Most Daily Snow in New York City History

This is a list of the largest daily snowfall totals ever recorded in New York City history from 1869–2024.

What's the Most It Has Ever Snowed in New York City?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that New York City has ever received in a single day is 27.3 inches which occurred on Saturday January 23, 2016.

New York City Most Snow in One Day

Rank	Snowfall	Date
1	27.3 inches	January 23, 2016
2	26.1 inches	December 26, 1947
3	24.1 inches	February 12, 2006
4	18.0 inches	December 26, 1872
5	16.5 inches	March 12, 1888
6	16.3 inches	February 17, 2003
7	15.8 inches	December 19, 1948
8	15.7 inches	March 8, 1941
9	15.5 inches	February 6, 1978
10	14.8 inches	February 1, 2021
11	14.0 inches	February 9, 1969
12	13.6 inches	January 7, 1996
13	13.5 inches	March 1, 1914
14	13.0 inches	January 16, 1879
15	12.8 inches	February 11, 1994
15	12.8 inches	January 23, 1935
17	12.7 inches	February 19, 1979
17	12.7 inches	December 15, 1916
19	12.5 inches	February 11, 1983
19	12.5 inches	February 7, 1967
19	12.5 inches	March 3, 1960
19	12.5 inches	February 20, 1921