Maximum Snow Accumulation in Sioux City by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Sioux City, Iowa for each available year between 1948 and 2024.

Deepest Snow on the Ground in Sioux City History

The most snow accumulation ever measured in Sioux City was 28.0 inches which has been recorded in multiple years, most recently on January 7, 2010.

Year	Max Depth (inches)	Date
2024	16.9	January 12
2023	11.8	January 29
2022	3.1	December 22
2021	14.2	February 22
2020	7.1	January 18
2019	13.0	February 24
2018	13.0	February 10
2017	9.8	February 25
2016	14.2	February 3
2015	9.1	December 2
2014	5.1	March 2
2013	9.0	February 22
2012	7.0	December 28
2011	15.0	January 23
2010	28.0	January 7
2009	20.0	December 31
2008	16.0	December 19
2007	16.0	March 2
2006	9.0	March 21
2005	9.0	December 8
2004	27.0	February 6
2003	7.0	April 7
2002	6.0	February 1
2001	14.0	January 1
2000	14.0	December 29
1999	10.0	February 23
1998	4.0	January 21
1997	8.0	February 5
1996	8.0	December 26
1995	7.0	January 1
1994	7.0	February 25
1993	18.0	February 21
1992	5.0	April 21
1991	10.0	November 2
1990	4.0	December 3
1989	4.0	March 4
1988	4.0	January 21
1987	7.0	March 29
1986	3.0	November 18
1985	9.0	March 31
1984	9.0	January 1
1983	14.0	December 21
1982	19.0	January 23
1981	6.0	February 1
1980	3.0	January 31
1979	17.0	March 4
1978	9.0	February 20
1977	6.0	March 3
1976	6.0	March 5
1975	13.0	January 16
1974	6.0	January 10
1973	7.0	January 23
1972	7.0	February 10
1971	6.0	January 4
1970	10.0	January 2
1969	15.0	January 1
1968	15.0	December 31
1967	9.0	January 7
1966	8.0	December 29
1965	10.0	February 12
1964	5.0	March 20
1963	9.0	January 12
1962	28.0	March 13
1961	9.0	December 17
1960	23.0	March 15
1959	9.0	March 5
1958	5.0	March 8
1957	7.0	April 5
1956	8.0	February 2
1955	6.0	February 5
1954	8.0	March 29
1953	13.0	January 6
1952	10.0	March 23
1951	11.0	March 12
1950	6.0	January 25
1949	11.0	February 2
1948	7.0	March 6

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Sioux City Gateway Airport	location