Columbus - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Columbus, 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 Columbus got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Columbus 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 were measured at John Glenn Columbus International Airport and go back to 1948. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Columbus is 15.5 inches (39.4 centimetres) on March 8, 2008.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 3.0 | January 22, 2023 | 7.6 |
| 4.9 | December 23, 2022 | 12.4 |
| 2.3 | February 01, 2021 + | 5.8 |
| 3.4 | December 24, 2020 | 8.6 |
| 4.2 | February 01, 2019 | 10.7 |
| 4.4 | February 07, 2018 | 11.2 |
| 2.1 | December 30, 2017 | 5.3 |
| 3.2 | December 13, 2016 | 8.1 |
| 6.8 | February 21, 2015 | 17.3 |
| 7.1 | February 04, 2014 | 18.0 |
| 5.1 | December 06, 2013 | 13.0 |
| 5.9 | December 29, 2012 | 15.0 |
| 5.7 | January 20, 2011 | 14.5 |
| 9.7 | February 15, 2010 | 24.6 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | January 14, 2009 | 14.2 |
| 15.5 | March 08, 2008 | 39.4 |
| 5.9 | February 13, 2007 | 15.0 |
| 1.5 | January 18, 2006 | 3.8 |
| 3.0 | April 24, 2005 | 7.6 |
| 5.2 | December 22, 2004 | 13.2 |
| 8.9 | February 16, 2003 | 22.6 |
| 3.9 | January 06, 2002 | 9.9 |
| 2.1 | January 26, 2001 | 5.3 |
| 3.5 | February 03, 2000 | 8.9 |
| 7.2 | March 09, 1999 | 18.3 |
| 1.7 | December 31, 1998 | 4.3 |
| 1.5 | December 30, 1997 | 3.8 |
| 8.8 | January 07, 1996 | 22.4 |
| 4.3 | December 19, 1995 | 10.9 |
| 6.6 | January 17, 1994 | 16.8 |
| 4.9 | February 16, 1993 | 12.4 |
| 4.5 | January 25, 1992 | 11.4 |
| 2.7 | March 13, 1991 | 6.9 |
| 3.8 | February 24, 1990 | 9.7 |
| 4.2 | December 15, 1989 | 10.7 |
| 4.7 | January 25, 1988 | 11.9 |
| 12.3 | April 04, 1987 | 31.2 |
| 3.0 | February 26, 1986 + | 7.6 |
| 4.9 | January 10, 1985 | 12.4 |
| 7.2 | February 28, 1984 | 18.3 |
| 1.9 | December 08, 1983 + | 4.8 |
| 3.9 | April 09, 1982 + | 9.9 |
| 4.3 | December 21, 1981 | 10.9 |
| 6.0 | November 17, 1980 | 15.2 |
| 6.6 | February 12, 1979 | 16.8 |
| 6.8 | January 20, 1978 | 17.3 |
| 4.5 | January 14, 1977 | 11.4 |
| 4.4 | January 07, 1976 | 11.2 |
| 2.5 | January 19, 1975 | 6.4 |
| 3.8 | March 23, 1974 | 9.7 |
| 6.3 | April 12, 1973 | 16.0 |
| 4.7 | February 06, 1972 | 11.9 |
| 8.9 | February 08, 1971 | 22.6 |
| 4.5 | March 12, 1970 | 11.4 |
| 2.8 | December 21, 1969 | 7.1 |
| 5.4 | January 13, 1968 | 13.7 |
| 6.4 | February 27, 1967 | 16.3 |
| 5.9 | January 22, 1966 | 15.0 |
| 6.7 | January 15, 1965 | 17.0 |
| 5.2 | January 01, 1964 | 13.2 |
| 3.2 | January 23, 1963 | 8.1 |
| 8.6 | March 05, 1962 | 21.8 |
| 4.4 | February 03, 1961 | 11.2 |
| 6.5 | December 20, 1960 | 16.5 |
| 3.7 | March 11, 1959 | 9.4 |
| 6.2 | November 28, 1958 | 15.7 |
| 7.9 | December 03, 1957 | 20.1 |
| 6.7 | March 16, 1956 | 17.0 |
| 4.1 | November 19, 1955 | 10.4 |
| 3.5 | March 01, 1954 | 8.9 |
| 4.1 | April 18, 1953 | 10.4 |
| 6.0 | December 01, 1952 | 15.2 |
| 5.8 | December 14, 1951 | 14.7 |
| 7.5 | November 25, 1950 | 19.1 |
| 4.0 | January 11, 1949 | 10.2 |
| 6.7 | February 04, 1948 | 17.0 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.