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Storm Impacting the Northwest U.S.; Fire Weather Conditions in Southern California; Severe Weather in the South

A Pacific storm is bringing areas of low elevation rain, moderate to heavy mountain snow, and high winds to the Northwest. Strong Santa Ana winds and very dry conditions are producing elevated to critical fire weather conditions in southern California. Isolated strong to severe thunderstorms are possible through early Wednesday morning across parts of northeast Texas into western Tennessee. Read More >

SPRINGFIELD MISCELLANEOUS SNOW RECORDS

 

 

SNOWIEST MONTHS ON RECORD

Rank Amount Month
1 24.4 inches February 1900
2 23.4 inches March 1906
3 22.7 inches December 1973
4 21.6 inches December 1981
5 21.1 inches January 1977
6 (tie) 20.3 inches January 1987
6 (tie) 20.3 inches March 1960
8 19.6 inches March 2013
9 19.3 inches January 1997
10 19.2 inches January 1918

 

GREATEST SNOW DEPTHS

Rank Amount Dates
1 16 inches March 25, 2013
March 8, 1978
Jan. 14-18, 1918
2 15 inches Dec. 19-20, 1973
March 7-9, 1973
Jan. 20-21, 1918
Jan. 11-13, 1918
3 13 inches March 10, 1978
March 16, 1960
Jan. 22-23, 1918
Jan. 27-30, 1918
Jan. 31, 1914
March 20, 1906
4 12 inches Jan. 3, 1999
Feb. 25, 1965

 

MOST SNOW IN 24 HOURS

Rank Amount Date
1 17.4 inches March 24-25, 2013
2 15.0 inches Feb. 28, 1900
3 13.3 inches Jan. 1-2, 1999
4 12.6 inches Jan. 30-31, 1914
5 11.3 inches Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2008
6 11.2 inches Feb. 12-13, 2007
7 10.9 inches Dec. 19, 1973
8 10.7 inches Feb. 12, 1894
9 10.5 inches Dec. 24, 1915
10 10.3 inches Feb. 23-24, 1965

 

DAYS WITH AT LEAST 1" OF SNOW

Rank Most
# of Days
Year
1 19 1960
2 14 1914
3 13 1977
4 (tie) 11 1961, 1964, 1965, 1975, 1980

 

EARLIEST AND LATEST DATES OF FIRST MEASURABLE SNOW OF THE SEASON

Rank Earliest Rank Latest
1 Oct. 19, 1989 (0.3") 1 Jan. 4, 1913 (0.5")
2 Oct. 20, 1916 (1.8") 2 Jan. 1, 2021 (0.1")
3 Oct. 23, 1929 (2.4") 3 Dec. 31, 1994 (0.2"
4 (tie) Oct. 27, 1925 (0.2") 4 Dec. 30, 1998 (2.5")
4 (tie) Oct. 27, 1967 (0.1") 5 Dec. 26, 1933 (0.5)"
6 (tie) Oct. 29, 1913 (0.9") 6 (tie) Dec. 24, 2002 (5.1")
6 (tie) Oct. 29, 1917 (0.2") 6 (tie) Dec. 24, 1918 (1.0")
8 (tie) Oct. 30, 1930 (0.3") 8 (tie) Dec. 23, 2017 (0.1")
8 (tie) Oct. 30, 1993 (0.2") 8 (tie) Dec. 23, 1939 (0.2")
10 Oct. 31, 2019 (2.3") 10 Dec. 21, 1946 (0.3")

 



Records began in 1881.