Snowfalls of Ten Inches or More in Philadelphia, PA
Table of Contents
General Information About Snow in Philadelphia, PA
Greatest Seasonal and Single Storm Information
Greatest Seasonal Snowfalls and Associated Ten Inch or More Snowfalls
What If Measurable Snow in May Happened Again in Philadelphia?
The above image from accuweather.com shows some snowfall accumulations from "The Blizzard of '96". This storm gave Philadelphia its biggest officially recorded single storm snowfall on record. The total was rounded to 31" from the actual 30.7" total.
On this page will be found a listing of ALL snowstorms of ten inches or more in order by how much snow fell in Philadelphia. Storms which are also included in the snowiest winters list are indicated by their date being in italics.
| Date | Snow (inches) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| January 7-8, 1996 | 30.7 | Blizzard of '96 |
| February 5-6 2010 | 28.5 | Official Summary ; aka "Snowmaggedon" |
| December 19, 2009 | 23.2 | Official Summary |
| February 11-12, 1983 | 21.3 | Known as the "Megalopolitan Blizzard" |
| December 25-26, 1909 | 21.0 | White Christmas in Philadelphia |
| April 3-4, 1915 | 19.4 | Disruptive Easter Weekend storm; 19.0" on April 3. |
| February 12-14, 1899 | 18.9 | |
| February 17, 2003 | 18.7 | Official Summary; Struck on President's Day Weekend (Sunday). |
| January 22-24, 1935 | 16.7 | |
| February 9-10, 2010 | 15.8 | Official Summary |
| February 28-March 1, 1941 | 15.1 | 8.6" on March 1. |
| January 26-27, 2011 | 15.1 | Official Summary |
| December 11-12, 1960 | 14.6 | Biggest snowfall for so early in the season; also the earliest in the season double digit snowfall on record. |
| February 18-19, 1979 | 14.3 | Struck on President's Day Weekend. (Sunday-Monday) |
| February 5-7, 1978 | 14.1 | Known as the "Blizzard of '78" in New England |
| January 19-20, 1961 | 13.2 | Known as the "Kennedy Inaugural Storm" |
| January 19-20, 1978 | 13.2 | |
| February 15-16, 1958 | 13.0 | |
| December 24-25, 1966 | 12.7 | White Christmas in Philadelphia ; phillyweather.net blog entry |
| February 4-5, 1906 | 12.7 | |
| December 26-27, 2010 | 12.4 | Caused a controversial cancellation of a Sunday Night Eagles Game, ; Official Summary |
| January 28-29, 1922 | 12.3 | |
| February 11-12, 2006 | 12.0 | Official Summary |
| March 13-14, 1993 | 12.0 | March 1993 "Storm of the Century" |
| March 19-21, 1958 | 11.4 | Unusually wide accumulation range across the area. Accumulations ranged from 3" at the South Jersey Shore and central Delaware to 11.4" at Philadelphia, PA to as high as 50" at Morgantown, PA (25 miles west of Valley Forge)!! |
| February 17-18, 1900 | 11.2 | |
| February 17, 1902 | 11.0 | |
| February 20-21, 1947 | 10.6 | |
| March 12, 1888 | 10.5 | "Blizzard of '88" |
| January 28-29, 1938 | 10.4 | |
| February 3-4, 1961 | 10.3 |