Kansas City - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Kansas City, 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 Kansas City got more than ten inches of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Kansas City 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, with just a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Kansas City is 16.1 inches (40.9 centimetres) on March 23, 1912.
Since 1973 the snowfall extremes were measured at Kansas City International Airport. From 1934 to 1971 the data were gathered at Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Kansas City.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | February 09, 2023 | 9.4 |
| 7.0 | February 17, 2022 | 17.8 |
| 3.5 | April 20, 2021 | 8.9 |
| 3.7 | January 11, 2020 | 9.4 |
| 3.8 | February 15, 2019 | 9.7 |
| 5.8 | November 25, 2018 | 14.7 |
| 1.5 | January 04, 2017 | 3.8 |
| 2.0 | December 17, 2016 | 5.1 |
| 2.5 | February 01, 2015 | 6.4 |
| 7.5 | February 04, 2014 | 19.1 |
| 9.2 | February 21, 2013 | 23.4 |
| 2.5 | December 20, 2012 | 6.4 |
| 8.9 | February 01, 2011 | 22.6 |
| 7.3 | March 20, 2010 | 18.5 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | February 28, 2009 | 13.2 |
| 4.4 | February 17, 2008 | 11.2 |
| 3.6 | January 20, 2007 | 9.1 |
| 0.5 | March 21, 2006 + | 1.3 |
| 7.3 | December 07, 2005 | 18.5 |
| 7.5 | February 05, 2004 | 19.1 |
| 4.5 | December 13, 2003 | 11.4 |
| 2.8 | March 02, 2002 | 7.1 |
| 4.8 | February 27, 2001 | 12.2 |
| 7.0 | December 13, 2000 | 17.8 |
| 2.1 | January 01, 1999 | 5.3 |
| 4.3 | March 08, 1998 | 10.9 |
| 5.0 | January 27, 1997 | 12.7 |
| – | 1996 | – |
| 3.4 | December 08, 1995 | 8.6 |
| 5.0 | February 28, 1994 | 12.7 |
| 10.5 | February 25, 1993 | 26.7 |
| 2.7 | November 25, 1992 + | 6.9 |
| 6.2 | January 25, 1991 | 15.7 |
| 8.7 | March 23, 1990 | 22.1 |
| 3.5 | December 18, 1989 | 8.9 |
| 5.0 | February 03, 1988 | 12.7 |
| 9.7 | December 14, 1987 | 24.6 |
| 1.3 | February 14, 1986 | 3.3 |
| 7.6 | January 09, 1985 | 19.3 |
| 6.7 | December 31, 1984 | 17.0 |
| 4.3 | February 01, 1983 | 10.9 |
| 4.9 | January 03, 1982 | 12.4 |
| 4.2 | December 16, 1981 | 10.7 |
| 4.4 | February 04, 1980 | 11.2 |
| 4.5 | January 13, 1979 | 11.4 |
| 7.7 | December 31, 1978 | 19.6 |
| 3.2 | January 04, 1977 | 8.1 |
| 2.3 | February 02, 1976 | 5.8 |
| 4.8 | March 09, 1975 | 12.2 |
| 2.3 | January 09, 1974 | 5.8 |
| 5.0 | December 30, 1973 + | 12.7 |
| – | 1972 | – |
| 3.6 | March 24, 1971 | 9.1 |
| 4.6 | April 01, 1970 | 11.7 |
| 5.5 | January 26, 1969 | 14.0 |
| 3.0 | November 28, 1968 | 7.6 |
