Dayton OH Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Dayton 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 1934. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Dayton is 12.2 inches (31.0 centimetres) on January 26, 1978.

Since 1948 the snowfall extremes were observed at Dayton International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Dayton.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Dayton
Inches	Date	Centimetres
5.0	January 25, 2023	12.7
6.0	February 03, 2022	15.2
5.9	February 15, 2021	15.0
2.5	February 12, 2020	6.4
6.1	January 12, 2019	15.5
2.7	January 12, 2018	6.9
3.3	December 29, 2017	8.4
3.3	December 13, 2016	8.4
4.5	March 01, 2015	11.4
5.2	January 02, 2014	13.2
6.1	December 06, 2013	15.5
7.0	December 26, 2012	17.8
4.2	January 20, 2011	10.7
7.7	February 05, 2010	19.6

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Dayton each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
3.8	January 28, 2009	9.7
10.3	March 08, 2008	26.2
5.1	February 13, 2007	13.0
2.8	January 18, 2006	7.1
5.5	December 08, 2005 +	14.0
11.5	December 22, 2004	29.2
5.6	February 16, 2003	14.2
3.1	January 06, 2002	7.9
3.9	February 22, 2001	9.9
5.0	March 11, 2000	12.7
7.8	March 09, 1999	19.8
2.0	February 05, 1998	5.1
1.5	February 08, 1997	3.8
–	1996	–
5.4	December 19, 1995	13.7
7.1	January 16, 1994	18.0
5.5	February 16, 1993	14.0
3.5	January 25, 1992	8.9
1.5	January 26, 1991	3.8
3.5	January 29, 1990	8.9
4.8	October 19, 1989	12.2
3.2	February 11, 1988	8.1
7.9	March 30, 1987	20.1
3.5	February 26, 1986	8.9
4.1	February 13, 1985	10.4
6.2	February 27, 1984	15.7
1.2	December 08, 1983	3.0
4.4	January 13, 1982	11.2
6.2	December 17, 1981	15.7
4.5	November 17, 1980 +	11.4
8.4	January 07, 1979	21.3
12.2	January 26, 1978	31.0
4.1	December 08, 1977 +	10.4
3.4	January 07, 1976	8.6
4.2	March 14, 1975	10.7
6.0	November 30, 1974	15.2
5.4	December 30, 1973	13.7
4.5	February 06, 1972	11.4
4.8	February 08, 1971	12.2
3.2	February 02, 1970	8.1
3.4	December 21, 1969	8.6
11.2	March 22, 1968	28.4
4.2	November 30, 1967	10.7
7.2	February 01, 1966	18.3
5.9	January 15, 1965	15.0
9.8	January 01, 1964	24.9
9.1	March 01, 1963	23.1
4.2	March 05, 1962 +	10.7
4.1	December 23, 1961 +	10.4
5.4	December 11, 1960	13.7
4.8	March 11, 1959	12.2
6.7	November 28, 1958	17.0
2.5	December 03, 1957 +	6.4
4.8	March 16, 1956	12.2
3.9	March 25, 1955	9.9
2.8	February 04, 1954	7.1
3.5	December 14, 1953	8.9
3.2	November 29, 1952	8.1
6.2	December 14, 1951	15.7
8.0	November 25, 1950	20.3
4.1	March 10, 1949	10.4
6.0	February 04, 1948	15.2
3.0	December 22, 1947	7.6
4.5	December 20, 1946	11.4
4.5	December 18, 1945	11.4
4.0	December 11, 1944	10.2
2.7	January 09, 1943	6.9
5.0	December 19, 1942	12.7
5.0	January 23, 1941	12.7
3.5	February 13, 1940	8.9
4.5	December 26, 1939	11.4
3.5	February 19, 1938	8.9
4.4	January 22, 1937	11.2
6.0	November 04, 1936	15.2
3.5	December 25, 1935	8.9
3.5	February 25, 1934	8.9

Dayton - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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