Most Daily Snow in Dayton History

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

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

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Dayton, Ohio has ever received in a single day is 12.2 inches which occurred on Thursday January 26, 1978.

Dayton Most Snow in One Day

Rank	Snowfall	Date
1	12.2 inches	January 26, 1978
2	11.5 inches	December 22, 2004
3	11.2 inches	March 22, 1968
4	10.5 inches	February 17, 1910
5	10.3 inches	March 8, 2008
6	10.0 inches	January 11, 1895
7	9.8 inches	January 1, 1964
8	9.1 inches	March 1, 1963
9	8.4 inches	January 2, 1996
9	8.4 inches	January 7, 1979
11	8.0 inches	November 25, 1950
12	7.9 inches	March 30, 1987
13	7.8 inches	March 9, 1999
13	7.8 inches	January 7, 1996
13	7.8 inches	February 16, 1910
16	7.7 inches	February 5, 2010
17	7.6 inches	February 23, 1914
18	7.5 inches	January 2, 1999
18	7.5 inches	March 19, 1906
20	7.2 inches	February 1, 1966