Detroit MI Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

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

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Detroit 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 Detroit Metro Airport and go back to 1959. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Detroit is 18.4 inches (46.7 centimetres) on December 1, 1974.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Detroit
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.5	January 25, 2023	16.5
6.3	February 17, 2022	16.0
7.2	February 15, 2021	18.3
6.8	January 18, 2020	17.3
8.5	November 11, 2019	21.6
9.2	February 09, 2018	23.4
6.3	December 13, 2017	16.0
10.6	December 11, 2016	26.9
13.7	February 01, 2015	34.8
10.2	January 05, 2014	25.9
7.7	December 14, 2013	19.6
5.8	December 26, 2012	14.7
8.2	February 20, 2011	20.8
6.5	February 09, 2010	16.5

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Detroit each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
6.4	January 10, 2009	16.3
7.9	December 19, 2008	20.1
7.4	December 16, 2007	18.8
3.9	January 18, 2006	9.9
12.2	January 22, 2005	31.0
8.4	December 23, 2004	21.3
5.8	February 22, 2003	14.7
5.8	December 02, 2002	14.7
2.4	March 16, 2001	6.1
5.5	December 11, 2000	14.0
10.6	January 02, 1999	26.9
3.2	January 23, 1998	8.1
4.7	January 09, 1997	11.9
–	1996	–
5.0	January 06, 1995	12.7
10.1	January 06, 1994	25.7
7.5	March 10, 1993	19.1
11.1	January 14, 1992	28.2
5.4	February 14, 1991	13.7
5.0	December 23, 1990	12.7
2.8	January 03, 1989	7.1
7.3	February 11, 1988	18.5
7.2	December 28, 1987	18.3
5.8	February 16, 1986	14.7
5.4	March 04, 1985	13.7
5.2	February 27, 1984	13.2
6.0	March 21, 1983	15.2
10.0	January 31, 1982	25.4
8.1	February 10, 1981	20.6
5.5	March 08, 1980	14.0
4.7	January 13, 1979	11.9
7.8	January 26, 1978	19.8
6.8	March 18, 1977	17.3
6.2	March 01, 1976	15.7
6.3	December 26, 1975	16.0
18.4	December 01, 1974	46.7
8.7	December 19, 1973	22.1
3.8	December 04, 1972	9.7
3.1	January 03, 1971	7.9
4.8	February 09, 1970	12.2
3.4	December 31, 1969	8.6
5.6	January 13, 1968	14.2
3.5	January 26, 1967	8.9
5.2	December 10, 1966	13.2
7.8	February 25, 1965	19.8
3.3	March 08, 1964	8.4
3.1	December 11, 1963	7.9
6.6	December 06, 1962	16.8
3.3	April 16, 1961	8.4
6.2	February 25, 1960	15.7
3.6	November 12, 1959	9.1

Detroit - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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