Most Daily Snow in Columbus History

This is a list of the largest daily snowfall totals ever recorded in Columbus, Indiana history from 1893–2024.

What's the Most It Has Ever Snowed in Columbus?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Columbus, Indiana has ever received in a single day is 16.0 inches which occurred on Thursday December 23, 2004.

Columbus Most Snow in One Day

Rank	Snowfall	Date
1	16.0 inches	December 23, 2004
2	13.5 inches	January 17, 1978
3	13.0 inches	January 25, 1904
4	12.0 inches	February 17, 1910
5	9.0 inches	January 3, 1996
5	9.0 inches	February 2, 1966
7	8.0 inches	November 4, 1936
8	7.5 inches	March 20, 1996
8	7.5 inches	January 17, 1994
8	7.5 inches	February 25, 1965
8	7.5 inches	February 26, 1961
12	7.4 inches	January 15, 1918
13	7.0 inches	January 8, 1906
13	7.0 inches	November 28, 1898
13	7.0 inches	December 30, 1895
16	6.8 inches	January 16, 1965
17	6.5 inches	February 26, 1979
17	6.5 inches	February 11, 1921
19	6.0 inches	February 16, 2021
19	6.0 inches	December 9, 2005
19	6.0 inches	February 24, 2003
19	6.0 inches	January 8, 1996
19	6.0 inches	February 16, 1993
19	6.0 inches	December 17, 1981
19	6.0 inches	November 3, 1966
19	6.0 inches	March 2, 1953
19	6.0 inches	December 20, 1942
19	6.0 inches	February 25, 1934
19	6.0 inches	February 14, 1914
19	6.0 inches	February 21, 1912
19	6.0 inches	February 4, 1912
19	6.0 inches	February 18, 1910
19	6.0 inches	March 5, 1907
19	6.0 inches	December 14, 1899
19	6.0 inches	December 4, 1898
19	6.0 inches	March 20, 1895
19	6.0 inches	February 21, 1893