Maximum Snow Accumulation in Buffalo by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Buffalo, New York for each available year between 1893 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Buffalo History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Buffalo was 44.0 inches which was recorded on December 28, 2001.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 20.9 January 19
2023 5.9 January 27
2022 28.0 December 27
2021 11.0 February 16
2020 16.1 December 27
2019 25.2 January 31
2018 9.1 January 17
2017 11.8 March 16
2016 13.0 December 17
2015 26.0 February 15
2014 11.8 March 13
2013 9.1 December 18
2012 10.0 December 27
2011 14.0 February 13
2010 15.0 January 4
2009 9.0 January 19
2008 15.0 December 22
2007 10.0 February 15
2006 7.0 February 14
2005 13.0 March 3
2004 16.0 January 29
2003 10.0 February 18
2002 27.0 January 1
2001 44.0 December 28
2000 25.0 November 21
1999 30.0 January 15
1998 9.0 March 22
1997 15.0 January 12
1996 21.0 January 4
1995 28.0 December 11
1994 16.0 January 18
1993 16.0 March 14
1992 10.0 March 12
1991 6.0 December 6
1990 7.0 February 4
1989 14.0 December 16
1988 14.0 February 8
1987 7.0 January 21
1986 14.0 January 6
1985 26.0 January 21
1984 20.0 February 29
1983 16.0 December 26
1982 22.0 January 12
1981 15.0 January 17
1980 9.0 December 26
1979 24.0 December 2
1978 23.0 February 8
1977 42.0 February 4
1976 26.0 December 3
1975 12.0 April 5
1974 13.0 February 12
1973 8.0 March 19
1972 12.0 February 20
1971 11.0 February 10
1970 23.0 January 10
1969 16.0 January 13
1968 12.0 January 7
1967 8.0 November 7
1966 34.0 January 31
1965 9.0 February 4
1964 16.0 January 2
1963 23.0 January 28
1962 22.0 January 1
1961 26.0 December 31
1960 18.0 December 24
1959 10.0 January 18
1958 27.0 February 19
1957 19.0 January 19
1956 11.0 December 31
1955 16.0 November 29
1954 14.0 March 30
1953 6.0 November 8
1952 9.0 December 15
1951 16.0 December 18
1950 9.0 December 20
1949 10.0 November 16
1948 6.0 January 25
1947 8.0 March 3
1946 9.0 February 26
1945 32.0 December 16
1944 19.0 December 28
1943 6.0 November 9
1939 13.0 February 1
1938 10.0 January 17
1937 23.0 December 10
1936 23.0 March 21
1935 8.0 December 26
1934 8.0 February 19
1933 8.0 December 28
1932 8.0 November 12
1931 13.0 March 11
1930 9.0 January 25
1929 12.0 December 23
1928 17.0 January 4
1927 13.0 December 17
1926 14.0 December 16
1925 16.0 January 20
1924 15.0 February 20
1923 10.0 January 14
1922 9.0 December 28
1921 7.0 February 11
1920 24.0 January 24
1919 7.0 December 30
1918 27.0 January 25
1917 24.0 December 10
1916 21.0 March 19
1915 17.0 January 25
1914 13.0 March 8
1913 11.0 March 4
1912 10.0 February 22
1911 12.0 February 14
1910 22.0 February 18
1909 14.0 December 31
1908 28.0 February 6
1907 10.0 December 14
1906 9.0 March 20
1905 14.0 January 11
1904 15.0 January 14
1903 14.0 January 13
1902 20.0 January 22
1901 13.0 February 22
1900 25.0 March 2
1899 12.0 December 6
1898 17.0 December 7
1897 12.0 January 6
1896 13.0 February 15
1895 20.0 January 14
1894 18.0 February 13
1893 16.0 February 24
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Buffalo location
1871–1938 Buffalo location