Austin - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Austin, Texas. 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 Austin got more than two inches of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Austin 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 1927, with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Austin is 6.5 inches (16.5 centimetres) on January 30, 1949.

Since 1939 the snowfall extremes were measured at Camp Mabry. Before then, the weather station was at the University of Texas campus.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Austin
Inches Date Centi­metres
trace April 28, 2023   trace
0.1 February 03, 2022   0.3
5.4 February 15, 2021   13.7
trace February 05, 2020   trace
trace June 06, 2019 + trace
trace February 11, 2018 + trace
0.4 December 07, 2017 1.0
trace April 01, 2016 trace
trace April 18, 2015 + trace
0.1 January 24, 2014 + 0.3
trace January 04, 2013 trace
trace February 12, 2012 + trace
0.9 February 04, 2011 2.3
0.6 February 23, 2010 1.5
Highest daily snowfall recorded at Austin each year
Inches Date Centi­metres
trace December 29, 2009 + trace
0.1 December 09, 2008 0.3
0.1 January 17, 2007 + 0.3
trace November 30, 2006 + trace
trace December 16, 2005 + trace
1.6 February 14, 2004 4.1
0.6 February 24, 2003 1.5
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
0.3 February 03, 1996 0.8
trace April 11, 1995 + trace
0.4 February 10, 1994 1.0
trace December 21, 1993 + trace
trace November 04, 1992 trace
0.0 December 31, 1991 + 0.0
trace December 30, 1990 + trace
trace December 22, 1989 + trace
trace February 07, 1988 + trace
trace March 29, 1987 trace
trace January 08, 1986 trace
3.9 January 02, 1985 9.9
0.0 December 31, 1984 + 0.0
trace December 28, 1983 + trace
2.0 January 13, 1982 5.1
trace February 11, 1981 + trace
1.0 November 26, 1980 + 2.5
trace November 22, 1979 + trace
trace December 04, 1978 + trace
trace February 01, 1977 trace
trace November 28, 1976 + trace
trace February 23, 1975 + trace
0.0 December 31, 1974 + 0.0
0.6 February 08, 1973 1.5
trace January 31, 1972 + trace
trace December 02, 1971 + trace
1.5 January 18, 1970 3.8
0.0 December 31, 1969 + 0.0
trace March 21, 1968 + trace
2.0 February 06, 1967 5.1
5.0 February 22, 1966 12.7
2.0 March 03, 1965 5.1
4.0 February 21, 1964 10.2
1.0 February 11, 1963 2.5
trace March 14, 1962 + trace
trace February 06, 1961 + trace
trace February 24, 1960 trace
1.0 November 14, 1959 2.5
0.3 February 12, 1958 0.8
trace December 31, 1957 + trace
trace February 02, 1956 trace
trace November 08, 1955 + trace
trace May 11, 1954 + trace
trace April 24, 1953 + trace
trace May 02, 1952 trace
1.0 February 14, 1951 2.5
trace June 05, 1950 + trace
6.5 January 30, 1949 16.5
trace March 11, 1948 + trace
0.8 January 01, 1947 2.0
0.2 December 31, 1946 0.5
trace December 11, 1945 + trace
3.9 January 13, 1944 9.9
trace January 28, 1943 + trace
0.0 December 31, 1942 + 0.0
0.0 December 31, 1941 + 0.0
2.0 January 22, 1940 5.1
trace December 28, 1939 + trace
0.0 December 31, 1938 + 0.0
6.0 November 22, 1937 15.2
trace December 13, 1936 + trace
trace December 30, 1935 trace
0.3 March 18, 1934 0.8
trace February 07, 1933 trace
0.5 December 16, 1932 1.3
trace April 21, 1931 trace
1.3 January 17, 1930 3.3
5.5 December 21, 1929 14.0
0.3 January 22, 1928 0.8
0.6 December 21, 1927 1.5
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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