Columbia MO Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Columbia 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 1890, with just a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Columbia is 18.0 inches (45.7 centimetres) on January 19, 1995.

Since 1970 the snowfall extremes were measured at Columbia Regional Airport. From 1948 to 1968 the weather station was at Columbia Metropolitan Airport and before then near Downtown Columbia.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Columbia, MO
Inches	Date	Centimetres
2.1	January 25, 2023	5.3
7.2	February 02, 2022	18.3
2.9	February 15, 2021	7.4
3.3	January 23, 2020	8.4
10.4	January 11, 2019	26.4
1.5	November 08, 2018	3.8
1.1	December 24, 2017	2.8
4.0	January 09, 2016	10.2
3.5	February 28, 2015	8.9
–	2014	–
10.2	February 21, 2013	25.9
3.4	February 13, 2012	8.6
17.5	February 01, 2011	44.5
6.0	December 24, 2010	15.2

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Columbia, MO each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
3.0	December 30, 2009	7.6
1.9	February 24, 2008	4.8
5.4	December 15, 2007	13.7
13.0	December 01, 2006	33.0
2.0	December 08, 2005 +	5.1
4.7	November 24, 2004	11.9
5.7	December 13, 2003	14.5
4.8	March 02, 2002	12.2
1.4	February 21, 2001	3.6
5.4	December 13, 2000	13.7
5.8	January 02, 1999	14.7
2.2	March 09, 1998	5.6
5.0	January 09, 1997	12.7
2.3	January 18, 1996	5.8
18.0	January 19, 1995	45.7
1.9	February 23, 1994	4.8
9.8	February 25, 1993	24.9
3.5	February 12, 1992	8.9
3.3	November 06, 1991 +	8.4
4.8	March 23, 1990	12.2
4.6	March 06, 1989	11.7
5.8	February 10, 1988	14.7
9.7	December 14, 1987	24.6
5.7	February 06, 1986	14.5
5.0	January 09, 1985	12.7
6.5	February 26, 1984	16.5
3.2	December 18, 1983	8.1
4.9	February 08, 1982	12.4
6.0	December 22, 1981	15.2
7.0	April 14, 1980	17.8
4.4	January 13, 1979	11.2
9.3	February 13, 1978	23.6
8.2	February 26, 1977	20.8
5.4	March 15, 1976	13.7
11.8	February 23, 1975	30.0
6.1	March 23, 1974	15.5
11.2	December 30, 1973	28.4
4.6	November 19, 1972	11.7
6.0	November 28, 1971	15.2
2.2	March 12, 1970	5.6
–	1969	–
2.8	February 28, 1968	7.1
2.8	December 02, 1967 +	7.1
4.5	February 01, 1966	11.4
6.4	March 04, 1965	16.3
6.0	February 15, 1964	15.2
3.9	December 11, 1963	9.9
5.8	January 18, 1962	14.7
4.0	February 02, 1961	10.2
7.2	March 02, 1960	18.3
4.5	January 20, 1959	11.4
8.4	January 21, 1958	21.3
2.3	April 08, 1957	5.8
4.8	January 29, 1956	12.2
3.1	March 25, 1955	7.9
6.9	December 29, 1954	17.5
6.2	March 01, 1953	15.7
4.2	March 02, 1952	10.7
7.4	February 13, 1951	18.8
1.6	December 05, 1950	4.1
3.9	March 12, 1949	9.9
4.3	January 01, 1948	10.9
4.6	March 05, 1947	11.7
5.8	February 13, 1946	14.7
12.0	February 16, 1945	30.5
5.8	December 09, 1944	14.7
6.6	December 28, 1943	16.8
5.6	December 05, 1942	14.2
3.5	November 22, 1941	8.9
5.0	January 06, 1940	12.7
4.9	January 23, 1939	12.4
11.8	February 19, 1938	30.0
–	1937	–
5.1	January 24, 1936	13.0
1.6	March 11, 1935	4.1
5.1	March 26, 1934	13.0
2.8	February 07, 1933	7.1
4.8	November 15, 1932	12.2
10.1	March 07, 1931	25.7
5.0	January 17, 1930	12.7
3.0	November 28, 1929	7.6
2.9	February 23, 1928	7.4
4.5	November 30, 1927	11.4
3.9	November 20, 1926	9.9
3.4	November 14, 1925	8.6
4.8	January 15, 1924	12.2
0.9	April 04, 1923	2.3
4.1	January 20, 1922	10.4
8.1	January 13, 1921	20.6
4.6	April 04, 1920 +	11.7
4.9	February 20, 1919	12.4
5.0	December 23, 1918	12.7
2.8	December 07, 1917	7.1
6.0	February 05, 1916	15.2
11.1	December 24, 1915	28.2
5.0	February 13, 1914	12.7
6.7	December 22, 1913	17.0
6.1	March 24, 1912	15.5
7.0	December 15, 1911 +	17.8
2.5	February 16, 1910	6.4
5.4	February 15, 1909	13.7
–	1908	–
3.0	December 23, 1907	7.6
8.2	January 22, 1906	20.8
6.3	February 05, 1905	16.0
3.4	January 25, 1904	8.6
6.2	February 15, 1903	15.7
5.5	January 25, 1902	14.0
4.1	December 18, 1901	10.4
7.5	February 27, 1900	19.1
3.5	March 04, 1899	8.9
4.0	December 12, 1898 +	10.2
5.5	February 04, 1897	14.0
5.5	January 23, 1896	14.0
7.5	January 25, 1895	19.1
8.0	February 12, 1894	20.3
1.3	December 03, 1893	3.3
4.0	January 01, 1892	10.2
4.0	February 18, 1891	10.2
4.5	February 07, 1890	11.4

Columbia - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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