Dallas - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Dallas, 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 Dallas got more than five inches of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Dallas 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 1914, with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Dallas is 7.8 inches (19.8 centimetres) on February 11, 2010.
Since 1940 the snowfall extremes were measured at the Dallas Love Field Airport. Before then, the weather station was at downtown Dallas.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0 | January 31, 2023 | 2.5 |
| 1.5 | February 03, 2022 | 3.8 |
| 2.5 | February 14, 2021 | 6.4 |
| trace | August 16, 2020 + | trace |
| trace | June 23, 2019 + | trace |
| trace | April 06, 2018 + | trace |
| 0.2 | January 06, 2017 | 0.5 |
| trace | July 15, 2016 + | trace |
| 3.0 | March 05, 2015 | 7.6 |
| 0.4 | March 02, 2014 + | 1.0 |
| 2.0 | December 06, 2013 | 5.1 |
| 2.0 | December 25, 2012 | 5.1 |
| 5.1 | February 04, 2011 | 13.0 |
| 7.8 | February 11, 2010 | 19.8 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 1.9 | December 24, 2009 | 4.8 |
| 0.4 | March 03, 2008 | 1.0 |
| 0.5 | January 17, 2007 | 1.3 |
| 0.2 | November 30, 2006 | 0.5 |
| 0.3 | December 07, 2005 | 0.8 |
| – | 2004 | – |
| – | 2003 | – |
| – | 2002 | – |
| – | 2001 | – |
| – | 2000 | – |
| – | 1999 | – |
| – | 1998 | – |
| – | 1997 | – |
| 0.1 | February 02, 1996 | 0.3 |
| trace | November 28, 1995 + | trace |
| trace | April 25, 1994 + | trace |
| 0.9 | November 25, 1993 | 2.3 |
| trace | December 15, 1992 + | trace |
| trace | April 18, 1991 + | trace |
| trace | December 30, 1990 + | trace |
| 0.1 | March 05, 1989 + | 0.3 |
| 1.0 | February 11, 1988 + | 2.5 |
| trace | December 14, 1987 + | trace |
| 0.4 | December 11, 1986 | 1.0 |
| 3.0 | January 31, 1985 | 7.6 |
| trace | March 05, 1984 + | trace |
| 4.0 | December 16, 1983 | 10.2 |
| 1.0 | January 31, 1982 | 2.5 |
| trace | February 10, 1981 + | trace |
| 1.0 | February 09, 1980 | 2.5 |
| 0.5 | February 17, 1979 | 1.3 |
| 6.0 | February 17, 1978 | 15.2 |
| 4.5 | January 30, 1977 | 11.4 |
| – | 1976 | – |
| – | 1975 | – |
| – | 1974 | – |
| – | 1973 | – |
| 0.5 | January 04, 1972 | 1.3 |
| 0.8 | March 02, 1971 | 2.0 |
| 0.5 | March 21, 1970 | 1.3 |
| trace | December 30, 1969 + | trace |
| 0.3 | February 22, 1968 | 0.8 |
| trace | December 27, 1967 + | trace |
| 2.3 | January 21, 1966 | 5.8 |
| trace | March 19, 1965 + | trace |
| 6.0 | January 15, 1964 | 15.2 |
| 1.9 | December 22, 1963 | 4.8 |
| 2.2 | January 09, 1962 | 5.6 |
| 2.2 | January 28, 1961 | 5.6 |
| 1.5 | February 24, 1960 | 3.8 |
| 1.3 | February 19, 1959 | 3.3 |
| 1.3 | December 30, 1958 | 3.3 |
| trace | November 24, 1957 + | trace |
| 3.2 | January 18, 1956 | 8.1 |
| trace | November 30, 1955 + | trace |
| 1.4 | January 21, 1954 | 3.6 |
| 1.5 | January 23, 1953 | 3.8 |
| trace | November 28, 1952 + | trace |
| 1.8 | February 14, 1951 | 4.6 |
| 1.0 | January 04, 1950 | 2.5 |
| 3.3 | January 30, 1949 | 8.4 |
| 2.2 | January 24, 1948 | 5.6 |
| 1.2 | March 07, 1947 | 3.0 |
| 1.7 | December 31, 1946 | 4.3 |
| trace | December 14, 1945 | trace |
| trace | January 12, 1944 + | trace |
| trace | March 02, 1943 + | trace |
| 0.9 | January 03, 1942 | 2.3 |
| trace | March 18, 1941 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1940 + | 0.0 |
| 0.3 | February 03, 1939 | 0.8 |
| 2.9 | February 21, 1938 | 7.4 |
| 2.6 | November 22, 1937 | 6.6 |
| 1.7 | January 18, 1936 | 4.3 |
| 0.2 | February 25, 1935 | 0.5 |
| 0.7 | March 18, 1934 | 1.8 |
| 1.8 | February 07, 1933 | 4.6 |
| 1.1 | December 15, 1932 | 2.8 |
| 0.5 | March 01, 1931 | 1.3 |
| 2.4 | December 21, 1930 | 6.1 |
| 1.6 | November 21, 1929 | 4.1 |
| trace | November 26, 1928 + | trace |
| 0.9 | December 21, 1927 | 2.3 |
| 6.3 | December 25, 1926 | 16.0 |
| trace | December 29, 1925 + | trace |
| 5.5 | February 25, 1924 | 14.0 |
| 2.4 | February 04, 1923 | 6.1 |
| 0.8 | February 06, 1922 | 2.0 |
| 2.1 | January 13, 1921 | 5.3 |
| 0.3 | November 14, 1920 | 0.8 |
| 0.2 | January 01, 1919 | 0.5 |
| 4.5 | January 10, 1918 | 11.4 |
| 7.1 | January 14, 1917 | 18.0 |
| 0.1 | January 16, 1916 | 0.3 |
| 1.3 | March 09, 1915 | 3.3 |
| trace | December 25, 1914 + | trace |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.