Maximum Snow Accumulation in Columbus by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Columbus, Ohio for each available year between 1895 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Columbus History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Columbus was 21.0 inches which was recorded on February 9, 1896.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 3.9 February 17
2023 2.0 January 23
2022 3.9 February 5
2021 5.1 February 18
2020 3.9 December 26
2019 3.9 January 13
2018 5.1 January 16
2017 3.1 December 30
2016 3.1 February 16
2015 5.9 February 21
2014 7.9 February 15
2013 9.0 January 1
2012 8.0 December 30
2011 5.0 January 21
2010 14.0 February 16
2009 8.0 January 30
2008 18.0 March 9
2007 6.0 February 18
2006 1.0 January 19
2005 4.0 January 30
2004 7.0 January 26
2003 13.0 February 17
2002 3.0 January 7
2001 4.0 January 1
2000 9.0 February 4
1999 13.0 January 8
1998 1.0 January 1
1997 2.0 December 31
1996 12.0 January 8
1995 6.0 January 23
1994 9.0 January 18
1993 4.0 February 16
1992 5.0 January 26
1991 4.0 March 13
1990 4.0 February 25
1989 5.0 December 26
1988 5.0 January 26
1987 10.0 April 5
1986 3.0 February 15
1985 11.0 February 13
1984 9.0 February 29
1983 2.0 February 7
1982 6.0 January 16
1981 7.0 December 22
1980 5.0 November 18
1979 13.0 February 19
1978 17.0 January 21
1977 13.0 February 5
1976 3.0 January 8
1975 2.0 January 18
1974 4.0 March 24
1973 4.0 December 31
1972 4.0 February 7
1971 10.0 February 9
1970 6.0 January 15
1969 5.0 December 26
1968 10.0 January 15
1967 7.0 March 7
1966 8.0 February 2
1965 7.0 January 16
1964 7.0 January 14
1963 7.0 January 27
1962 9.0 March 6
1961 6.0 January 1
1960 10.0 December 21
1959 4.0 March 12
1958 6.0 November 29
1957 5.0 January 7
1956 6.0 March 17
1955 4.0 February 15
1954 4.0 March 1
1953 3.0 March 2
1952 3.0 December 2
1951 9.0 December 18
1950 13.0 November 28
1949 3.0 January 31
1948 6.0 January 24
1947 none
1946 1.0 January 21
1945 none
1944 5.0 February 11
1943 3.0 January 7
1942 4.0 January 4
1941 7.0 January 24
1940 5.0 February 14
1939 4.0 January 13
1938 2.0 November 24
1937 3.0 January 23
1936 6.0 January 16
1935 5.0 December 23
1934 1.0 December 12
1933 none
1932 none
1931 none
1930 3.0 January 21
1929 none
1928 1.0 January 28
1927 2.0 January 14
1926 4.0 March 17
1925 none
1924 none
1923 none
1922 4.0 March 4
1921 3.0 December 4
1920 9.0 November 17
1919 3.0 December 19
1918 10.0 January 15
1917 6.0 December 8
1916 none
1915 none
1914 none
1913 9.0 November 10
1912 none
1911 none
1910 1.0 November 30
1909 none
1908 none
1907 3.0 March 10
1906 9.0 March 11
1905 none
1904 none
1903 none
1902 3.0 January 21
1901 none
1900 none
1897 2.0 January 27
1896 21.0 February 9
1895 none
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location