Philadelphia PA Biggest Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 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 Philadelphia got more than 1.5 feet of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Philadelphia 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 1926. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Philadelphia is 27.6 inches (70.1 centimetres) on January 7, 1996.

Since 1948 the snowfall extremes were measured at Philadelphia International Airport. Before then, the weather station was on the northern outskirts of the city.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in Philadelphia
Inches	Date	Centimetres
0.3	February 01, 2023	0.8
5.8	January 29, 2022	14.7
3.8	February 01, 2021	9.7
6.3	December 16, 2020	16.0
3.0	March 01, 2019	7.6
6.7	March 21, 2018	17.0
4.8	March 14, 2017	12.2
19.4	January 23, 2016	49.3
7.5	March 05, 2015	19.1
13.5	January 21, 2014	34.3
8.6	December 08, 2013	21.8
2.3	January 21, 2012	5.8
14.2	January 26, 2011	36.1
21.9	February 06, 2010	55.6

Highest daily snowfall recorded at Philadelphia each year
Inches	Date	Centimetres
22.5	December 19, 2009	57.2
3.2	February 22, 2008	8.1
3.0	March 16, 2007	7.6
10.6	February 12, 2006	26.9
10.8	January 22, 2005	27.4
2.6	January 26, 2004	6.6
16.0	February 16, 2003	40.6
7.0	December 05, 2002	17.8
7.0	February 22, 2001	17.8
9.0	December 30, 2000	22.9
4.7	March 14, 1999	11.9
1.5	December 23, 1998	3.8
3.2	February 08, 1997	8.1
27.6	January 07, 1996	70.1
7.6	February 04, 1995	19.3
4.9	February 08, 1994	12.4
11.7	March 13, 1993	29.7
2.1	March 22, 1992	5.3
5.0	January 07, 1991	12.7
3.4	December 27, 1990	8.6
5.1	January 06, 1989	13.0
3.8	January 08, 1988	9.7
8.8	January 22, 1987	22.4
4.0	February 11, 1986	10.2
3.5	January 17, 1985	8.9
4.3	March 08, 1984	10.9
21.1	February 11, 1983	53.6
6.8	December 12, 1982	17.3
8.8	March 05, 1981	22.4
2.8	March 13, 1980	7.1
13.9	February 19, 1979	35.3
12.4	February 06, 1978	31.5
4.4	January 14, 1977	11.2
6.9	March 09, 1976	17.5
2.6	February 05, 1975	6.6
6.0	February 08, 1974	15.2
3.5	December 16, 1973	8.9
3.5	February 19, 1972	8.9
5.3	January 01, 1971	13.5
2.5	January 06, 1970	6.4
4.1	December 25, 1969	10.4
2.6	December 15, 1968	6.6
9.8	February 07, 1967	24.9
12.4	December 24, 1966	31.5
6.6	January 10, 1965	16.8
7.1	January 13, 1964	18.0
5.2	December 23, 1963	13.2
6.8	March 06, 1962	17.3
7.4	January 19, 1961	18.8
10.9	December 12, 1960	27.7
2.8	December 07, 1959	7.1
9.6	March 20, 1958	24.4
5.5	December 04, 1957	14.0
5.4	March 18, 1956	13.7
3.6	February 02, 1955	9.1
7.4	January 11, 1954	18.8
7.1	March 08, 1953	18.0
6.0	March 01, 1952	15.2
5.3	December 14, 1951	13.5
1.6	November 28, 1950	4.1
3.9	February 10, 1949	9.9
7.4	December 19, 1948	18.8
6.5	December 26, 1947	16.5
8.0	February 20, 1946	20.3
8.0	January 16, 1945	20.3
3.0	March 19, 1944 +	7.6
4.5	March 22, 1943	11.4
4.4	January 04, 1942	11.2
11.0	March 08, 1941	27.9
5.0	February 14, 1940	12.7
3.5	January 14, 1939	8.9
11.0	November 27, 1938	27.9
3.0	March 16, 1937 +	7.6
6.0	February 09, 1936	15.2
11.0	January 23, 1935	27.9
6.5	February 02, 1934	16.5
9.0	February 11, 1933	22.9
8.0	December 17, 1932	20.3
3.0	November 27, 1931 +	7.6
3.0	December 23, 1930	7.6
8.0	February 21, 1929	20.3
5.0	December 09, 1928 +	12.7
4.0	January 15, 1927	10.2
7.0	February 10, 1926	17.8

Philadelphia - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

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