Rochester - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Rochester, Minnesota. 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 Rochester got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Rochester 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 Rochester International Airport and go back to 1934. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Rochester is 19.8 inches (50.3 centimetres) on March 18, 2005.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 4.2 | January 19, 2023 | 10.7 |
| 5.2 | December 09, 2022 | 13.2 |
| 7.9 | March 15, 2021 | 20.1 |
| 9.6 | February 09, 2020 | 24.4 |
| 10.1 | February 23, 2019 | 25.7 |
| 8.1 | January 22, 2018 | 20.6 |
| 6.4 | March 12, 2017 + | 16.3 |
| 6.7 | February 02, 2016 | 17.0 |
| 7.4 | March 22, 2015 | 18.8 |
| 8.8 | February 20, 2014 | 22.4 |
| 14.0 | May 02, 2013 | 35.6 |
| 5.5 | December 20, 2012 | 14.0 |
| 4.4 | February 20, 2011 | 11.2 |
| 15.0 | December 11, 2010 | 38.1 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | December 08, 2009 | 21.1 |
| 7.0 | December 20, 2008 | 17.8 |
| 7.6 | February 25, 2007 | 19.3 |
| 10.5 | November 10, 2006 | 26.7 |
| 19.8 | March 18, 2005 | 50.3 |
| 6.4 | January 26, 2004 | 16.3 |
| 5.5 | April 07, 2003 | 14.0 |
| 7.0 | January 31, 2002 | 17.8 |
| 8.6 | March 12, 2001 | 21.8 |
| 8.1 | December 28, 2000 | 20.6 |
| 5.1 | March 08, 1999 | 13.0 |
| 4.6 | February 01, 1998 | 11.7 |
| 10.5 | March 13, 1997 | 26.7 |
| 7.2 | January 26, 1996 | 18.3 |
| 5.9 | March 06, 1995 | 15.0 |
| 5.5 | February 25, 1994 | 14.0 |
| 8.4 | January 12, 1993 | 21.3 |
| 4.7 | March 09, 1992 | 11.9 |
| 7.8 | November 23, 1991 | 19.8 |
| 8.0 | December 03, 1990 | 20.3 |
| 5.5 | March 03, 1989 | 14.0 |
| 13.0 | April 26, 1988 | 33.0 |
| 4.2 | December 03, 1987 | 10.7 |
| 3.8 | November 19, 1986 | 9.7 |
| 9.0 | March 03, 1985 | 22.9 |
| 5.8 | February 18, 1984 | 14.7 |
| 9.3 | February 02, 1983 | 23.6 |
| 15.4 | January 22, 1982 | 39.1 |
| 7.0 | February 22, 1981 | 17.8 |
| 6.7 | April 03, 1980 | 17.0 |
| 6.2 | January 19, 1979 | 15.7 |
| 3.6 | March 02, 1978 | 9.1 |
| 7.3 | December 31, 1977 | 18.5 |
| 4.5 | March 04, 1976 | 11.4 |
| 4.0 | February 04, 1975 | 10.2 |
| 3.7 | December 15, 1974 | 9.4 |
| 8.5 | January 03, 1973 | 21.6 |
| 6.1 | December 05, 1972 | 15.5 |
| 6.9 | March 18, 1971 | 17.5 |
| 6.5 | November 19, 1970 | 16.5 |
| 6.7 | December 22, 1969 | 17.0 |
| 6.2 | December 22, 1968 | 15.7 |
| 4.1 | January 16, 1967 | 10.4 |
| 7.8 | December 28, 1966 | 19.8 |
| 5.6 | February 11, 1965 | 14.2 |
| 4.0 | November 20, 1964 | 10.2 |
| 4.2 | March 05, 1963 | 10.7 |
| 7.2 | April 12, 1962 | 18.3 |
| 6.6 | March 08, 1961 | 16.8 |
| 2.0 | March 09, 1960 | 5.1 |
| 7.8 | February 10, 1959 | 19.8 |
| 2.0 | December 10, 1958 | 5.1 |
| 9.7 | November 18, 1957 | 24.6 |
| 10.8 | March 10, 1956 | 27.4 |
| 10.3 | December 25, 1955 | 26.2 |
| 5.5 | March 12, 1954 | 14.0 |
| 4.5 | March 02, 1953 | 11.4 |
| 10.6 | November 25, 1952 | 26.9 |
| 7.4 | March 23, 1951 | 18.8 |
| 7.0 | January 13, 1950 | 17.8 |
| 4.0 | January 27, 1949 | 10.2 |
| 7.1 | March 06, 1948 | 18.0 |
| 7.7 | December 07, 1947 | 19.6 |
| 3.8 | December 28, 1946 | 9.7 |
| 8.0 | April 03, 1945 | 20.3 |
| 10.0 | March 26, 1944 | 25.4 |
| 7.9 | March 19, 1943 | 20.1 |
| 8.2 | March 17, 1942 | 20.8 |
| 4.3 | December 26, 1941 | 10.9 |
| – | 1940 | – |
| 5.0 | February 10, 1939 | 12.7 |
| – | 1938 | – |
| 7.0 | March 25, 1937 | 17.8 |
| 5.0 | February 08, 1936 | 12.7 |
| 5.0 | February 25, 1935 | 12.7 |
| 14.0 | March 30, 1934 | 35.6 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.