Maximum Snow Accumulation in Fairfield by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Fairfield, Illinois for each available year between 1895 and 2024.

Deepest Snow on the Ground in Fairfield History

The most snow accumulation ever measured in Fairfield was 16.0 inches which has been recorded in multiple years, most recently on January 27, 1977.

Year	Max Depth (inches)	Date
2024	6.0	February 17
2023	1.0	December 29
2021	13.0	February 15
2019	4.0	January 12
2018	3.0	January 15
2017	2.0	January 5
2016	4.0	January 20
2015	5.0	February 16
2014	3.0	January 5
2013	13.0	December 6
2012	12.0	December 28
2011	4.0	January 20
2010	5.0	February 15
2009	9.0	January 28
2008	2.0	February 1
2007	4.0	February 17
2006	4.0	February 8
2005	5.0	December 8
2004	9.0	December 22
2003	5.0	February 24
2002	7.0	December 24
2001	5.0	January 1
2000	6.0	December 13
1999	5.0	March 14
1998	3.0	December 30
1997	6.0	January 9
1996	10.0	March 19
1995	2.0	February 3
1994	6.0	January 16
1993	10.0	February 25
1992	none	–
1991	1.0	November 7
1990	9.0	December 27
1989	7.0	December 15
1988	7.0	December 28
1987	6.0	January 9
1986	5.0	February 14
1985	8.0	February 11
1984	10.0	February 28
1983	2.0	December 30
1982	8.0	February 8
1981	1.0	January 6
1980	6.0	February 9
1979	7.0	February 25
1978	13.0	January 26
1977	16.0	January 27
1976	2.0	January 8
1975	6.0	March 10
1974	3.0	February 24
1973	8.0	December 20
1972	3.0	January 4
1971	4.0	February 13
1970	7.0	January 11
1969	6.0	December 31
1968	9.0	January 15
1967	2.0	March 6
1966	9.0	February 1
1965	4.0	February 1
1964	10.0	January 13
1963	5.0	March 1
1962	4.0	January 8
1961	4.0	February 3
1960	15.0	March 9
1959	2.0	January 27
1958	9.0	November 28
1957	2.0	January 29
1956	5.0	January 19
1955	2.0	January 10
1954	1.0	January 14
1953	2.0	January 6
1952	3.0	December 2
1951	3.0	December 18
1950	4.0	December 7
1949	2.0	January 31
1948	5.0	February 5
1947	3.0	March 1
1946	2.0	January 20
1945	6.0	December 18
1944	2.0	February 14
1943	1.0	February 15
1942	5.0	February 24
1941	2.0	February 26
1940	6.0	January 7
1939	8.0	December 24
1938	1.0	January 25
1937	7.0	January 23
1936	6.0	February 2
1935	4.0	December 29
1934	6.0	February 25
1933	none	–
1932	none	–
1931	1.0	March 8
1930	10.0	January 21
1929	8.0	December 19
1928	3.0	February 29
1927	2.0	February 10
1926	4.0	January 21
1925	2.0	January 27
1924	4.0	March 9
1923	none	–
1922	2.0	March 1
1921	3.0	February 19
1920	4.0	January 8
1919	none	–
1918	16.0	January 22
1917	8.0	December 12
1916	5.0	December 22
1915	5.0	December 28
1914	4.0	January 31
1913	3.0	February 3
1912	9.0	February 21
1911	1.0	February 19
1910	none	–
1909	6.0	January 12
1908	none	–
1907	none	–
1906	12.0	February 26
1905	7.0	February 12
1904	8.0	January 31
1903	none	–
1902	1.0	January 29
1901	4.0	February 2
1900	2.0	February 16
1899	7.0	December 14
1895	8.0	December 30

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1895–2024	Fairfield Radio WFIW	location