| 5.9 | January 26, 1967 | 15.0 |
| 5.7 | December 27, 1966 | 14.5 |
| 7.2 | February 23, 1965 | 18.3 |
| 6.2 | February 15, 1964 | 15.7 |
| 3.6 | January 11, 1963 | 9.1 |
| 11.8 | January 18, 1962 | 30.0 |
| 7.8 | December 22, 1961 | 19.8 |
| 8.6 | March 02, 1960 | 21.8 |
| 4.3 | January 20, 1959 | 10.9 |
| 10.5 | January 21, 1958 | 26.7 |
| 3.5 | January 22, 1957 | 8.9 |
| 4.0 | January 29, 1956 | 10.2 |
| 5.0 | March 21, 1955 | 12.7 |
| 0.8 | January 26, 1954 | 2.0 |
| 6.1 | March 03, 1953 | 15.5 |
| 6.2 | March 03, 1952 | 15.7 |
| 2.8 | January 31, 1951 | 7.1 |
| 1.0 | December 05, 1950 | 2.5 |
| 8.1 | January 18, 1949 | 20.6 |
| 4.0 | December 23, 1948 | 10.2 |
| 6.0 | January 02, 1947 | 15.2 |
| 2.7 | February 13, 1946 | 6.9 |
| 6.3 | December 17, 1945 | 16.0 |
| 7.5 | December 09, 1944 | 19.1 |
| 4.1 | December 28, 1943 | 10.4 |
| 8.5 | December 05, 1942 | 21.6 |
| 4.5 | January 25, 1941 | 11.4 |
| 4.0 | January 06, 1940 | 10.2 |
| 4.6 | January 23, 1939 | 11.7 |
| 7.0 | April 08, 1938 | 17.8 |
| 2.2 | November 18, 1937 | 5.6 |
| 2.9 | February 08, 1936 | 7.4 |
| 1.1 | November 15, 1935 | 2.8 |
| 4.0 | November 30, 1934 | 10.2 |
| 2.7 | February 07, 1933 | 6.9 |
| 4.4 | November 15, 1932 | 11.2 |
| 6.9 | March 07, 1931 | 17.5 |
| 8.9 | January 09, 1930 | 22.6 |
| 6.2 | January 05, 1929 | 15.7 |
| 3.7 | December 31, 1928 | 9.4 |
| 6.7 | December 30, 1927 | 17.0 |
| 9.8 | February 18, 1926 | 24.9 |
| 4.3 | December 04, 1925 | 10.9 |
| 7.4 | February 04, 1924 | 18.8 |
| 9.1 | November 29, 1923 | 23.1 |
| 2.3 | February 27, 1922 | 5.8 |
| 4.5 | January 13, 1921 | 11.4 |
| 3.6 | April 04, 1920 | 9.1 |
| 5.8 | February 28, 1919 | 14.7 |
| 7.4 | December 23, 1918 | 18.8 |
| 3.0 | December 07, 1917 | 7.6 |
| 5.0 | January 06, 1916 | 12.7 |
| 10.4 | March 04, 1915 | 26.4 |
| 4.8 | February 23, 1914 | 12.2 |
| 3.5 | February 02, 1913 | 8.9 |
| 16.1 | March 23, 1912 | 40.9 |
| 5.3 | February 18, 1911 | 13.5 |
| 3.9 | January 04, 1910 | 9.9 |
| 4.2 | December 24, 1909 | 10.7 |
| – | 1908 | – |
| 3.0 | February 03, 1907 | 7.6 |
| 6.0 | March 18, 1906 | 15.2 |
| 4.1 | February 05, 1905 | 10.4 |
| 7.3 | December 27, 1904 | 18.5 |
| 6.5 | February 15, 1903 | 16.5 |
| 4.5 | February 14, 1902 | 11.4 |
| 6.0 | March 10, 1901 + | 15.2 |
| 11.8 | February 27, 1900 | 30.0 |
| 4.7 | April 03, 1899 | 11.9 |
| 7.2 | December 03, 1898 | 18.3 |
| 5.8 | February 14, 1897 | 14.7 |
| 4.0 | January 23, 1896 | 10.2 |
| 5.8 | December 20, 1895 | 14.7 |
| 8.7 | February 12, 1894 | 22.1 |
| 6.0 | February 17, 1893 | 15.2 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.