |
4.8 | February 09, 1970 | 12.2 |
3.4 | December 31, 1969 | 8.6 |
5.6 | January 13, 1968 | 14.2 |
3.5 | January 26, 1967 | 8.9 |
5.2 | December 10, 1966 | 13.2 |
7.8 | February 25, 1965 | 19.8 |
3.3 | March 08, 1964 | 8.4 |
3.1 | December 11, 1963 | 7.9 |
6.6 | December 06, 1962 | 16.8 |
3.3 | April 16, 1961 | 8.4 |
6.2 | February 25, 1960 | 15.7 |
3.6 | November 12, 1959 | 9.1 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.