Springfield Snowfall Totals & Accumulation Averages

How Often it Snows in Springfield

The next two tables list monthly and yearly totals for amount of snow and how many days it snows at least 0.1 inches (0.25 centimetres).

10-year snowfall averages at Springfield, 2010 to 2019

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
1.3	January	3.6	9.1
1.2	February	4.2	10.7
0.7	March	1.6	4.2
0.0	April	0.1	0.2
0.1	May	0.1	0.4
0.0	October	0.0	0.0
0.2	November	0.4	1.0
0.6	December	1.9	4.9
4.1	Year	12.0	30.5

30-year snowfall averages at Springfield, 1991 to 2020

Days		Inches	Centi­metres
3.4	January	4.4	11.2
2.5	February	3.3	8.4
1.2	March	2.0	5.1
0.1	April	0.1	0.3
0.0	May	0.0	0.0
0.1	October	0.0	0.0
0.7	November	0.6	1.5
2.2	December	3.3	8.4
10.2	Year	13.7	34.8

These averages don't show how much the snowfall in Springfield varies from year to year.

In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 3.5 inches of snow. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 0.2 inches for the month.

Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to over 4.6 inches, while the lightest years get less than 2.6 inches.

New snow for February ranges from over 3.3 inches in heavy snowfall years to under 0.6 inches in light years.

When Springfield Has Its First & Last Snowfalls

The first snowfall of winter for Springfield usually arrives in December. About once every three or four years, November also receives snow, and in rare years, snow lands in October.

The season's last snowfall typically happens in March, although every four or five years March has no snow. Fresh snow in April is also not unheard of here.

Springfield is normally free of snow every year from May to September.

How Many Snowstorms Springfield Gets

Most days of snowfall in Springfield leave just a skiff, amounting to less than an inch, of fresh snow on the ground. Normally three or four days a year receive at least an inch of new snow.

Snowstorms of over five inches a day don't occur here every year. Major blizzards that dump ten or more inches in one day are rare events, showing up just once a decade.

Number of days per month and year on average in Springfield with a total snowfall of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
1.4	0.4	January	0.2	0.0
0.8	0.2	February	0.1	0.1
0.5	0.2	March	0.1	0.0
0.0	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.2	0.0	November	0.0	0.0
0.7	0.4	December	0.2	0.0
3.6	1.2	Year	0.6	0.1

How Much Snow Normally Accumulates in Springfield

For just a small portion of winter days, Springfield has an inch or more of snow on the ground.

Typically, on three of those days the snow covering Springfield gets to five or more inches deep. Most years, the snowpack never tops ten inches.

Average total days per month and year in Springfield with snow depth of at least 1, 3, 5 or 10 inches on the ground

1 inch 2.5 cm	3 inches 7.6 cm		5 inches 12.7 cm	10 inches 25.4 cm
5.4	2.2	January	1.1	0.1
2.9	1.3	February	0.7	0.2
0.9	0.3	March	0.2	0.0
0.0	0.0	April	0.0	0.0
0.2	0.0	November	0.0	0.0
2.9	1.9	December	1.4	0.1
12.4	5.7	Year	3.4	0.4