Buffalo NY Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Buffalo, 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 Buffalo got more than two feet of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Buffalo 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 extremes go back to 1893. Since then, the record amount of snow to fall in one day at Buffalo is 33.9 inches (86.1 centimetres) on December 10, 1995.

Since 1940 the snowfall extremes were measured at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Buffalo.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Buffalo
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.2	March 10, 2023	15.7
22.3	December 23, 2022	56.6
6.4	February 06, 2021	16.3
18.4	December 26, 2020	46.7
17.2	January 25, 2019	43.7
8.6	March 02, 2018	21.8
13.2	March 14, 2017	33.5
9.6	December 14, 2016	24.4
8.2	February 02, 2015	20.8
13.8	March 12, 2014	35.1
7.8	February 02, 2013	19.8
10.1	December 26, 2012	25.7
8.0	February 25, 2011	20.3
8.8	January 03, 2010	22.4

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Buffalo each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
7.1	January 28, 2009	18.0
13.1	March 08, 2008	33.3
11.1	December 16, 2007	28.2
14.0	October 13, 2006	35.6
10.2	November 25, 2005	25.9
14.3	March 16, 2004	36.3
9.1	January 19, 2003	23.1
9.3	December 01, 2002	23.6
26.2	December 28, 2001	66.5
24.9	November 20, 2000	63.2
12.4	January 04, 1999	31.5
8.7	March 21, 1998	22.1
12.1	January 10, 1997	30.7
–	1996	–
33.9	December 10, 1995	86.1
7.1	January 17, 1994	18.0
14.5	December 24, 1993	36.8
15.1	March 11, 1992	38.4
6.4	December 15, 1991	16.3
9.4	February 15, 1990	23.9
9.7	December 15, 1989	24.6
10.1	February 06, 1988	25.7
7.9	March 31, 1987	20.1
7.0	November 13, 1986 +	17.8
15.6	January 19, 1985	39.6
18.4	February 28, 1984	46.7
12.0	December 16, 1983	30.5
18.3	January 11, 1982	46.5
6.1	December 10, 1981	15.5
4.2	December 24, 1980	10.7
12.5	November 30, 1979	31.8
8.8	January 20, 1978	22.4
13.2	January 10, 1977	33.5
19.0	November 30, 1976	48.3
6.3	December 17, 1975	16.0
9.0	November 15, 1974	22.9
4.7	March 18, 1973	11.9
7.1	February 13, 1972	18.0
6.7	February 08, 1971	17.0
7.2	December 26, 1970	18.3
7.8	January 03, 1969	19.8
5.2	March 12, 1968	13.2
7.0	November 06, 1967	17.8
15.0	January 23, 1966	38.1
8.2	November 28, 1965	20.8
8.1	January 01, 1964	20.6
7.8	January 14, 1963	19.8
9.7	February 24, 1962	24.6
17.8	December 30, 1961	45.2
14.1	November 30, 1960	35.8
7.3	March 12, 1959	18.5
14.2	February 17, 1958	36.1
8.2	November 20, 1957	20.8
10.7	December 26, 1956	27.2
13.2	November 29, 1955	33.5
14.8	March 29, 1954	37.6
10.3	November 07, 1953	26.2
10.3	November 27, 1952	26.2
7.4	December 17, 1951 +	18.8
7.7	February 13, 1950	19.6
16.1	November 16, 1949	40.9
3.5	January 24, 1948	8.9
5.0	November 08, 1947	12.7
5.7	February 26, 1946	14.5
11.6	January 02, 1945	29.5
9.4	December 12, 1944	23.9
–	1943	–
–	1942	–
–	1941	–
–	1940	–
8.5	January 30, 1939	21.6
4.8	April 04, 1938	12.2
12.4	December 10, 1937	31.5
18.0	March 17, 1936	45.7
6.8	December 13, 1935	17.3
5.5	February 04, 1934	14.0
6.2	November 14, 1933	15.7
10.1	November 12, 1932	25.7
7.1	March 08, 1931	18.0
4.8	January 25, 1930	12.2
6.0	December 21, 1929	15.2
14.0	January 03, 1928	35.6
12.6	December 17, 1927	32.0
14.0	December 16, 1926	35.6
8.0	January 20, 1925	20.3
10.1	December 23, 1924	25.7
4.4	March 07, 1923	11.2
9.3	December 28, 1922	23.6
6.8	February 11, 1921	17.3
14.4	November 17, 1920	36.6
3.5	December 30, 1919	8.9
7.8	January 15, 1918	19.8
10.0	December 09, 1917	25.4
9.4	December 22, 1916	23.9
10.8	December 29, 1915	27.4
11.0	December 16, 1914	27.9
6.2	November 10, 1913	15.7
5.5	February 21, 1912	14.0
6.8	February 14, 1911	17.3
15.7	February 12, 1910	39.9
7.6	January 12, 1909	19.3
10.0	February 03, 1908	25.4
9.5	December 14, 1907	24.1
5.7	December 03, 1906	14.5
8.8	January 07, 1905	22.4
10.5	January 14, 1904	26.7
6.2	December 27, 1903	15.7
17.4	January 22, 1902	44.2
7.8	February 04, 1901	19.8
15.0	March 01, 1900	38.1
9.5	December 06, 1899	24.1
7.8	December 07, 1898	19.8
11.5	January 06, 1897	29.2
8.0	February 09, 1896	20.3
13.0	January 13, 1895	33.0
11.0	February 13, 1894	27.9
12.0	December 03, 1893	30.5

Buffalo - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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