St Louis MO Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in St Louis 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. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at St Louis is 12.8 inches (32.5 centimetres) on February 26, 1906.

Since 1946 the snowfall extremes were measured at St. Louis Lambert International Airport. Before then, the weather station was at downtown St. Louis.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in St Louis
Inches	Date	Centimetres
2.1	January 25, 2023	5.3
4.9	February 03, 2022	12.4
5.7	February 15, 2021	14.5
2.5	January 11, 2020	6.4
7.8	January 11, 2019	19.8
2.9	November 15, 2018	7.4
2.1	December 23, 2017	5.3
3.6	February 24, 2016	9.1
3.9	February 28, 2015	9.9
10.8	January 05, 2014	27.4
12.4	March 24, 2013	31.5
1.8	February 13, 2012 +	4.6
5.7	January 20, 2011	14.5
4.4	December 12, 2010	11.2

Highest daily snowfall recorded at St Louis each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
3.5	January 27, 2009	8.9
10.0	March 04, 2008	25.4
6.9	December 15, 2007	17.5
2.8	February 08, 2006	7.1
3.6	January 13, 2005	9.1
1.4	November 24, 2004	3.6
4.0	February 23, 2003 +	10.2
5.8	December 24, 2002	14.7
0.7	February 27, 2001 +	1.8
7.6	December 13, 2000	19.3
5.1	January 01, 1999	13.0
2.3	January 08, 1998	5.8
6.6	January 09, 1997	16.8
8.2	January 02, 1996	20.8
5.3	December 19, 1995	13.5
2.4	January 16, 1994	6.1
9.6	February 25, 1993	24.4
3.2	January 13, 1992	8.1
2.3	November 06, 1991	5.8
6.6	February 04, 1990	16.8
10.0	March 06, 1989	25.4
4.8	December 27, 1988	12.2
9.1	January 09, 1987	23.1
6.1	February 14, 1986	15.5
2.8	December 19, 1985 +	7.1
4.5	February 27, 1984	11.4
2.6	December 21, 1983	6.6
8.9	January 31, 1982	22.6
4.5	February 09, 1981	11.4
5.7	November 27, 1980	14.5
4.6	January 27, 1979	11.7
10.9	January 16, 1978	27.7
6.6	December 05, 1977	16.8
4.1	February 02, 1976	10.4
7.6	November 26, 1975	19.3
6.5	March 23, 1974	16.5
12.0	December 19, 1973	30.5
5.2	November 19, 1972	13.2
4.8	April 06, 1971	12.2
1.9	March 17, 1970 +	4.8
3.2	December 23, 1969	8.1
7.0	March 12, 1968	17.8
1.7	December 02, 1967	4.3
6.5	February 01, 1966	16.5
4.3	January 29, 1965	10.9
5.7	March 09, 1964 +	14.5
4.3	December 11, 1963	10.9
5.1	January 06, 1962	13.0
7.8	February 02, 1961	19.8
6.6	March 02, 1960	16.8
2.5	January 21, 1959	6.4
11.2	January 31, 1958	28.4
2.1	March 26, 1957	5.3
4.8	January 29, 1956	12.2
3.0	March 25, 1955	7.6
1.0	March 02, 1954	2.5
4.5	March 01, 1953	11.4
2.0	December 01, 1952	5.1
6.9	November 06, 1951	17.5
4.0	December 05, 1950	10.2
3.8	March 09, 1949	9.7
4.0	March 10, 1948	10.2
6.5	March 27, 1947	16.5
5.0	February 13, 1946	12.7
4.5	February 16, 1945	11.4
4.3	December 10, 1944	10.9
2.8	December 28, 1943	7.1
5.7	December 05, 1942	14.5
2.3	January 23, 1941	5.8
4.3	January 07, 1940	10.9
6.1	February 25, 1939	15.5
1.6	November 22, 1938	4.1
5.5	March 13, 1937	14.0
4.6	December 18, 1936	11.7
1.0	December 25, 1935	2.5
5.6	December 18, 1934	14.2
1.7	December 25, 1933	4.3
5.3	November 15, 1932	13.5
2.3	March 07, 1931	5.8
5.2	January 17, 1930	13.2
6.5	November 28, 1929	16.5
4.7	February 29, 1928	11.9
3.0	March 01, 1927	7.6
6.2	November 17, 1926	15.7
2.5	January 26, 1925	6.4
8.6	March 20, 1924	21.8
2.1	February 06, 1923	5.3
5.4	February 28, 1922	13.7
2.3	December 03, 1921	5.8
6.3	January 08, 1920	16.0
2.6	February 22, 1919	6.6
3.5	January 06, 1918	8.9
3.2	December 07, 1917	8.1
6.8	March 01, 1916	17.3
9.5	December 24, 1915	24.1
11.7	February 13, 1914	29.7
9.2	December 25, 1913	23.4
12.1	March 24, 1912	30.7
9.3	February 19, 1911	23.6
11.3	February 16, 1910	28.7
11.0	January 11, 1909	27.9
–	1908	–
5.0	February 23, 1907	12.7
12.8	February 26, 1906	32.5
4.0	February 05, 1905	10.2
6.1	January 25, 1904	15.5
6.2	February 15, 1903	15.7
2.0	January 25, 1902	5.1
5.3	February 02, 1901	13.5
3.5	February 27, 1900	8.9
3.0	March 27, 1899 +	7.6
2.8	March 23, 1898	7.1
5.0	February 04, 1897	12.7
3.0	March 14, 1896	7.6
5.0	March 20, 1895	12.7
4.0	February 12, 1894	10.2
5.0	February 02, 1893	12.7

St Louis - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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