Snowiest Winters and Biggest Snowfalls in Philadelphia, PA

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On this page are listed winters where Philadelphia, PA received more than 35" of snow. If the listed winter had any single snowfall(s) of more than 10", these are listed in reverse order by accumulation within each winter. Notes and/or links about some of these storms can be found in the Snowfalls of Ten Inches or More in Philadelphia, PA page.

Some of our snowiest winters (>35 inches) and biggest storms (>10") were¹:

2009-10, 78.7"; includes:

28.5" on February 5-6, 2010
23.2" on December 19-20
15.8" on February 9-10, 2010

1995-96, 65.5"; includes:

30.7" on January 7-8, 1996

1898-99, 55.4"

18.9" on February 11-14, 1899.

1977-78, 54.9"; includes:

14.6" on February 5-7, 1978.
13.2" on January 19-20, 1978.

1960-61, 49.1"; includes:

14.6" on December 11-12, 1960
13.2" on January 19-20, 1961
10.3" on February 3-4, 1961

2002-03, 46.3"; includes:

18.7" on February 17, 2003

1966-67, 44.3"; includes:

12.7" on December 24-25, 1966; White Christmas in Philadelphia

2010-11, 44.0"; includes:

12.4" on December 26-27, 2010
15.1" on January 26-27, 2011

1904-05, 43.8"

1957-58, 41.8"; includes:

13.0" on February 15-16, 1958
11.4" on March 19-21, 1958

1978-79, 40.2"; includes

14.3" on February 18-19, 1979

1916-17, 39.6"

1917-18; 38.9"

1906-07; 38.9"

1892-93; 36.8"

1909-10; 36.1"; includes:

21.0" on December 25-26, 1909; White Christmas in Philadelphia

1982-83; 35.9"; includes:

21.3" on February 11-12, 1983

¹Seasonal snowfall is measured from July 1-June 30 of the following year.

Snowiest Winters and Biggest Snowfalls in Philadelphia, PA

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