Springfield - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Springfield, 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 Springfield got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Springfield 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 1902, with just a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Springfield is 18.0 inches (45.7 centimetres) on February 20, 1912.
Since 1941 the snowfall extremes were measured at Springfield–Branson National Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Springfield.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 3.7 | January 25, 2023 | 9.4 |
| 6.8 | February 03, 2022 | 17.3 |
| 3.4 | February 15, 2021 | 8.6 |
| 1.1 | February 05, 2020 + | 2.8 |
| 1.2 | January 29, 2019 | 3.0 |
| 2.2 | January 15, 2018 | 5.6 |
| 1.8 | December 23, 2017 | 4.6 |
| 1.5 | January 21, 2016 + | 3.8 |
| 4.8 | February 16, 2015 | 12.2 |
| 7.0 | January 05, 2014 | 17.8 |
| 4.3 | December 09, 2013 | 10.9 |
| 1.7 | February 13, 2012 | 4.3 |
| 10.0 | February 01, 2011 | 25.4 |
| 5.2 | January 29, 2010 | 13.2 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 3.9 | January 27, 2009 | 9.9 |
| 6.7 | March 04, 2008 | 17.0 |
| 1.4 | January 31, 2007 | 3.6 |
| 7.0 | November 30, 2006 | 17.8 |
| 2.9 | February 02, 2005 | 7.4 |
| 1.0 | February 04, 2004 | 2.5 |
| 7.5 | February 23, 2003 | 19.1 |
| – | 2002 | – |
| – | 2001 | – |
| 13.7 | December 13, 2000 | 34.8 |
| 7.5 | March 13, 1999 | 19.1 |
| 4.2 | January 08, 1998 | 10.7 |
| 5.5 | January 08, 1997 | 14.0 |
| – | 1996 | – |
| 8.0 | January 18, 1995 | 20.3 |
| 6.7 | March 08, 1994 | 17.0 |
| 11.2 | February 15, 1993 | 28.4 |
| 4.6 | January 13, 1992 | 11.7 |
| 4.6 | February 24, 1991 | 11.7 |
| 5.3 | February 28, 1990 | 13.5 |
| 8.5 | March 05, 1989 | 21.6 |
| 6.3 | December 27, 1988 | 16.0 |
| 5.8 | December 14, 1987 | 14.7 |
| 2.7 | February 14, 1986 | 6.9 |
| 4.6 | January 19, 1985 | 11.7 |
| 5.0 | February 27, 1984 | 12.7 |
| 3.7 | January 21, 1983 | 9.4 |
| 6.1 | January 07, 1982 | 15.5 |
| 5.6 | February 09, 1981 | 14.2 |
| 8.6 | February 07, 1980 | 21.8 |
| 4.4 | January 27, 1979 | 11.2 |
| 9.1 | January 16, 1978 | 23.1 |
| 7.2 | January 09, 1977 | 18.3 |
| 1.2 | December 06, 1976 | 3.0 |
| 11.9 | February 23, 1975 | 30.2 |
| 7.5 | November 29, 1974 | 19.1 |
| 5.1 | January 07, 1973 | 13.0 |
| 7.2 | November 18, 1972 | 18.3 |
| 6.9 | April 04, 1971 | 17.5 |
| 15.7 | March 16, 1970 | 39.9 |
| 7.7 | February 15, 1969 | 19.6 |
| 6.0 | March 11, 1968 | 15.2 |
| 1.6 | December 30, 1967 | 4.1 |
| 4.7 | December 22, 1966 | 11.9 |
| 4.5 | March 04, 1965 | 11.4 |
| 2.5 | March 09, 1964 | 6.4 |
| 3.5 | February 28, 1963 | 8.9 |
| 4.7 | January 18, 1962 | 11.9 |
| 8.8 | February 07, 1961 | 22.4 |
| 7.0 | February 27, 1960 | 17.8 |
| 3.0 | January 21, 1959 | 7.6 |
| 5.6 | March 17, 1958 + | 14.2 |
| 4.4 | April 12, 1957 | 11.2 |
| 3.2 | January 24, 1956 | 8.1 |
| 3.1 | January 18, 1955 | 7.9 |
| 2.8 | March 02, 1954 | 7.1 |
| 1.0 | January 23, 1953 | 2.5 |
| 1.6 | November 28, 1952 | 4.1 |
| 10.5 | November 05, 1951 | 26.7 |
| 2.2 | December 05, 1950 | 5.6 |
| 4.7 | March 09, 1949 | 11.9 |
| 4.9 | January 01, 1948 | 12.4 |
| 2.0 | February 28, 1947 + | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | January 11, 1946 | 5.6 |
| 2.3 | January 28, 1945 | 5.8 |
| 6.8 | February 13, 1944 | 17.3 |
| 8.3 | March 05, 1943 | 21.1 |
| 5.5 | December 05, 1942 | 14.0 |
| 3.7 | February 24, 1941 | 9.4 |
| 4.0 | February 18, 1940 + | 10.2 |
| 6.5 | February 25, 1939 | 16.5 |
| 4.4 | February 18, 1938 | 11.2 |
| 8.0 | January 22, 1937 | 20.3 |
| 2.1 | December 18, 1936 | 5.3 |
| 1.0 | December 27, 1935 | 2.5 |
| 11.2 | November 29, 1934 | 28.4 |
| 5.0 | April 14, 1933 | 12.7 |
| 6.8 | November 15, 1932 | 17.3 |
| 5.8 | March 07, 1931 | 14.7 |
| 4.4 | January 20, 1930 | 11.2 |
| 6.1 | May 02, 1929 | 15.5 |
| 8.6 | March 15, 1928 | 21.8 |
| 6.5 | March 01, 1927 | 16.5 |
| 7.6 | November 17, 1926 | 19.3 |
| 4.2 | January 26, 1925 | 10.7 |
| 4.1 | March 09, 1924 | 10.4 |
| 2.9 | February 05, 1923 | 7.4 |
| 5.1 | February 28, 1922 | 13.0 |
| 4.6 | February 19, 1921 + | 11.7 |
| 7.0 | January 07, 1920 | 17.8 |
| 11.6 | March 08, 1919 | 29.5 |
| 7.0 | January 10, 1918 | 17.8 |
| 12.7 | December 07, 1917 | 32.3 |
| 9.2 | December 21, 1916 | 23.4 |
| 4.5 | March 30, 1915 | 11.4 |
| 5.0 | January 29, 1914 | 12.7 |
| 7.5 | March 26, 1913 | 19.1 |
| 18.0 | February 20, 1912 | 45.7 |
| 12.8 | December 15, 1911 | 32.5 |
| 11.2 | February 16, 1910 | 28.4 |
| 10.4 | January 11, 1909 | 26.4 |
| – | 1908 | – |
| 3.0 | December 13, 1907 | 7.6 |
| 4.5 | February 04, 1906 | 11.4 |
| 3.5 | February 05, 1905 | 8.9 |
| 1.4 | April 09, 1904 | 3.6 |
| 2.0 | February 15, 1903 + | 5.1 |
| 7.0 | February 14, 1902 | 17.8 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.