Albany NY Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Albany, New York. 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 Albany got more than one-and-a-half feet of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Albany 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 1922. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Albany is 22.0 inches (55.9 centimetres) on March 13, 1993.

Since 1939 the snowfall extremes were observed at Albany International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Albany.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Albany
Inches	Date	Centimetres
9.9	March 14, 2023	25.1
6.6	December 11, 2022	16.8
4.4	February 01, 2021	11.2
19.7	December 17, 2020	50.0
13.3	December 01, 2019	33.8
11.9	March 02, 2018	30.2
17.0	March 14, 2017	43.2
4.3	April 04, 2016	10.9
11.9	February 02, 2015	30.2
10.4	February 05, 2014	26.4
6.5	December 14, 2013 +	16.5
4.9	December 27, 2012	12.4
12.8	January 12, 2011	32.5
6.4	February 23, 2010	16.3

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Albany each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
7.3	December 09, 2009	18.5
7.8	December 19, 2008	19.8
16.3	February 14, 2007	41.4
5.2	January 23, 2006	13.2
10.7	March 01, 2005	27.2
7.0	March 16, 2004	17.8
12.5	December 06, 2003	31.8
19.2	December 25, 2002	48.8
8.4	March 06, 2001	21.3
13.3	April 09, 2000	33.8
9.0	January 14, 1999	22.9
4.8	January 23, 1998	12.2
14.6	March 31, 1997	37.1
–	1996	–
13.3	February 04, 1995	33.8
10.9	March 03, 1994 +	27.7
22.0	March 13, 1993	55.9
4.3	December 12, 1992	10.9
6.8	January 11, 1991	17.3
8.3	January 29, 1990	21.1
3.3	March 24, 1989	8.4
13.5	February 12, 1988	34.3
12.9	January 22, 1987	32.8
8.4	December 18, 1986	21.3
6.5	March 04, 1985	16.5
13.4	March 13, 1984	34.0
13.4	January 15, 1983	34.0
17.3	April 06, 1982	43.9
9.5	December 16, 1981	24.1
9.0	November 18, 1980	22.9
5.3	April 09, 1979	13.5
11.8	December 25, 1978	30.0
11.2	February 20, 1977	28.4
9.3	March 16, 1976	23.6
8.4	December 20, 1975	21.3
9.8	April 09, 1974	24.9
9.4	December 17, 1973	23.9
14.4	November 14, 1972	36.6
21.8	November 25, 1971	55.4
11.1	December 17, 1970	28.2
13.9	December 26, 1969	35.3
8.2	December 15, 1968	20.8
10.3	March 07, 1967	26.2
16.8	February 25, 1966	42.7
5.8	January 23, 1965	14.7
13.1	January 13, 1964	33.3
10.6	January 23, 1963	26.9
11.0	February 14, 1962	27.9
10.1	February 04, 1961	25.7
6.3	March 03, 1960	16.0
12.1	March 12, 1959	30.7
17.3	February 16, 1958	43.9
5.7	March 09, 1957	14.5
13.4	March 16, 1956	34.0
5.5	February 11, 1955	14.0
9.8	January 06, 1954	24.9
9.9	January 09, 1953	25.1
10.4	February 17, 1952	26.4
5.7	December 14, 1951	14.5
11.5	February 14, 1950	29.2
8.5	January 26, 1949	21.6
9.7	February 28, 1948	24.6
9.5	December 26, 1947	24.1
10.3	February 20, 1946	26.2
15.1	January 16, 1945	38.4
9.6	January 06, 1944	24.4
9.1	November 22, 1943	23.1
7.3	January 04, 1942	18.5
6.8	January 24, 1941	17.3
7.8	February 14, 1940	19.8
9.8	January 30, 1939	24.9
7.0	January 01, 1938	17.8
7.7	March 16, 1937	19.6
7.0	January 19, 1936	17.8
8.0	January 01, 1935	20.3
8.8	February 20, 1934	22.4
9.6	February 11, 1933	24.4
14.0	March 28, 1932	35.6
7.0	January 19, 1931	17.8
6.0	January 18, 1930	15.2
11.0	February 21, 1929	27.9
7.0	March 18, 1928	17.8
8.0	January 15, 1927	20.3
15.5	February 04, 1926	39.4
9.9	January 30, 1925	25.1
8.5	February 20, 1924	21.6
9.5	November 25, 1923	24.1
8.0	January 11, 1922	20.3

Albany - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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