Peoria Climate -- Seasonal Snowfall Records

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SNOWIEST AUTUMN SEASON
(Sep 1 - Nov 30)
Rank	Total	Season
1	10.7 inches	1926
2	9.8 inches	2018
3	9.1 inches	1974
4	8.9 inches	1951
5	8.1 inches	1975
6	7.9 inches	2004
7	7.6 inches	1972
8	7.4 inches	1925
9	7.0 inches	1959
10	6.4 inches	1977

**SNOWIEST CALENDAR WINTER**
Rank	Total	Season
1	57.6 inches	2013-14
2	52.5 inches	2010-11
3	51.6 inches	1978-79
4	47.1 inches	1977-78
5	46.9 inches	1981-82
6	43.8 inches	1925-26
7	42.4 inches	2009-10
8	42.3 inches	1974-75
9	41.6 inches	1959-60
10	40.9 inches	1942-43

**SNOWIEST WINTER SEASON (Dec 1-Feb 29)**
Rank	Total	Season
1	52.5 inches	2010-11
2	49.6 inches	2013-14
3	42.5 inches	1978-79
4	41.5 inches	2009-10
5	35.7 inches	1977-78
6	33.7 inches	2007-08
7	33.6 inches	1935-36
8	31.5 inches	1892-93
9	30.3 inches	1942-43
10	28.5 inches	1961-62

**LEAST SNOWIEST CALENDAR WINTER**
Rank	Total	Season
1 (tie)	7.8 inches	1965-66
1 (tie)	7.8 inches	1994-95
3	8.5 inches	1936-37
4	9.1 inches	1920-21
5	9.5 inches	1916-17
6 (tie)	10.1 inches	1921-22
6 (tie)	10.1 inches	1948-49
8	11.1 inches	1927-28
9	11.5 inches	2011-12
10	11.7 inches	2001-02

LEAST SNOWIEST WINTER SEASON
(Dec 1 - Feb 29)
Rank	Total	Season
1	2.6 inches	1930-31
2	4.2 inches	2001-02
3	4.6 inches	1921-22
4	4.7 inches	1905-06
5	6.8 inches	1965-66
6	7.1 inches	1994-95
7 (tie)	7.2 inches	1936-37
7 (tie)	7.2 inches	1953-54
9	8.0 inches	1952-53
10	8.2 inches	1972-73

SNOWIEST SPRING SEASON
(Mar 1 - May 31)
Rank	Total	Season
1	25.6 inches	1926
2	19.9 inches	1982
3	16.9 inches	1960
4	15.0 inches	1912
5	14.7 inches	1934
6	13.5 inches	1965
7	13.2 inches	1906
8	12.9 inches	1970
9	12.3 inches	1951
10	11.8 inches	2018

**LEAST SNOWIEST PERIODS**
Rank	Sep 1 - Jan 31	Sep 1 - Feb 29	Sep 1 - Mar 31	Sep 1 - Apr 30
1	2.3 inches (1933-34)	4.2 inches (2001-02)	7.7 inches (1965-66)	7.7 inches (1965-66)
2	2.8 inches (2001-02)	4.7 inches (1905-06)	7.8 inches (1994-95)	7.8 inches (1994-95)
3	3.4 inches (1943-44)	6.4 inches (1930-31)	8.5 inches (1936-37)	8.5 inches (1936-37)
4	3.6 inches (2012-13)	6.9 inches (1965-66)	8.9 inches (1948-49)	9.1 inches (1920-21)
5	4.3 inches (1994-95)	7.1 inches (1994-95)	9.0 inches (1920-21)	9.5 inches (1916-17)

**MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS**
Element	Amount	Date
Earliest first measurable snowfall	1.0 inch	Sep. 25, 1942
Latest last measurable snowfall	0.1 inch	May 8, 1923 May 8, 1966
Latest first measurable snowfall	5.0 inches	Jan. 4, 1913
Earliest last measurable snowfall	0.1 inch	Feb. 5, 1987
Most snow in a 24-hour period	12.2 inches	Jan. 13, 1979
Most snow in a single storm	15.0 inches	Feb. 1-2, 2011

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