Evansville Snowfall History (1948-Present)
Historical Snowfalls at Evansville
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Normal season: 14.2 inches
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Maximum monthly: 21.3 inches in Jan., 1977
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Max in 24 hours: 19.3 inches on Dec. 22, 2004
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Single-day snowfalls of 8 inches or greater: Five have been recorded at Evansville on a single calendar day:
December 22, 2004... 19.3 inches
February 25, 1993... 11.0 inches
April 6, 1971... 8.6 inches
March 17, 1970... 8.3 inches
February 1, 1966... 8.6 inches
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Snowfalls of 6 inches or greater: The following list is preliminary and not all-inclusive. It is a list of the snowfalls that appear to be most significant in the records.
1998: Feb. 4-6... 12.2 inches
1996: Feb. 2-7... 9.8 inches
1994: Mar. 8-9... 8.0 inches
1993: Feb. 16... 7.0 inches
1984: Dec. 6... 6.6 inches
1984: Feb. 27-28... 7.9 inches
1980: Jan. 30... 6.0 inches
1978: Jan. 16-17... 10.1 inches
1975: Mar. 9-10... 8.9 inches
1971: Apr. 6... 8.6 inches
1970: Mar. 17... 8.3 inches
1967: Mar. 6... 6.7 inches
1966: Feb. 1... 8.6 inches
1963: Dec. 22-23... 7.0 inches
1960: Mar. 2... 7 inches
1960: Mar. 8-9... 10.7 inches
1958: Nov. 28... 7 inches
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There appears to be a "snow drought" during the late 1940's and 1950's. Multiple years in the 1950's were drought years, with little rain or snowfall.
