Maximum Snow Accumulation in Philadelphia by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for each available year between 1896 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Philadelphia History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Philadelphia was 28.0 inches which was recorded on January 8, 1996.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 5.1 January 20
2023 none
2022 5.9 January 29
2021 5.9 February 2
2020 3.1 December 17
2019 3.1 March 1
2018 5.9 March 22
2017 3.9 December 10
2016 18.1 January 24
2015 7.9 March 6
2014 13.0 January 22
2013 5.9 December 9
2012 2.0 January 21
2011 13.0 January 27
2010 20.0 February 7
2009 21.0 December 20
2008 2.0 February 22
2007 3.0 February 14
2006 10.0 February 13
2005 12.0 January 23
2004 3.0 January 26
2003 23.0 February 17
2002 6.0 December 6
2001 8.0 January 1
2000 9.0 January 26
1999 2.0 January 9
1998 2.0 December 24
1997 3.0 February 9
1996 28.0 January 8
1995 9.0 February 4
1994 8.0 February 12
1993 12.0 March 14
1992 1.0 January 26
1991 3.0 January 8
1990 6.0 December 28
1989 5.0 January 7
1988 4.0 January 9
1987 10.0 January 27
1986 4.0 February 12
1985 3.0 January 18
1984 9.0 January 19
1983 22.0 February 12
1982 9.0 January 15
1981 3.0 January 7
1980 4.0 January 5
1979 20.0 February 20
1978 14.0 February 7
1977 4.0 January 25
1976 6.0 March 10
1975 2.0 January 21
1974 6.0 February 9
1973 3.0 December 17
1972 4.0 February 20
1971 3.0 January 1
1970 5.0 January 8
1969 6.0 March 3
1968 4.0 January 1
1967 11.0 February 10
1966 12.0 December 25
1965 6.0 January 11
1964 7.0 January 14
1963 5.0 December 24
1962 4.0 February 14
1961 12.0 January 20
1960 12.0 December 12
1959 2.0 January 28
1958 12.0 February 16
1957 7.0 December 5
1956 7.0 March 19
1955 3.0 February 3
1954 9.0 January 11
1953 8.0 November 7
1952 6.0 March 1
1951 5.0 December 14
1950 none
1949 4.0 February 10
1948 9.0 February 6
1947 10.0 February 21
1946 2.0 January 21
1945 8.0 January 16
1944 4.0 February 12
1943 5.0 January 28
1942 3.0 December 10
1941 7.0 February 28
1940 9.0 February 15
1939 6.0 January 14
1938 10.0 November 27
1937 2.0 March 12
1936 4.0 January 20
1935 16.0 January 24
1934 8.0 February 27
1933 6.0 December 27
1932 9.0 December 18
1929 none
1928 none
1923 2.0 December 14
1915 9.0 March 7
1914 20.0 March 2
1913 8.0 December 26
1912 8.0 January 12
1911 6.0 February 20
1910 15.0 February 12
1909 10.0 January 17
1908 16.0 February 7
1907 9.0 February 5
1904 14.0 January 30
1902 none
1901 none
1898 none
1897 6.0 January 28
1896 2.0 December 20
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1941–2024 Philadelphia International Airport location
1916–1940 Philadelphia Naval Yard location
1894–1915 Drexel University location