Every one includes at least two days. Another problem: Some Philly lists counted only one-day totals. Just look at the latest storm. © 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC Terms of Use/Privacy Policy. Each snowfall total includes at least two days, and the highest one-day total (if the data were available): 1. Judge storm size for yourself by looking at the snowfall maps in our slideshow, "15 greatest area snowfalls: Suburbs rule.". Here's a list of the 10 worst snowstorms in the City of Brotherly Love. 19.4 inches, April 3-4, 1915 (19.0 inches on April 3). 2. 9. Based on official and unofficial data reported by the National Weather Service. Yes, indeed. Every one includes at least two days. 2. A fair criticism would be that these high marks might be outliers or flukes that might mislead about overall immensity, especially since unofficial spotter reports have been included in some cases. Highest one-day total included, if available. These records go back to 1926. How was that not on the lists? Weather History . 9. Personally, I'll never forget the blizzard of March 1958 that left a drift filling our entire back porch in Springfield, Delaware County. 23.2 inches, Dec. 19-20, 2009 (22.5 inches on Dec. 19). Again, the suburbs got much more, with over two feet total reported in Chester County. 5. The Franklin Institute has kept that tradition alive by gathering “official” weather data (that is, data that the National Weather Service feels is reliable enough to be used in its record-keeping) for the city of Philadelphia since 1872, and functioning as an observing site for the National Weather Service since 1993. A fair criticism would be that these high marks might be outliers or flukes that might mislead about overall immensity, especially since unofficial spotter reports have been included in some cases. Contact staff writer Peter Mucha at 215-854-4342 or [email protected]. Then again, many locations never got measured, especially with the older storms, so who knows where the maximum truly was? Additionally, snowfall is variable across the area both seasonally and in single storms. 6. The 14.8 inches recorded Jan. 21 in Brookhaven even falls short of the Top 25, though the Feb. 13-14 snowfall clearly makes it. This represents about 40% of their customers and was the worst power outage in PECO's history, surpassing the 400,000 customers who lost power during the heavy wet snowstorm on Mar … 1. 31 inches, Jan. 6-8, 1996 (27.6 inches fell on Jan. 7). 18.7 inches, Feb. 16-17, 2003 (16.0 on Feb. 16). 19.4 inches, April 3-4, 1915 (19.0 inches on April 3). by Peter Mucha, Posted: January 21, 2014 . Denver Colorado Monthly & Annual Snowfall (1882-2020) Historical Locations for Snowfall Measurements (Please note DIA is roughly 20 miles east northeast of the old downtown reporting sites and 13 miles east northeast of the old airport. © 2020 The Philadelphia Inquirer, LLC Terms of Use/Privacy Policy. Thus snowfall can vary quite a bit between the current observing site at DIA and the previous locations.) 7. Highest one-day total included, if available. Folks in the suburbs know: They often get more snow. Area high: 24.5 inches in city's Byberry section. How Many Snowstorms Philadelphia Gets. How do recent winters stack up against the worst snowstorms in Philadelphia history? 28.5 inches, Feb. 5-6, 2010 (21.9 inches fell on Feb. 6). If Philadelphia does end up with more than a foot of snow, this latest storm (which the Weather Channel has dubbed "Toby") would end up in the history books, replacing the dreaded blizzard of 1993 (the so-called "Storm of the Century") as the biggest March snowfall in the history of the city. This page gives the highest daily snowfall of each year in Philadelphia and the date it occurred. That's why they missed even a recent massive storm, the second of two in early February 2010 that shut down the area. Here, then, is a new look at local snowstorm history, based on the highest snowfall totals reported anywhere in the eight-county area, according to several sets of National Weather Service records. 21 inches, Dec. 25-26, 1909 (15.5 inches on Dec. 26). No wonder, recent lists of Philadelphia's top snowfalls made longtime residents do a double-take: Wait, aren't they missing some biggies? Two towns in Chester County reported 20.2 inches for Feb. 13 and 14, while Philadelphia's total was 11.5, pending further udpates. 31 inches, Jan. 6-8, 1996 (27.6 inches on Jan. 7). City figures also drastically downplay major snowstorms from 1966, 1978, 1987 and 2006. Top 10 snowstorms in Philadelphia history. Here, then, is a new look at local snowstorm history, based on the highest snowfall totals reported anywhere in the eight-county area, according to several sets of National Weather Service records. Philadelphia is normally free of snow every year from May to October. 5. Data comes from several National Weather Service sources. 3. (15) 19.4 inches, April 3-5, 1915, Philadelphia, (19.4 in Philadelphia)(16) 19.2 inches, Dec. 26-27, 2010, Wrightstown, Burlington County, (12.4 in Philadelphia, 30 inches in Brickstown, Ocean County)(17) 19 inches, Jan. 26-27, 2011, Verga, Gloucester County, (15.1 in Philadelphia)(18) 18.0 inches, Jan. 24, 1908, Hammonton , (5.8 in Philadelphia, 20 inches in Cape May)(19) 17.0 inches, Feb. 16, 1958, West Chester, (not available for Philadelphia)(20) 17.0 inches, Feb. 17, 1900, West Chester, (not available for Philadelphia)(21) 16.7 inches, Jan. 22-24, 1935, Philadelphia, (16.7 in Philadelphia)(22) 16.5 inches, Jan. 20, 1978, Palm, (9.3 in Philadelphia)(23) 16.0 inches, Feb. 7, 1978, Palm, (12.4 in Philadelphia)(24) 16.0 inches, Jan. 31, 1966, Palm, (less than 3 for Philadelphia)(25) 15.2 inches, Feb. 13, 1992, Coatesville, (less than 10 for Philadelphia). Data comes from several National Weather Service sources. 18.7 inches, Feb. 16-17, 2003 (16.0 on Feb. 16). Note: Final tallies may be higher. The last snowfall can happen in February, March or April. 31 inches, Jan. 6-8, 1996 (27.6 inches fell on Jan. 7). 21.3 inches, Feb. 11-12, 1983 (21.1 inches on Feb. 11). Each snowfall total includes at least two days, and the highest one-day total (if the data were available): 1. Here's a list of the worst snowstorms, by amount of white stuff dumped. Area high: 24.5 inches in city's Byberry section. Clearly, this revision resets the notion of what's historic. Turns out, the 34 inches reported in Montgomery County is the highest total we could find for any snowfall in the eight-county area going back to the end of the 1800s, after combing through all sorts of National Weather Service data. Approximately 590,000 Philadelphia Electric Company (PECO) customers lost power. Since then, the most amount of snow to land in one day at Philadelphia is 27.6 inches (70.1 centimetres) on January 7, 1996. Here's a list of the 10 worst snowstorms in the City of Brotherly Love.
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