Monthly Snowfall Records for Peoria

January
Rank Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
1 24.7 inches 1979 Trace 1900, 1901, 1944
2 18.1 inches 1999 0.1 inch 1935, 1954
3 18.0 inches 1987 0.3 inches 1919, 1989
4 16.9 inches 1918 0.6 inches 1933, 1966
5 16.8 inches 1997 0.8 inches 1934, 1973
6 16.3 inches 1977 1.0 inches 1928, 2006
7 15.7 inches 1939 1.2 inches 1931
8 15.5 inches 1927 1.3 inches 1986
9 15.4 inches 1936 1.6 inches 1932
10 15.0 inches 1893 1.8 inches 1946, 1956

 

February
Rank Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
1 26.5 inches 1900 Trace 1931, 1998, 2006
2 17.0 inches 2008 0.1 inch 1915, 1987
3 16.5 inches 1893 0.2 inches 1906, 1920
4 15.2 inches 1989 0.3 inches 1921
5 13.9 inches 1986 0.4 inches 1918, 1953,
1992
6 13.3 inches 2007 0.5 inches 1957
7 12.8 inches 1905, 1975 0.6 inches 1922, 1930,
1971, 2000
8 12.6 inches 1994 1.0 inches 1928, 1991, 1999
9 12.4 inches 1993 1.2 inches 1917, 1935
10 12.3 inches 1908 1.3 inches 1927


March
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 18.2 inches 1926
2 16.9 inches 1960
3 14.7 inches 1934
4 13.5 inches 1965
5 13.2 inches 1906
6 10.5 inches 1912
7 10.4 inches 1931
8 10.2 inches 1951
9 9.9 inches 1946
10 8.5 inches 1899

 

April
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 13.4 inches 1982
2 8.3 inches 1920
3 7.4 inches 1926
4 7.2 inches 1997
5 6.3 inches 1980
6 6.2 inches 1938
7 4.6 inches 1970
8 4.5 inches 1912
9 4.0 inches 1911
10 3.0 inches 1896, 1935, 1936


May:   Most snowfall 0.1 inch in 1923 and 1966. 

June, July, August:   No snowfall recorded.

September:  1.0 inch of snow was recorded in 1942.

October
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 3.3 inches 1929
2 1.9 inches 1925
3 1.8 inches 1967
4 0.6 inches 1917, 1989
5 0.3 inches 1916, 1972
6 0.1 inch 1913

 

November
Rank Most Snowfall Year
1 10.7 inches 1926
2 9.1 inches 1974
3 8.9 inches 1951
4 8.1 inches 1975
5 7.9 inches 2004
6 7.3 inches 1972
7 7.0 inches 1959
8 6.4 inches 1977
9 5.6 inches 1932
10 5.5 inches 1925

                                                        

December
Rank Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
1 21.7 inches 1977 Trace 1894, 1896, 1912,
1971, 1986, 2004
2 21.0 inches 2000 0.1 inch 1979
3 18.9 inches 1973 0.3 inches 1940
4 18.0 inches 1909 0.4 inches 2001
5 15.9 inches 1983 0.5 inches 1994
6 14.4 inches 1914 0.6 inches 1902, 1906,
1923, 1936
7 14.2 inches 1978 0.9 inches 1937, 1938, 1984
8 11.7 inches 1997 1.2 inches 1921
9 11.3 inches 2005 1.4 inches 1919, 1930, 1975
10 11.0 inches 1969 1.5 inches 1905, 1933

 

Monthly Record Summary
Month Most Snowfall Year Least Snowfall Year
January 24.7 inches 1979 Trace 1900, 1901, 1944
February 26.5 inches 1900 Trace 1931, 1998
March 18.2 inches 1926 Zero 1910
April 13.4 inches 1982 Zero Many years
May 0.1 inches 1923, 1966 Zero Many years
September 1.0 inches 1942 Zero Many years
October 3.3 inches 1929 Zero Many years
November 10.7 inches 1926 Zero Many years
December 21.7 inches 1977 Trace 1894, 1896, 1912,
1971, 1986, 2004

RECORDS BEGAN 1893

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