Richmond VA Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Richmond 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 1904, with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Richmond is 13.3 inches (33.8 centimetres) on February 11, 1983 and January 5, 1980.

From 1947 the snowfall extremes were measured at Richmond International Airport. Before then, the weather station was at Chimborazo Park near the city's downtown.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Richmond
Inches	Date	Centimetres
0.2	December 11, 2023	0.5
2.0	January 03, 2022	5.1
3.0	January 31, 2021	7.6
1.0	December 07, 2020	2.5
1.0	January 12, 2019	2.5
11.5	December 09, 2018	29.2
7.0	January 07, 2017	17.8
6.1	January 22, 2016	15.5
6.2	February 16, 2015	15.7
3.7	February 12, 2014	9.4
3.8	March 24, 2013	9.7
3.9	February 19, 2012	9.9
2.0	January 07, 2011	5.1
9.5	January 30, 2010	24.1

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Richmond each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.0	December 18, 2009	15.2
0.8	January 19, 2008	2.0
1.0	April 07, 2007	2.5
1.7	February 12, 2006	4.3
4.2	December 05, 2005	10.7
4.0	January 25, 2004	10.2
4.0	January 16, 2003	10.2
7.7	January 03, 2002	19.6
2.5	February 22, 2001	6.4
–	2000	–
–	1999	–
–	1998	–
–	1997	–
–	1996	–
1.7	January 30, 1995	4.3
1.2	January 18, 1994	3.0
3.5	February 26, 1993	8.9
0.8	February 08, 1992	2.0
1.9	February 26, 1991	4.8
0.2	April 07, 1990	0.5
7.6	February 18, 1989	19.3
4.5	January 07, 1988	11.4
7.4	January 22, 1987	18.8
3.5	February 14, 1986	8.9
4.2	January 20, 1985	10.7
1.5	February 06, 1984	3.8
13.3	February 11, 1983	33.8
6.5	February 27, 1982	16.5
1.1	December 25, 1981	2.8
13.3	January 05, 1980	33.8
7.2	February 18, 1979	18.3
3.9	March 03, 1978	9.9
2.9	January 05, 1977	7.4
1.7	December 08, 1976	4.3
2.7	January 20, 1975	6.9
4.9	February 08, 1974	12.4
4.9	December 11, 1973	12.4
5.3	February 02, 1972	13.5
8.4	March 26, 1971	21.3
2.2	January 06, 1970	5.6
7.0	March 01, 1969	17.8
2.8	December 07, 1968	7.1
5.1	December 23, 1967 +	13.0
13.2	January 26, 1966	33.5
6.4	February 14, 1965	16.3
7.3	February 28, 1964	18.5
5.3	February 26, 1963	13.5
9.3	March 05, 1962	23.6
3.2	January 26, 1961	8.1
8.3	February 13, 1960	21.1
2.1	January 16, 1959	5.3
6.7	December 11, 1958	17.0
2.2	January 14, 1957	5.6
1.0	January 09, 1956	2.5
7.6	January 11, 1955	19.3
4.5	January 22, 1954	11.4
7.2	November 06, 1953	18.3
5.4	February 24, 1952	13.7
trace	December 18, 1951 +	trace
5.9	March 16, 1950	15.0
1.4	January 30, 1949	3.6
7.0	January 31, 1948	17.8
6.3	March 27, 1947 +	16.0
–	1946	–
3.5	December 18, 1945	8.9
2.0	February 09, 1944 +	5.1
4.5	December 29, 1943 +	11.4
4.9	December 20, 1942	12.4
5.5	March 07, 1941	14.0
13.0	January 24, 1940	33.0
2.2	December 24, 1939	5.6
5.7	November 26, 1938	14.5
2.4	February 28, 1937	6.1
12.6	February 07, 1936	32.0
6.8	December 29, 1935	17.3
8.0	February 25, 1934	20.3
4.6	February 04, 1933	11.7
7.5	December 17, 1932	19.1
1.5	January 14, 1931	3.8
9.0	January 30, 1930	22.9
2.9	November 23, 1929	7.4
3.7	January 28, 1928	9.4
1.3	March 02, 1927	3.3
5.0	January 08, 1926	12.7
0.9	January 09, 1925	2.3
2.4	March 11, 1924	6.1
5.0	February 05, 1923	12.7
10.3	January 28, 1922	26.2
1.0	February 22, 1921	2.5
2.1	February 25, 1920	5.3
6.0	December 19, 1919	15.2
5.5	January 20, 1918	14.0
9.4	December 12, 1917	23.9
5.3	December 18, 1916	13.5
10.0	April 03, 1915	25.4
7.8	March 20, 1914	19.8
2.7	February 24, 1913	6.9
7.0	March 06, 1912	17.8
2.2	March 07, 1911	5.6
4.0	March 12, 1910	10.2
–	1909	–
–	1908	–
3.4	March 31, 1907	8.6
4.3	March 24, 1906	10.9
3.8	January 30, 1905	9.7
5.2	January 29, 1904	13.2

Richmond - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

Reference

More on Weather in Richmond