All-Time Record Snowfalls

last updated 1/21/2009

Date
Richmond (in)
Date
Norfolk (in)
Date
Salisbury** (in)
1
Jan 23-24, 1940 21.6* Dec 27-28, 1892 18.6 Feb 2-4, 1996 21.1
2
Jan 27-29, 1922 19.1 Feb 17-19, 1989 15.4 Jan 25-26, 1987 17.1
3
Feb 10-11, 1983 17.7 Mar 1-2, 1980 13.7 Jan 8, 1940*** 16.0
4
Dec 22-23, 1908 17.2 Feb 11-13, 1899 13.5 Jan 23-24, 1940 15.0
5
Feb 11-14, 1899 16.3 Feb 6-7, 1980 12.4 Feb 7, 1936 15.0
6
Mar 5-7, 1962 15.2 Feb 9-10, 1948 12.4 Jan 6-9, 1996 12.5
7
Jan 4-5, 1980 14.9 Dec 11-12, 1958 11.4 Mar 20, 1914 12.0
8
Jan 25-27, 1966 14.8 Dec 2-3, 1896 11.0 Feb 17-18, 1967 11.0
9
Mar 1-2, 1980 13.0

Mar 2, 1927

11.0 Feb 9-10, 1967 11.0
10
Feb 6-7, 1936 12.6

Feb 6-7, 1936

11.0 Dec 8-9, 1928 11.0
11
Jan 25, 2000 11.0

Jan 19, 1893

9.8 Dec 8, 1989 10.0
12
Feb 18-19, 1979 10.9 Jan 26-27, 1966 9.4 Feb 18-19, 1979 10.0
13
Mar 3-6, 1912 10.6 Jan 8-9, 1973 9.1 Jan 29-30, 1966 10.0
14
Dec 12-14, 1917 10.4 Feb 23-24, 1989 9.0 Feb 28, 1941 10.0
15
Jan 31-Feb 1, 1948 10.1 Dec 22-23, 1935 9.0 Apr 3, 1915 10.0
* City office in Richmond reported 16.0 inches Jan 23-24 1940
** snow records at Salisbury since 1948.
*** Jan 1940 - Salisbury received 16.0 inches of snow on the 8th...storm total unavailable.