Wilmington - Extreme Daily Snowfall for Each Year
Here's a list of yearly records for the heaviest snowfalls and snowiest days in Wilmington, North Carolina. The information easily answers questions such as: How much snow fell in a day during the biggest snowstorm of 2019? When was the last time Wilmington got more than four inches of snow in a single day?
This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Wilmington and the date it occurred. If a date has a plus sign beside it that means the same amount of snow also fell on at least one other day earlier in the year.
These records go back to 1923, with a few years missing data. Since then, the most amount of snow documented to land in one day at Wilmington is 9.6 inches (24.4 centimetres) on December 23, 1989.
Since 1948 the snowfall extremes were measured at Wilmington International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Wilmington.
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | December 31, 2023 + | 0.0 |
| 0.5 | January 29, 2022 | 1.3 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2021 + | 0.0 |
| trace | February 21, 2020 | trace |
| trace | March 05, 2019 | trace |
| 3.4 | January 03, 2018 | 8.6 |
| 1.1 | March 12, 2017 | 2.8 |
| trace | February 10, 2016 + | trace |
| 0.3 | February 24, 2015 | 0.8 |
| 0.6 | January 28, 2014 | 1.5 |
| trace | November 13, 2013 + | trace |
| trace | January 03, 2012 | trace |
| 3.8 | January 10, 2011 | 9.7 |
| 2.8 | February 13, 2010 | 7.1 |
| Inches | Date | Centimetres |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9 | January 20, 2009 | 2.3 |
| trace | January 19, 2008 | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2007 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2006 + | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 2005 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 20, 2004 + | trace |
| 3.0 | January 23, 2003 | 7.6 |
| – | 2002 | – |
| trace | June 22, 2001 + | trace |
| 5.0 | January 25, 2000 | 12.7 |
| trace | December 25, 1999 + | trace |
| trace | December 24, 1998 + | trace |
| 1.2 | February 10, 1997 | 3.0 |
| 0.5 | February 16, 1996 | 1.3 |
| trace | June 07, 1995 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1994 + | 0.0 |
| 0.7 | December 23, 1993 | 1.8 |
| 1.4 | January 19, 1992 | 3.6 |
| trace | February 15, 1991 | trace |
| trace | June 04, 1990 | trace |
| 9.6 | December 23, 1989 | 24.4 |
| 5.0 | January 15, 1988 | 12.7 |
| trace | January 27, 1987 + | trace |
| trace | February 13, 1986 + | trace |
| trace | January 20, 1985 | trace |
| trace | December 06, 1984 + | trace |
| 2.9 | March 24, 1983 | 7.4 |
| 0.1 | February 26, 1982 | 0.3 |
| 1.0 | January 30, 1981 | 2.5 |
| 5.2 | March 02, 1980 | 13.2 |
| 0.2 | February 18, 1979 | 0.5 |
| trace | March 02, 1978 + | trace |
| 0.6 | January 31, 1977 | 1.5 |
| trace | December 08, 1976 + | trace |
| trace | February 04, 1975 + | trace |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1974 + | 0.0 |
| 6.8 | February 09, 1973 | 17.3 |
| trace | February 19, 1972 | trace |
| trace | December 03, 1971 + | trace |
| 4.0 | December 29, 1970 | 10.2 |
| 0.5 | January 04, 1969 | 1.3 |
| 2.0 | February 22, 1968 | 5.1 |
| trace | December 23, 1967 + | trace |
| trace | December 30, 1966 + | trace |
| 2.5 | January 31, 1965 | 6.4 |
| trace | November 30, 1964 + | trace |
| 0.6 | February 27, 1963 + | 1.5 |
| 1.0 | February 12, 1962 + | 2.5 |
| trace | February 02, 1961 + | trace |
| 4.4 | March 11, 1960 | 11.2 |
| trace | December 24, 1959 + | trace |
| 2.0 | December 11, 1958 + | 5.1 |
| 1.0 | December 11, 1957 | 2.5 |
| 0.8 | January 10, 1956 | 2.0 |
| trace | January 19, 1955 | trace |
| 0.3 | December 06, 1954 | 0.8 |
| trace | January 11, 1953 | trace |
| trace | January 29, 1952 | trace |
| – | 1951 | – |
| trace | November 25, 1950 + | trace |
| trace | June 09, 1949 + | trace |
| trace | February 10, 1948 + | trace |
| 0.1 | March 26, 1947 | 0.3 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1946 + | 0.0 |
| trace | December 19, 1945 + | trace |
| trace | January 09, 1944 + | trace |
| 6.0 | December 15, 1943 | 15.2 |
| 7.2 | February 25, 1942 | 18.3 |
| trace | February 28, 1941 + | trace |
| 1.1 | January 01, 1940 | 2.8 |
| trace | March 03, 1939 | trace |
| trace | February 25, 1938 | trace |
| trace | December 03, 1937 + | trace |
| 6.5 | January 30, 1936 | 16.5 |
| trace | November 23, 1935 + | trace |
| 1.0 | March 15, 1934 | 2.5 |
| trace | January 13, 1933 | trace |
| trace | March 14, 1932 + | trace |
| 0.1 | March 04, 1931 | 0.3 |
| 0.4 | January 30, 1930 | 1.0 |
| – | 1929 | – |
| trace | February 18, 1928 + | trace |
| 4.5 | March 02, 1927 | 11.4 |
| 0.6 | March 13, 1926 | 1.5 |
| 0.0 | December 31, 1925 + | 0.0 |
| trace | March 14, 1924 + | trace |
| trace | February 18, 1923 | trace |
Reference
Jay Lawrimore. 2016. Global Summary of the Year, Version 1.0. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.