Salt Lake City UT Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Salt Lake City, Utah. 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 Salt Lake City got more than 10 inches of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Salt Lake City 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 1928. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Salt Lake City is 15.3 inches (38.9 centimetres) on March 13, 1944.

Since 1948 the snowfall extremes were measured at Salt Lake City's International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in the City's downtown.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Salt Lake City
Inches	Date	Centimetres
11.5	February 22, 2023	29.2
6.9	December 13, 2022	17.5
11.7	February 17, 2021	29.7
8.6	February 03, 2020	21.8
4.5	November 28, 2019	11.4
7.6	March 04, 2018	19.3
6.8	January 02, 2017	17.3
8.6	December 25, 2016	21.8
8.2	December 14, 2015	20.8
3.0	January 08, 2014	7.6
9.3	January 27, 2013	23.6
8.5	November 10, 2012	21.6
3.7	February 16, 2011	9.4
8.6	November 28, 2010	21.8

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Salt Lake City each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
5.4	December 30, 2009	13.7
7.2	December 25, 2008	18.3
6.0	December 01, 2007	15.2
6.8	November 29, 2006	17.3
7.6	February 07, 2005	19.3
5.2	February 28, 2004	13.2
10.6	December 26, 2003	26.9
8.4	March 17, 2002	21.3
10.4	November 25, 2001	26.4
6.1	November 09, 2000	15.5
5.5	November 21, 1999	14.0
10.8	February 25, 1998	27.4
5.4	January 23, 1997	13.7
13.4	January 25, 1996	34.0
5.1	February 11, 1995	13.0
9.9	February 22, 1994	25.1
9.0	January 02, 1993	22.9
6.2	January 07, 1992	15.7
6.3	April 27, 1991	16.0
9.6	March 11, 1990	24.4
10.9	February 01, 1989	27.7
4.4	January 06, 1988	11.2
6.1	January 05, 1987	15.5
2.6	November 06, 1986 +	6.6
10.5	December 08, 1985	26.7
13.8	October 18, 1984	35.1
7.2	April 03, 1983	18.3
7.3	December 01, 1982	18.5
5.5	January 31, 1981	14.0
9.9	January 29, 1980	25.1
6.0	April 01, 1979	15.2
4.8	November 10, 1978	12.2
10.1	March 02, 1977	25.7
6.8	March 11, 1976	17.3
8.5	April 25, 1975	21.6
11.8	April 10, 1974	30.0
8.2	March 13, 1973	20.8
12.6	December 28, 1972	32.0
8.5	October 31, 1971	21.6
8.8	December 17, 1970	22.4
8.3	February 25, 1969	21.1
9.5	December 11, 1968	24.1
8.5	December 16, 1967	21.6
8.2	March 02, 1966	20.8
5.3	May 05, 1965	13.5
11.5	March 22, 1964	29.2
7.9	March 15, 1963	20.1
9.7	January 20, 1962	24.6
7.4	February 18, 1961	18.8
5.3	February 13, 1960	13.5
8.5	February 08, 1959	21.6
10.1	April 23, 1958	25.7
5.5	November 02, 1957	14.0
6.6	October 24, 1956	16.8
9.6	April 02, 1955	24.4
5.6	February 18, 1954	14.2
8.5	January 14, 1953	21.6
11.0	March 11, 1952	27.9
5.5	December 06, 1951	14.0
5.5	January 23, 1950	14.0
6.4	January 20, 1949	16.3
8.7	December 04, 1948	22.1
7.0	February 27, 1947	17.8
5.0	December 07, 1946	12.7
4.7	November 11, 1945	11.9
15.3	March 13, 1944	38.9
10.0	February 08, 1943	25.4
7.2	March 14, 1942	18.3
8.9	November 19, 1941	22.6
6.0	November 04, 1940	15.2
6.9	January 31, 1939	17.5
8.8	March 14, 1938	22.4
9.5	January 19, 1937	24.1
7.0	December 29, 1936	17.8
4.2	December 28, 1935	10.7
7.5	December 01, 1934	19.1
4.8	January 28, 1933	12.2
9.5	December 24, 1932	24.1
5.5	December 09, 1931 +	14.0
10.0	February 27, 1930	25.4
8.4	April 09, 1929	21.3
6.0	January 23, 1928	15.2

Salt Lake City - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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