Cincinnati OH Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Cincinnati 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 snowfall extremes go back to 1916. During that time the most amount of snow to land in one day at Cincinnati is 11.8 inches (30.0 centimetres) on February 4, 1998.

Since 1949 the snowfall extremes were measured at Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport. Before then, the weather station was near downtown Cincinnati.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Cincinnati
Inches	Date	Centimetres
5.6	January 22, 2023	14.2
3.6	December 22, 2022	9.1
5.7	February 08, 2021	14.5
1.8	February 07, 2020	4.6
4.7	January 13, 2019	11.9
3.5	March 24, 2018 +	8.9
2.5	January 05, 2017	6.4
2.9	February 14, 2016	7.4
6.3	February 16, 2015	16.0
5.3	January 21, 2014	13.5
5.3	December 06, 2013	13.5
2.9	December 29, 2012 +	7.4
5.6	January 20, 2011	14.2
8.3	February 15, 2010	21.1

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Cincinnati each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
5.1	February 03, 2009	13.0
7.0	March 07, 2008	17.8
6.4	February 06, 2007	16.3
4.2	March 21, 2006	10.7
5.1	December 08, 2005	13.0
6.8	December 22, 2004	17.3
4.6	January 16, 2003	11.7
3.3	January 06, 2002	8.4
2.8	January 20, 2001	7.1
3.1	January 19, 2000	7.9
5.2	March 09, 1999	13.2
11.8	February 04, 1998	30.0
2.9	January 09, 1997	7.4
–	1996	–
5.8	January 28, 1995	14.7
5.7	March 09, 1994	14.5
6.7	February 25, 1993	17.0
1.6	April 04, 1992	4.1
1.6	November 07, 1991 +	4.1
7.5	December 27, 1990	19.1
7.0	December 15, 1989	17.8
2.8	February 11, 1988	7.1
7.6	March 30, 1987	19.3
4.6	February 14, 1986	11.7
6.0	February 12, 1985	15.2
6.4	December 05, 1984	16.3
1.8	February 06, 1983	4.6
2.3	January 25, 1982	5.8
6.2	December 17, 1981	15.7
7.1	March 01, 1980	18.0
4.4	January 27, 1979	11.2
6.1	January 17, 1978	15.5
6.9	January 05, 1977	17.5
3.9	January 07, 1976	9.9
3.9	March 10, 1975	9.9
5.0	November 30, 1974	12.7
2.2	March 17, 1973	5.6
5.5	February 06, 1972	14.0
6.4	February 08, 1971	16.3
4.1	March 17, 1970 +	10.4
2.2	December 25, 1969	5.6
9.8	March 22, 1968	24.9
5.8	March 06, 1967	14.7
9.3	February 01, 1966	23.6
3.8	March 04, 1965	9.7
7.6	January 01, 1964	19.3
5.5	January 23, 1963	14.0
3.6	February 21, 1962	9.1
4.4	December 09, 1961	11.2
5.6	December 31, 1960	14.2
4.5	March 11, 1959	11.4
8.3	November 28, 1958	21.1
1.6	January 13, 1957	4.1
5.5	January 19, 1956	14.0
4.0	January 11, 1955	10.2
2.5	December 13, 1954	6.4
3.6	December 14, 1953	9.1
4.2	December 01, 1952	10.7
5.9	March 13, 1951	15.0
3.3	November 26, 1950	8.4
2.6	March 15, 1949	6.6
4.5	February 04, 1948	11.4
2.5	January 06, 1947	6.4
3.5	December 21, 1946	8.9
4.0	December 13, 1945	10.2
4.0	December 11, 1944	10.2
5.8	December 28, 1943	14.7
5.7	December 20, 1942	14.5
3.0	January 24, 1941	7.6
5.0	February 13, 1940	12.7
6.1	December 27, 1939	15.5
3.0	January 25, 1938	7.6
8.0	March 13, 1937	20.3
8.9	November 04, 1936	22.6
5.0	January 19, 1935	12.7
3.5	February 25, 1934	8.9
3.2	December 26, 1933	8.1
3.3	December 10, 1932	8.4
2.9	March 06, 1931	7.4
3.3	December 26, 1930	8.4
3.8	January 31, 1929	9.7
1.1	December 22, 1928 +	2.8
2.8	February 20, 1927	7.1
5.2	January 08, 1926	13.2
6.0	January 27, 1925	15.2
3.7	March 10, 1924	9.4
2.7	December 13, 1923 +	6.9
5.4	March 04, 1922	13.7
2.4	December 04, 1921	6.1
3.2	April 06, 1920	8.1
1.7	December 19, 1919 +	4.3
4.0	January 11, 1918	10.2
11.0	December 08, 1917	27.9
4.5	December 22, 1916	11.4

Cincinnati - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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