Most Yearly Snow in Dayton History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Dayton, Ohio history from 1893–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Dayton History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Dayton, Ohio has ever received in a single calendar year is 52.9 inches which occurred in 1978.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 12.7 inches

Dayton Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	105	12.7
2023	105	12.7
2022	66	21.2
2021	59	24.7
2020	85	18.9
2019	29	33.0
2018	74	20.5
2017	104	13.0
2016	94	16.6
2015	63	23.7
2014	7	43.2
2013	12	39.1
2012	83	19.3
2011	86	18.8
2010	5	43.4
2009	69	20.9
2008	15	37.6
2007	60	24.1
2006	100	14.4
2005	41	29.4
2004	35	31.3
2003	11	39.3
2002	103	13.2
2001	119	8.0
2000	23	34.3
1999	39	29.9
1998	115	10.2
1997	120	5.7
1996	21	35.2
1995	57	25.4
1994	31	32.7
1993	14	38.2
1992	93	16.8
1991	109	12.1
1990	101	13.5
1989	58	24.7
1988	87	18.3
1987	79	19.6
1986	84	19.3
1985	16	36.7
1984	4	43.7
1983	113	11.0
1982	49	27.8
1981	51	26.5
1980	30	32.9
1979	13	38.8
1978	1	52.9
1977	8	43.2
1976	73	20.6
1975	25	33.4
1974	33	32.1
1973	55	25.6
1972	52	26.3
1971	40	29.8
1970	28	33.2
1969	76	19.9
1968	27	33.4
1967	37	30.5
1966	19	35.4
1965	54	25.8
1964	10	40.0
1963	25	33.4
1962	18	36.0
1961	34	31.6
1960	9	40.2
1959	46	28.9
1958	31	32.7
1957	99	15.0
1956	48	28.6
1955	56	25.5
1954	82	19.5
1953	72	20.6
1952	89	17.6
1951	6	43.4
1950	20	35.3
1949	108	12.7
1948	46	28.9
1947	97	15.4
1946	118	8.1
1945	71	20.7
1944	90	17.1
1943	102	13.4
1942	70	20.7
1941	117	8.3
1940	80	19.5
1939	53	26.1
1938	114	10.7
1937	76	19.9
1936	44	29.2
1935	91	17.1
1934	75	20.1
1933	123	3.3
1932	125	0.0
1931	125	0.0
1930	125	0.0
1929	125	0.0
1928	125	0.0
1927	125	0.0
1926	125	0.0
1925	125	0.0
1924	122	3.4
1923	112	11.2
1922	105	12.7
1921	111	11.7
1920	45	29.1
1919	121	4.9
1918	38	30.2
1917	22	34.3
1916	50	27.7
1915	43	29.3
1914	36	30.6
1913	92	17.0
1912	66	21.2
1911	65	21.5
1910	3	45.5
1909	42	29.4
1908	116	9.9
1907	98	15.2
1906	2	48.2
1905	76	19.9
1904	24	33.9
1903	61	23.9
1902	96	15.8
1901	95	16.1
1900	110	11.8
1899	80	19.5
1898	62	23.9
1897	68	20.9
1896	64	22.0
1895	17	36.4
1894	88	17.7
1893	124	1.0