Record US Snowfalls For One Day
Here are the records set in each US state for the most amount of snow to fall on a single calendar day at a weather station.
The biggest one-day snowfall for the entire United States is five feet three inches (1.6 metres) that arrived at Georgetown, Colorado on December 12, 1913.
A much deeper heap of snow landed in 24 hours spanning April 14 and 15, 1921 at Silver Lake in Colorado, that totalled 75.8 inches (1.9253 metres).
| State | Inches | Weather Station | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 18.5 | Reform | Jan 23, 1940 |
| Alaska | 62.0 | Thompson Pass | Dec 29, 1955 |
| Arizona | 38.0 | Heber Ranger Station | Dec 14, 1967 |
| Arkansas | 18.0 | Bee Branch | Feb 19, 1921 |
| California | 60.0 | Giant Forest | Jan 19, 1933 |
| Colorado | 63.0 | Georgetown | Dec 4, 1913 |
| Connecticut | 28.0 | Middletown 4 W | Jan 28, 1897 |
| Delaware | 25.0 | Dover | Feb 19, 1979 |
| Florida | 4.0 | Milton Experimental Station | Mar 6, 1954 |
| Georgia | 19.3 | Cedartown 3 NE | Mar 3, 1942 |
| Idaho | 30.0 | Headquarters | Dec 28, 1968 |
| Illinois | 24.0 | Coatsburg | Feb 28, 1900 |
| Indiana | 22.0 | Cannelton | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Iowa | 21.0 | Fayette | Mar 6, 1959 |
| Kansas | 25.0 | Columbus 6 NNW | Mar 14, 1896 |
| Kentucky | 20.0 | Lewisport 4 S | Dec 23, 2004 |
| Louisiana | 16.0 | Shell Beach | Feb 14, 1895 |
| Maine | 35.0 | Middle Dam | Nov 23, 1943 |
| Maryland | 31.0 | Clear Spring 1 ENE | Mar 29, 1942 |
| Massachusetts | 29.0 | Natick | Apr 1, 1997 |
| Michigan | 30.0 | Herman | Dec 19, 1996 |
| Minnesota | 36.0 | Wolf Ridge ELC | Jan 7, 1994 |
| Mississippi | 15.0 | Batesville 2 SW | Feb 11, 1895 |
| Missouri | 24.0 | Brunswick | Dec 5, 1925 |
| Montana | 48.0 | Millegan 14 SE | Dec 27, 2003 |
| State | Inches | Weather Station | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 24.0 | Arthur | Mar 27, 1939 |
| Nevada | 26.0 | Reno NWSFO | Dec 30, 2004 |
| New Hampshire | 49.3 | Mount Washington | Feb 25, 1969 |
| New Jersey | 33.0 | Elizabeth | Feb 14, 1899 |
| New Mexico | 36.0 | Abbott 1 SE | Nov 24, 1940 |
| New York | 45.0 | Watertown | Nov 15, 1900 |
| North Carolina | 29.0 | Mount Mitchell | Mar 21, 2001 |
| North Dakota | 24.0 | Amidon | Feb 28, 1998 |
| Ohio | 22.0 | Woodsfield 2 N | Feb 17, 2003 |
| Oklahoma | 23.0 | Buffalo | Feb 21, 1971 |
| Oregon | 37.0 | Chemult | Feb 6, 1949 |
| Pennsylvania | 38.0 | Morgantown | Mar 20, 1958 |
| Rhode Island | 30.0 | Woonsocket | Feb 7, 1978 |
| South Carolina | 18.0 | Society Hill | Feb 25, 1914 |
| South Dakota | 47.0 | Deadwood | Mar 14, 1973 |
| Tennessee | 20.8 | Elizabethton | Mar 18, 1936 |
| Texas | 24.0 | Clifton 9 E | Dec 21, 1929 |
| Utah | 35.0 | Silver Lake Brighton | Jan 22, 1964 |
| Vermont | 33.0 | Saint Johnsbury | Feb 25, 1969 |
| Virginia | 33.5 | Luray 5 E | Mar 3, 1994 |
| Washington | 48.0 | Gunn's Ranch | Jan 21, 1935 |
| West Virginia | 33.0 | Alpena | Dec 29, 1967 |
| Wisconsin | 25.0 | Trempealeau Dam 6 | Jan 20, 1952 |
| Wyoming | 34.0 | Bechler River Ranger Station | Jan 28, 1933 |