San Antonio - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year

Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in San Antonio, Texas. 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 San Antonio got more than six inches of snow in a single day?

This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in San Antonio 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 San Antonio's International Airport and go back to 1947. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at San Antonio is 13.2 inches (33.5 centimetres) on January 12, 1985.

Most snow to fall in one day during recent years in San Antonio
Inches Date Centi­metres
trace April 28, 2023   trace
0.0 December 31, 2022 + 0.0
2.5 February 18, 2021 + 6.4
trace May 27, 2020 + trace
trace February 08, 2019 trace
trace March 18, 2018 + trace
1.9 December 07, 2017 4.8
trace April 25, 2016 + trace
trace February 17, 2015 trace
0.3 February 06, 2014 0.8
trace April 02, 2013 + trace
trace May 11, 2012 + trace
0.4 February 04, 2011 1.0
0.2 February 23, 2010 0.5
Highest daily snowfall recorded at San Antonio each year
Inches Date Centi­metres
trace December 29, 2009 + trace
trace December 10, 2008 + trace
trace January 16, 2007 trace
trace December 08, 2006 + trace
trace June 01, 2005 trace
0.6 February 14, 2004 1.5
0.1 February 25, 2003 + 0.3
trace December 30, 2002 + trace
trace October 12, 2001 trace
trace April 02, 2000 + trace
1999
1998
1997
1996
trace January 02, 1995 trace
trace March 27, 1994 + trace
trace October 30, 1993 + trace
trace November 04, 1992 + trace
trace May 03, 1991 + trace
trace December 23, 1990 + trace
trace December 22, 1989 + trace
0.1 February 07, 1988 0.3
1.3 January 21, 1987 3.3
trace January 09, 1986 + trace
13.2 January 12, 1985 33.5
0.0 December 31, 1984 + 0.0
0.0 December 31, 1983 + 0.0
0.5 January 13, 1982 1.3
trace January 18, 1981 trace
trace November 26, 1980 + trace
trace November 22, 1979 + trace
trace March 04, 1978 trace
0.0 December 31, 1977 + 0.0
trace December 31, 1976 + trace
trace January 12, 1975 trace
trace December 10, 1974 trace
2.0 February 08, 1973 5.1
trace December 10, 1972 + trace
0.0 December 31, 1971 + 0.0
trace February 20, 1970 + trace
trace December 30, 1969 + trace
trace February 22, 1968 trace
trace February 06, 1967 + trace
3.1 February 22, 1966 7.9
trace March 03, 1965 + trace
2.0 February 21, 1964 5.1
trace December 22, 1963 + trace
trace March 14, 1962 trace
trace February 06, 1961 + trace
trace December 13, 1960 + trace
trace November 14, 1959 + trace
0.8 February 12, 1958 2.0
0.3 November 23, 1957 0.8
0.0 December 31, 1956 + 0.0
trace November 08, 1955 + trace
trace June 18, 1954 + trace
trace April 28, 1953 + trace
trace November 25, 1952 + trace
0.5 January 31, 1951 1.3
trace April 23, 1950 + trace
4.7 January 30, 1949 11.9
trace November 23, 1948 + trace
trace December 15, 1947 + trace
Reference

Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. 

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