Maximum Snow Accumulation in Detroit by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Detroit, Michigan for each available year between 1899 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Detroit History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Detroit was 24.0 inches which was recorded on January 13, 1999.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 7.1 January 20
2023 5.9 January 26
2022 7.9 February 4
2021 14.2 February 16
2020 5.1 January 18
2019 9.1 November 12
2018 14.2 February 10
2017 9.1 December 14
2016 9.1 December 12
2015 18.1 February 2
2014 20.1 February 18
2013 7.9 December 15
2012 6.0 December 27
2011 16.0 February 6
2010 10.0 February 27
2009 14.0 January 18
2008 10.0 December 21
2007 9.0 December 17
2006 3.0 January 19
2005 12.0 January 23
2004 7.0 December 23
2003 9.0 February 25
2002 8.0 January 31
2001 9.0 January 1
2000 12.0 December 19
1999 24.0 January 13
1998 6.0 January 23
1997 5.0 January 28
1996 5.0 March 21
1995 6.0 January 7
1994 10.0 January 7
1993 7.0 February 17
1992 12.0 January 16
1991 7.0 February 15
1990 5.0 March 6
1989 5.0 December 26
1988 10.0 February 12
1987 7.0 January 10
1986 11.0 February 17
1985 12.0 February 11
1984 7.0 February 29
1983 7.0 December 29
1982 18.0 February 5
1981 9.0 January 7
1980 6.0 March 9
1979 7.0 February 15
1978 15.0 January 27
1977 11.0 December 9
1976 10.0 January 14
1975 8.0 December 27
1974 19.0 December 2
1973 11.0 December 20
1972 4.0 December 5
1971 4.0 February 4
1970 7.0 January 18
1969 5.0 January 7
1968 10.0 January 15
1967 8.0 February 6
1966 6.0 November 3
1965 11.0 February 26
1964 5.0 January 2
1963 7.0 January 27
1962 8.0 February 24
1961 4.0 February 4
1960 7.0 February 26
1959 7.0 January 26
1958 3.0 February 18
1957 9.0 January 10
1956 7.0 February 3
1955 4.0 February 15
1954 7.0 March 2
1953 2.0 January 30
1952 5.0 January 5
1951 16.0 December 20
1950 7.0 February 24
1949 4.0 February 4
1948 5.0 January 4
1947 6.0 February 8
1946 5.0 February 26
1945 6.0 January 7
1944 4.0 February 12
1943 9.0 January 21
1942 4.0 February 15
1941 2.0 January 9
1940 4.0 December 5
1939 8.0 January 31
1938 3.0 December 27
1937 6.0 December 3
1936 8.0 February 18
1935 1.0 December 10
1934 3.0 February 19
1930 6.0 March 26
1928 none
1926 5.0 January 11
1925 6.0 December 25
1924 5.0 February 20
1923 4.0 January 11
1922 6.0 December 14
1921 10.0 November 9
1920 11.0 January 19
1919 4.0 December 6
1918 12.0 January 16
1917 8.0 January 21
1916 6.0 February 11
1915 10.0 January 23
1914 10.0 December 24
1913 6.0 March 6
1912 10.0 March 15
1911 7.0 January 6
1910 10.0 December 8
1909 12.0 February 16
1908 8.0 February 5
1907 7.0 December 25
1906 2.0 January 17
1905 5.0 January 6
1904 19.0 February 3
1903 2.0 April 3
1902 none
1901 3.0 February 9
1900 13.0 March 1
1899 6.0 March 5
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1959–2024 Detroit Metro Airport location
1948–1958 Detroit City Airport location
1896–1947 Mt Clemens Army National Guard Base location