Long Island - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Long Island, New York. 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 Long Island got more than one-and-a-half feet of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Long Island 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 1948, although some years are missing data. Since then, the biggest one-day snowfall officially recorded at Long Island is 23.5 inches (59.7 centimetres) on January 29, 2022.
Since 1964 the snowfall extremes were measured at Long Island MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma. Before then, the weather station was at nearby Patchogue.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 1.8 | February 27, 2023 | 4.6 |
| 23.5 | January 29, 2022 | 59.7 |
| 10.3 | February 01, 2021 | 26.2 |
| 5.7 | December 16, 2020 | 14.5 |
| 2.0 | February 12, 2019 | 5.1 |
| 16.0 | January 04, 2018 | 40.6 |
| 14.3 | February 09, 2017 | 36.3 |
| 23.4 | January 23, 2016 | 59.4 |
| 17.4 | January 27, 2015 | 44.2 |
| 9.2 | January 21, 2014 | 23.4 |
| 16.7 | February 08, 2013 | 42.4 |
| 3.6 | January 21, 2012 | 9.1 |
| 14.0 | January 12, 2011 | 35.6 |
| 11.3 | December 26, 2010 | 28.7 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 14.3 | December 20, 2009 | 36.3 |
| 5.5 | February 22, 2008 | 14.0 |
| 3.3 | March 16, 2007 | 8.4 |
| 16.7 | February 12, 2006 | 42.4 |
| 10.9 | January 22, 2005 | 27.7 |
| 9.1 | January 28, 2004 | 23.1 |
| – | 2003 | – |
| – | 2002 | – |
| – | 2001 | – |
| – | 2000 | – |
| – | 1999 | – |
| 3.0 | December 24, 1998 | 7.6 |
| 3.0 | March 03, 1997 + | 7.6 |
| 9.0 | January 08, 1996 | 22.9 |
| 5.6 | December 19, 1995 | 14.2 |
| 7.0 | February 11, 1994 | 17.8 |
| 8.0 | March 13, 1993 | 20.3 |
| 4.0 | March 19, 1992 | 10.2 |
| 3.6 | January 11, 1991 | 9.1 |
| 4.0 | December 28, 1990 + | 10.2 |
| 7.6 | November 23, 1989 | 19.3 |
| 9.2 | December 13, 1988 | 23.4 |
| 6.7 | February 23, 1987 | 17.0 |
| 4.4 | February 07, 1986 | 11.2 |
| 4.7 | January 17, 1985 | 11.9 |
| 5.0 | March 28, 1984 + | 12.7 |
| 10.1 | February 11, 1983 | 25.7 |
| 16.0 | April 06, 1982 | 40.6 |
| 7.0 | March 05, 1981 | 17.8 |
| 4.0 | January 05, 1980 | 10.2 |
| 8.8 | February 19, 1979 | 22.4 |
| 16.5 | February 06, 1978 | 41.9 |
| 6.0 | February 05, 1977 | 15.2 |
| 4.0 | December 26, 1976 + | 10.2 |
| 10.0 | December 22, 1975 | 25.4 |
| 8.0 | March 29, 1974 | 20.3 |
| 2.0 | February 16, 1973 | 5.1 |
| 4.0 | February 19, 1972 | 10.2 |
| 4.3 | January 01, 1971 | 10.9 |
| 3.0 | February 15, 1970 + | 7.6 |
| 15.0 | February 09, 1969 | 38.1 |
| 3.0 | February 29, 1968 | 7.6 |
| 15.0 | March 22, 1967 | 38.1 |
| 5.3 | December 24, 1966 | 13.5 |
| 11.0 | January 10, 1965 | 27.9 |
| 8.0 | January 13, 1964 | 20.3 |
| – | 1963 | – |
| 3.1 | February 14, 1962 | 7.9 |
| – | 1961 | – |
| – | 1960 | – |
| – | 1959 | – |
| – | 1958 | – |
| 6.0 | December 04, 1957 + | 15.2 |
| 9.5 | March 19, 1956 | 24.1 |
| 4.5 | November 19, 1955 | 11.4 |
| 4.0 | January 12, 1954 | 10.2 |
| 1.2 | March 08, 1953 | 3.0 |
| 4.0 | March 01, 1952 | 10.2 |
| 2.0 | January 27, 1951 | 5.1 |
| 3.0 | February 13, 1950 | 7.6 |
| 13.5 | March 01, 1949 | 34.3 |
| 14.0 | December 19, 1948 | 35.6 |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.