Rochester NY Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Rochester 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 were measured at the Greater Rochester International Airport and go back to 1926, with just a few years missing data. Since then, the record amount of snow to fall in one day at Rochester is 23.0 inches (58.4 centimetres) on January 3, 1996.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Rochester, NY
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.2	March 10, 2023	15.7
10.4	January 17, 2022	26.4
6.2	February 20, 2021	15.7
5.1	February 07, 2020	13.0
8.2	November 11, 2019 +	20.8
11.5	March 02, 2018	29.2
16.2	March 14, 2017	41.1
18.3	February 16, 2016	46.5
6.5	February 09, 2015	16.5
14.9	March 12, 2014	37.8
10.1	February 08, 2013	25.7
10.3	February 12, 2012	26.2
7.9	January 12, 2011	20.1
11.8	February 26, 2010	30.0

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Rochester, NY each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
7.5	January 28, 2009	19.1
11.7	December 31, 2008	29.7
17.8	February 14, 2007	45.2
4.8	January 25, 2006	12.2
8.3	January 23, 2005	21.1
11.6	March 16, 2004	29.5
7.5	December 14, 2003	19.1
12.3	December 25, 2002	31.2
7.9	March 22, 2001	20.1
10.2	January 26, 2000	25.9
22.3	March 04, 1999	56.6
8.2	March 21, 1998	20.8
10.6	November 14, 1997	26.9
23.0	January 03, 1996	58.4
11.9	November 15, 1995	30.2
9.6	January 04, 1994	24.4
15.0	March 13, 1993	38.1
17.5	March 11, 1992	44.5
5.2	November 11, 1991	13.2
10.4	April 04, 1990	26.4
10.7	May 07, 1989	27.2
4.2	February 13, 1988	10.7
6.5	December 29, 1987	16.5
6.0	February 07, 1986	15.2
6.3	March 04, 1985	16.0
15.6	February 28, 1984	39.6
6.4	November 30, 1983	16.3
10.2	January 11, 1982	25.9
15.7	December 10, 1981	39.9
6.2	December 24, 1980	15.7
11.3	February 01, 1979	28.7
18.0	December 25, 1978	45.7
10.8	December 05, 1977	27.4
7.9	March 16, 1976	20.1
6.6	December 09, 1975	16.8
10.4	March 17, 1974	26.4
7.0	December 17, 1973	17.8
8.6	February 19, 1972	21.8
9.8	February 13, 1971	24.9
12.2	January 13, 1970	31.0
7.7	December 26, 1969	19.6
6.4	March 12, 1968 +	16.3
7.3	February 25, 1967	18.5
18.2	January 23, 1966	46.2
8.2	January 02, 1965	20.8
10.1	March 10, 1964	25.7
9.1	January 27, 1963	23.1
8.1	February 24, 1962	20.6
6.3	March 13, 1961	16.0
18.4	February 14, 1960	46.7
17.4	March 12, 1959	44.2
11.1	February 16, 1958	28.2
6.5	January 10, 1957	16.5
14.5	March 16, 1956	36.8
6.0	March 26, 1955	15.2
14.5	March 29, 1954	36.8
11.2	November 07, 1953	28.4
5.6	February 08, 1952	14.2
4.7	December 18, 1951	11.9
7.3	February 13, 1950	18.5
5.9	January 26, 1949	15.0
5.3	March 11, 1948	13.5
5.6	March 02, 1947	14.2
6.6	February 26, 1946	16.8
9.8	November 29, 1945	24.9
16.2	December 12, 1944	41.1
7.1	January 04, 1943	18.0
11.0	March 03, 1942	27.9
8.3	March 11, 1941	21.1
–	1940	–
9.0	January 30, 1939	22.9
6.5	January 17, 1938	16.5
7.5	March 16, 1937	19.1
7.5	December 02, 1936	19.1
7.0	December 13, 1935	17.8
5.0	December 11, 1934 +	12.7
7.2	December 26, 1933	18.3
13.5	March 07, 1932	34.3
8.5	March 08, 1931	21.6
5.5	March 08, 1930	14.0
–	1929	–
8.0	March 18, 1928	20.3
8.0	February 20, 1927	20.3
7.5	December 26, 1926	19.1

Rochester - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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