National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce
...Top 24-Hour Snowfalls For Sioux City, IA Since 1890...

The following are the the greatest 24-hour snowfall amounts for
Sioux City, IA. Within this listing, there is a blend of reports for
calendar day and variable 24-hour period, whatever was available
in the historical records. The storm total is also mentioned if 
significant snow occurred beyond the noted 24-hour period.

1.  20.0 inches  Apr 10 1913      Storm Total 22.9 Apr 9/10
2.  18.4 inches  Mar 15 2004
3.  17.4 inches  Jan 22 1982
4.  16.0 inches  Mar 28 1890
5.  15.2 inches  Feb 20/21 1993
6.  14.1 inches  Mar 23-24 2016
7.  13.0 inches  Feb  5 1911
8.  12.5 inches  Feb 2/3 2016
9.  12.4 inches  Mar 26 1983      Storm Total 15.7 Mar 25/26/27
    12.4 inches  Nov 27/28 1983
11. 12.0 inches  Mar 20 1912      Storm Total 13.2 Mar 20/21
12. 11.8 inches  Dec 21 1920      Storm Total 14.2 Dec 19/20/21
13. 11.4 inches  Jan 9/10 2011    Storm Total 14.1
14. 11.1 inches  Jan 25/26 2004   Storm Total 12.6
15. 11.0 inches  Nov  9 1946
    11.0 inches  Jan 29 1891
17. 10.5 inches  Feb  9 1909      Storm Total 13.1 Feb 8/9
18. 10.4 inches  Feb 24/25 2007
19. 10.3 inches  Dec 18/19 2008
20. 10.0 inches  Jan  2 1937
21.  9.9 inches  Feb 18/19 1984
22.  9.8 inches  Mar 9/10 2013
23.  9.5 inches  Feb 18 1954
24.  9.4 inches  Mar 1/2 2007     Storm Total 11.1
     9.4 inches  Dec 6/7 1994
26.  9.1 inches  Feb 8  1901
27.  9.0 inches  Dec 21/22 1968
     9.0 inches  Dec 4  1924
     9.0 inches  Mar 3  1923
     9.0 inches  Mar 15/16 1917
31.  8.9 inches  Feb 21/22 2013
     8.9 inches  Mar 11 1962      Storm Total 17.6 Mar 11/12/13
33.  8.8 inches  Oct 31 1991      Storm Total  9.8 Oct 30/31
34.  8.7 inches  Mar  1 2007
     8.7 inches  Feb 17/18 1962   Storm Total 10.7
36.  8.6 inches  Jan 25 2004   
     8.6 inches  Dec 27/28 1982
38.  8.5 inches  Mar 22/23 1966
39.  8.4 inches  Dec  3 1897      Storm Total 13.9 Dec 2/3/4
40.  8.1 inches  Dec 27 1969
     8.1 inches  Feb  1 1915
42.  8.0 inches  Dec 25 2009      Storm Total 20.7 Dec 23/24/25/26
     8.0 inches  Jan 20/21 2008   Storm Total  9.7
     8.0 inches  Feb 22 1999
     8.0 inches  Oct 19 1982
     8.0 inches  Jan 14 1960
     8.0 inches  Nov 19 1948
     8.0 inches  Jan 20/21 1917
     8.0 inches  Jan 10/11 1905

Updated 2/18/2017