South Bend - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in South Bend, Indiana. 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 South Bend got more than a foot of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in South Bend 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 snowfall extremes were measured at South Bend Airport and go back to 1941 with some years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at South Bend is 26.0 inches (66.0 centimetres) on January 8, 2011.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 3.5 | January 25, 2023 | 8.9 |
| 11.2 | February 02, 2022 | 28.4 |
| 6.5 | February 15, 2021 | 16.5 |
| 11.8 | December 25, 2020 | 30.0 |
| 6.7 | January 28, 2019 | 17.0 |
| 10.3 | February 09, 2018 | 26.2 |
| 8.7 | December 24, 2017 | 22.1 |
| 7.0 | December 11, 2016 | 17.8 |
| 14.7 | February 01, 2015 | 37.3 |
| – | 2014 | – |
| – | 2013 | – |
| 8.0 | January 13, 2012 | 20.3 |
| 26.0 | January 08, 2011 | 66.0 |
| 9.1 | January 02, 2010 | 23.1 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | January 15, 2009 | 16.5 |
| 9.4 | November 21, 2008 | 23.9 |
| 8.0 | January 30, 2007 | 20.3 |
| 2.7 | March 05, 2006 | 6.9 |
| 7.7 | December 08, 2005 | 19.6 |
| 9.7 | January 27, 2004 | 24.6 |
| 5.4 | January 26, 2003 | 13.7 |
| 8.7 | February 26, 2002 | 22.1 |
| 9.0 | December 29, 2001 | 22.9 |
| 8.4 | January 25, 2000 | 21.3 |
| 15.4 | January 02, 1999 | 39.1 |
| 12.2 | March 09, 1998 | 31.0 |
| 8.6 | January 16, 1997 | 21.8 |
| 5.0 | November 10, 1996 | 12.7 |
| 7.0 | February 08, 1995 | 17.8 |
| 5.2 | February 25, 1994 | 13.2 |
| 10.0 | February 23, 1993 | 25.4 |
| 6.5 | February 08, 1992 | 16.5 |
| 11.5 | February 15, 1991 | 29.2 |
| 6.9 | February 24, 1990 | 17.5 |
| 8.6 | December 03, 1989 | 21.8 |
| 6.9 | March 14, 1988 | 17.5 |
| 7.4 | January 23, 1987 | 18.8 |
| 6.7 | January 26, 1986 | 17.0 |
| 9.5 | December 24, 1985 + | 24.1 |
| 9.5 | December 06, 1984 | 24.1 |
| 8.0 | December 21, 1983 | 20.3 |
| 8.2 | April 05, 1982 | 20.8 |
| 8.4 | December 18, 1981 | 21.3 |
| 5.7 | December 29, 1980 | 14.5 |
| 13.5 | January 13, 1979 | 34.3 |
| 15.6 | January 26, 1978 | 39.6 |
| 14.6 | November 25, 1977 | 37.1 |
| 7.5 | February 01, 1976 | 19.1 |
| 7.1 | March 02, 1975 | 18.0 |
| 4.7 | December 21, 1974 + | 11.9 |
| 10.9 | December 19, 1973 | 27.7 |
| 4.6 | December 16, 1972 | 11.7 |
| 4.4 | January 26, 1971 | 11.2 |
| 9.8 | November 23, 1970 | 24.9 |
| 7.9 | January 06, 1969 | 20.1 |
| 5.1 | March 12, 1968 | 13.0 |
| 12.8 | January 26, 1967 | 32.5 |
| 5.7 | January 07, 1966 | 14.5 |
| 6.1 | February 25, 1965 | 15.5 |
| 5.4 | December 02, 1964 | 13.7 |
| 5.0 | November 30, 1963 | 12.7 |
| 10.5 | December 09, 1962 | 26.7 |
| 8.1 | April 16, 1961 | 20.6 |
| 9.0 | March 05, 1960 | 22.9 |
| 15.0 | January 16, 1959 | 38.1 |
| 6.8 | February 02, 1958 | 17.3 |
| 6.7 | January 22, 1957 | 17.0 |
| 6.9 | January 30, 1956 | 17.5 |
| 6.8 | February 12, 1955 | 17.3 |
| 10.3 | December 19, 1954 | 26.2 |
| 7.6 | December 16, 1953 | 19.3 |
| 3.6 | March 09, 1952 | 9.1 |
| 9.5 | November 06, 1951 | 24.1 |
| 5.4 | November 26, 1950 | 13.7 |
| 5.6 | December 01, 1949 | 14.2 |
| 3.5 | January 13, 1948 | 8.9 |
| – | 1947 | – |
| – | 1946 | – |
| 5.5 | December 10, 1945 | 14.0 |
| 5.3 | March 08, 1944 | 13.5 |
| 5.7 | February 26, 1943 | 14.5 |
| 5.9 | November 29, 1942 | 15.0 |
| 4.4 | January 26, 1941 | 11.2 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.