Charleston - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Charleston, South Carolina. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019? How often does Charleston get more than five inches of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Charleston 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 records go back to 1893. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Charleston is 6.0 inches (15.2 centimetres) on December 23, 1989.
Since 1938 the snowfall extremes were measured at Charleston International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Charleston.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | December 31, 2023 + | 0.0 |
| trace | January 29, 2022 + | trace |
| trace | March 06, 2021 | trace |
| trace | December 25, 2020 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2019 + | 0.0 |
| 5.3 | January 03, 2018 | 13.5 |
| trace | July 19, 2017 + | trace |
| trace | February 07, 2016 + | trace |
| trace | January 07, 2015 | trace |
| trace | June 21, 2014 + | trace |
| trace | June 26, 2013 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2012 + | 0.0 |
| trace | April 21, 2011 + | trace |
| 3.3 | February 12, 2010 | 8.4 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| trace | January 20, 2009 | trace |
| trace | April 19, 2008 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2007 + | 0.0 |
| trace | November 21, 2006 + | trace |
| trace | January 29, 2005 | trace |
| trace | December 26, 2004 + | trace |
| trace | January 23, 2003 | trace |
| – | 2002 | – |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2001 + | 0.0 |
| 1.0 | January 26, 2000 + | 2.5 |
| trace | August 16, 1999 + | trace |
| trace | December 25, 1998 + | trace |
| trace | June 03, 1997 + | trace |
| trace | March 29, 1996 + | trace |
| trace | November 05, 1995 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1994 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 23, 1993 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1992 + | 0.0 |
| trace | February 15, 1991 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1990 + | 0.0 |
| 6.0 | December 23, 1989 | 15.2 |
| 0.4 | January 15, 1988 | 1.0 |
| trace | March 10, 1987 + | trace |
| 0.5 | January 27, 1986 | 1.3 |
| trace | April 28, 1985 + | trace |
| trace | January 21, 1984 | trace |
| trace | March 24, 1983 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1982 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1981 + | 0.0 |
| 3.7 | December 27, 1980 | 9.4 |
| 1.6 | February 18, 1979 | 4.1 |
| 0.4 | February 09, 1978 | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | January 31, 1977 | 1.5 |
| 0.4 | January 17, 1976 | 1.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1975 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1974 + | 0.0 |
| 5.4 | February 10, 1973 | 13.7 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1972 + | 0.0 |
| trace | March 26, 1971 + | trace |
| trace | February 10, 1970 + | trace |
| 2.0 | March 04, 1969 | 5.1 |
| 1.3 | February 22, 1968 | 3.3 |
| trace | February 13, 1967 + | trace |
| 0.8 | January 27, 1966 | 2.0 |
| trace | March 31, 1965 + | trace |
| trace | January 13, 1964 | trace |
| 0.2 | February 16, 1963 | 0.5 |
| trace | December 11, 1962 + | trace |
| trace | January 28, 1961 + | trace |
| 0.5 | March 11, 1960 | 1.3 |
| trace | March 02, 1959 | trace |
| 0.1 | December 11, 1958 | 0.3 |
| trace | February 21, 1957 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1956 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 12, 1955 + | trace |
| trace | June 23, 1954 + | trace |
| trace | December 14, 1953 | trace |
| trace | December 14, 1952 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1951 + | 0.0 |
| trace | November 25, 1950 + | trace |
| trace | November 29, 1949 | trace |
| trace | May 04, 1948 + | trace |
| trace | February 28, 1947 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1946 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1945 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1944 + | 0.0 |
| 2.1 | December 15, 1943 | 5.3 |
| trace | February 25, 1942 | trace |
| trace | March 14, 1941 | trace |
| 0.1 | January 25, 1940 | 0.3 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1939 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1938 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1937 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1936 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 23, 1935 + | trace |
| trace | December 11, 1934 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1933 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1932 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1931 + | 0.0 |
| trace | January 30, 1930 | trace |
| trace | February 04, 1929 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1928 + | 0.0 |
| 0.1 | January 27, 1927 | 0.3 |
| trace | March 13, 1926 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1925 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 22, 1924 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1923 + | 0.0 |
| 0.5 | January 25, 1922 | 1.3 |
| – | 1921 | – |
| trace | March 01, 1920 | trace |
| trace | December 11, 1919 | trace |
| 0.5 | January 02, 1918 | 1.3 |
| 1.0 | December 30, 1917 | 2.5 |
| trace | February 28, 1916 | trace |
| 1.7 | December 21, 1915 | 4.3 |
| 2.2 | February 25, 1914 | 5.6 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1913 + | 0.0 |
| 1.5 | January 13, 1912 | 3.8 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1911 + | 0.0 |
| – | 1910 | – |
| – | 1909 | – |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1908 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1907 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1906 + | 0.0 |
| trace | January 07, 1905 | trace |
| trace | February 11, 1904 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1903 + | 0.0 |
| trace | February 17, 1902 | trace |
| 1.1 | February 23, 1901 | 2.8 |
| – | 1900 | – |
| 3.2 | February 13, 1899 | 8.1 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1898 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1897 + | 0.0 |
| trace | February 18, 1896 + | trace |
| trace | February 11, 1895 | trace |
| trace | December 31, 1894 + | trace |
| 1.9 | January 18, 1893 | 4.8 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.