Milwaukee WI Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Milwaukee 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 1885. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Milwaukee is 16.7 inches (42.4 centimetres) on February 10, 1960.

Since 1941 the snowfall extremes were measured at Mitchell International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Milwaukee.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Milwaukee
Inches	Date	Centimetres
8.9	March 25, 2023	22.6
3.9	January 01, 2022	9.9
6.5	January 31, 2021	16.5
4.3	January 17, 2020	10.9
8.3	February 12, 2019	21.1
5.3	January 15, 2018	13.5
8.7	March 13, 2017	22.1
6.1	December 11, 2016	15.5
10.4	February 01, 2015	26.4
6.7	February 17, 2014	17.0
8.0	December 22, 2013	20.3
6.1	January 12, 2012	15.5
9.1	February 02, 2011	23.1
8.1	February 09, 2010	20.6

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Milwaukee each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
14.2	March 02, 2009	36.1
11.6	February 06, 2008	29.5
7.4	February 24, 2007	18.8
10.1	December 01, 2006	25.7
9.0	January 22, 2005	22.9
5.2	January 09, 2004	13.2
6.1	March 04, 2003	15.5
9.4	March 02, 2002	23.9
1.5	February 14, 2001	3.8
13.6	December 11, 2000	34.5
13.5	January 02, 1999	34.3
11.6	January 08, 1998	29.5
5.5	January 24, 1997	14.0
7.2	January 06, 1996	18.3
9.7	November 27, 1995	24.6
9.7	February 25, 1994	24.6
8.0	November 28, 1993	20.3
6.2	March 21, 1992	15.7
6.5	January 11, 1991	16.5
13.8	January 25, 1990	35.1
8.8	November 22, 1989	22.4
9.2	February 10, 1988	23.4
13.1	December 15, 1987	33.3
5.7	February 05, 1986	14.5
8.4	March 03, 1985	21.3
8.4	December 26, 1984	21.3
6.2	February 02, 1983	15.7
8.6	April 05, 1982	21.8
9.1	February 10, 1981	23.1
5.6	February 29, 1980	14.2
12.4	January 13, 1979	31.5
11.1	December 31, 1978	28.2
9.8	November 25, 1977	24.9
5.9	February 21, 1976	15.0
10.2	April 02, 1975	25.9
11.8	February 05, 1974	30.0
11.6	April 09, 1973	29.5
6.7	March 13, 1972	17.0
7.9	January 03, 1971	20.1
6.3	December 10, 1970	16.0
3.9	December 23, 1969	9.9
5.3	December 28, 1968	13.5
10.3	February 05, 1967	26.2
11.7	January 12, 1966	29.7
9.0	December 24, 1965	22.9
8.6	March 05, 1964	21.8
4.9	December 11, 1963	12.4
11.0	January 06, 1962	27.9
11.2	March 08, 1961	28.4
16.7	February 10, 1960	42.4
11.1	December 23, 1959	28.2
7.9	January 21, 1958	20.1
5.1	December 31, 1957	13.0
6.6	March 23, 1956	16.8
2.6	February 27, 1955	6.6
8.0	December 29, 1954	20.3
4.7	January 23, 1953	11.9
6.3	March 13, 1952	16.0
8.1	January 28, 1951	20.6
6.8	December 07, 1950	17.3
6.5	January 18, 1949	16.5
10.3	January 01, 1948	26.2
9.6	January 29, 1947	24.4
5.1	March 08, 1946	13.0
5.4	December 13, 1945	13.7
3.4	December 10, 1944	8.6
4.2	January 15, 1943	10.7
4.2	January 31, 1942	10.7
3.0	December 26, 1941 +	7.6
10.0	November 30, 1940	25.4
5.4	January 26, 1939	13.7
3.8	March 04, 1938	9.7
6.5	March 24, 1937	16.5
13.9	January 18, 1936	35.3
11.6	February 25, 1935	29.5
4.8	December 19, 1934	12.2
11.5	February 07, 1933	29.2
5.0	March 21, 1932	12.7
9.5	March 28, 1931	24.1
12.2	January 09, 1930	31.0
7.1	December 18, 1929	18.0
5.0	March 26, 1928	12.7
6.2	February 14, 1927	15.7
11.1	March 31, 1926	28.2
5.6	March 14, 1925	14.2
14.4	February 05, 1924	36.6
13.0	March 12, 1923	33.0
6.0	December 14, 1922	15.2
14.0	April 16, 1921	35.6
6.0	January 16, 1920	15.2
10.0	March 04, 1919	25.4
15.7	January 06, 1918	39.9
6.5	January 21, 1917	16.5
10.0	March 22, 1916	25.4
9.1	February 01, 1915	23.1
3.8	February 06, 1914	9.7
5.5	February 21, 1913	14.0
12.5	February 26, 1912	31.8
7.6	February 06, 1911	19.3
8.0	April 23, 1910	20.3
10.5	February 14, 1909	26.7
16.0	January 12, 1908	40.6
5.5	December 14, 1907	14.0
–	1906	–
8.0	February 05, 1905	20.3
14.2	March 14, 1904	36.1
9.7	February 04, 1903	24.6
4.5	March 12, 1902	11.4
10.0	February 09, 1901	25.4
6.5	March 04, 1900	16.5
5.5	March 18, 1899	14.0
14.4	February 20, 1898	36.6
4.8	March 24, 1897	12.2
14.6	November 05, 1896	37.1
8.2	February 06, 1895	20.8
6.0	February 12, 1894	15.2
5.5	March 22, 1893	14.0
4.4	January 11, 1892	11.2
6.0	March 06, 1891	15.2
7.0	February 28, 1890	17.8
7.5	February 10, 1889	19.1
3.5	January 12, 1888	8.9
10.0	March 27, 1887	25.4
9.9	January 20, 1886	25.1
10.8	December 13, 1885	27.4

Milwaukee - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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