Maximum Snow Accumulation in Dubuque by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Dubuque, Iowa for each available year between 1938 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Dubuque History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Dubuque was 25.0 inches which was recorded on January 24, 1979.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 18.1 January 13
2023 7.9 February 10
2022 7.1 January 2
2021 18.9 February 14
2020 9.1 January 24
2019 14.2 February 1
2018 9.8 February 11
2017 3.9 March 13
2016 7.9 December 12
2015 11.0 February 2
2014 11.0 March 5
2013 9.0 March 6
2012 12.0 December 21
2011 17.0 February 2
2010 14.0 December 25
2009 11.0 January 14
2008 14.0 February 29
2007 12.0 December 29
2004 4.0 January 5
1998 none
1997 2.0 January 24
1996 15.0 January 26
1995 8.0 January 7
1994 18.0 February 13
1993 7.0 February 22
1992 8.0 November 26
1991 11.0 January 16
1990 14.0 December 4
1989 4.0 February 13
1988 9.0 January 1
1987 9.0 December 29
1986 18.0 January 5
1985 12.0 February 11
1984 9.0 January 2
1983 10.0 February 6
1982 2.0 December 8
1981 7.0 February 11
1980 6.0 February 6
1979 25.0 January 24
1978 11.0 February 2
1977 15.0 December 9
1976 8.0 February 22
1975 14.0 March 7
1974 7.0 January 11
1973 17.0 April 10
1972 7.0 November 14
1971 16.0 February 5
1970 13.0 January 1
1969 15.0 December 28
1968 9.0 December 31
1967 8.0 January 1
1966 10.0 December 29
1965 8.0 February 1
1964 5.0 March 26
1963 9.0 February 1
1962 23.0 March 4
1961 13.0 December 23
1960 21.0 March 17
1959 20.0 March 6
1958 9.0 January 29
1957 7.0 January 15
1956 8.0 February 2
1955 5.0 March 22
1954 4.0 January 27
1953 8.0 December 10
1952 10.0 January 4
1951 19.0 December 25
1950 3.0 January 31
1949 17.0 January 28
1948 7.0 January 2
1947 17.0 February 1
1946 5.0 January 1
1945 14.0 February 8
1944 5.0 February 11
1943 16.0 January 19
1942 17.0 January 2
1941 13.0 March 12
1938 none
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1951–2024 Dubuque Regional Airport location
1938–1950 Dubuque L&D 11 location