Most Daily Snow in Detroit History

This is a list of the largest daily snowfall totals ever recorded in Detroit, Michigan history from 1896–2024.

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

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Detroit, Michigan has ever received in a single day is 18.4 inches which occurred on Sunday December 1, 1974.

Detroit Most Snow in One Day

Rank	Snowfall	Date
1	18.4 inches	December 1, 1974
2	16.0 inches	March 2, 1936
3	13.7 inches	February 1, 2015
3	13.7 inches	March 27, 1934
5	12.2 inches	January 22, 2005
6	11.1 inches	January 14, 1992
7	11.0 inches	February 28, 1900
8	10.6 inches	December 11, 2016
8	10.6 inches	January 2, 1999
10	10.2 inches	January 5, 2014
11	10.1 inches	January 6, 1994
12	10.0 inches	January 31, 1982
12	10.0 inches	November 16, 1932
12	10.0 inches	March 15, 1912
12	10.0 inches	February 16, 1909
16	9.5 inches	January 13, 1927
17	9.2 inches	February 9, 2018
18	9.0 inches	February 3, 1901
19	8.8 inches	December 19, 1929
20	8.7 inches	December 19, 1973