Snowfall Climatology - Paducah, KY

Monthly Top 10 Lists
Seasonal Snowfall Totals
Historic Snowfalls

Snowfall Monthly Top 10 Lists for Paducah, KY

October

Rank	Total Snowfall	Year
1	2.2	1993*

*Only October on record with measurable snowfall

November

Rank	Total Snowfall	Year
1	4.0	1958
2	2.8	2014
3 (tie)	2.3	2022
3 (tie)	2.3	2018
5	1.3	1950
6	1.2	2019
7 (tie)	1.0	1971
7 (tie)	1.0	1969
9	0.8	1959
10	0.5	1938

December

Rank	Total Snowfall	Year
1	14.2	2004
2	7.3	1969
3	7.1	1984
4	6.4	2000
5	5.9	2002
6	5.7	2012
7	5.6	2010
8	5.2	2013
9 (tie)	5.0	1963
9 (tie)	5.0	1960

January

Rank	Total Snowfall	Year
1	24.7	1978
2	16.8	1985
3	12.5	1977
4	12.4	2018
5	11.5	1979
6	9.4	1951
7	8.4	2016
8	8.1	1968
9	7.8	2002
10	7.7	1994

February

Rank	Total Snowfall	Year
1	15.3	1993
2	13.0	2015
3	12.2	2021
4	12.0	1979
5	11.2	1984
6	11.0	2003
7 (tie)	9.0	2011
7 (tie)	9.0	1965
9	8.3	1986
10	7.6	1980

March

Rank	Total Snowfall	Year
1	24.0	1960
2	12.1	2015
3 (tie)	8.0	1975
3 (tie)	8.0	1967
5	7.4	1994
6	7.0	1970
7	5.6	2014
8 (tie)	4.5	1978
8 (tie)	4.5	1965
10 (tie)	4.0	1971
10 (tie)	4.0	1958
10 (tie)	4.0	1947

April

Rank	Total Snowfall	Year
1	3.5	1971
2	1.0	2018
3	0.6	2021
4	0.5	1983

*Only 4 April's on record with measurable snowfall

Period of Record: December 3, 1937 to May 1, 2023

Paducah, KY Seasonal Snowfall Totals (1937-2023)

Snow Season	Snowfall (inches)
1937-1938	1.5
1938-1939	2.5
1939-1940	16.6
1940-1941	3.5
1941-1942	7.8
1942-1943	5.5
1943-1944	8.0
1944-1945	2.5
1945-1946	7.0
1946-1947	10.7
1947-1948	5.0
1948-1949	4.5
1949-1950	1.0
1950-1951	16.5
1951-1952	5.4
1952-1953	T
1953-1954	2.5
1954-1955	2.1
1955-1956	5.5
1956-1957	T
1957-1958	7.9
1958-1959	6.0
1959-1960	33.5
1960-1961	9.7
1961-1962	3.0
1962-1963	3.5
1963-1964	8.0
1964-1965	16.9
1965-1966	5.0
1966-1967	17.0
1967-1968	14.5
1968-1969	9.3
1969-1970	21.1
1970-1971	13.7
1971-1972	2.0
1972-1973	2.6
1973-1974	3.8
1974-1975	9.9
1975-1976	5.5
1976-1977	12.5
1977-1978	35.7
1978-1979	24.5
1979-1980	14.9
1980-1981	7.5
1981-1982	9.2
1982-1983	1.9
1983-1984	16.9
1984-1985	28.7
1985-1986	10.9
1986-1987	5.4
1987-1988	10.6
1988-1989	5.8
1989-1990	3.5
1990-1991	3.6
1991-1992	T
1992-1993	19.3
1993-1994	18.4
1994-1995	2.3
1995-1996	12.8
1996-1997	11.5
1997-1998	3.0
1998-1999	2.9
1999-2000	3.5
2000-2001	8.1
2001-2002	7.8
2002-2003	23.9
2003-2004	2.8
2004-2005	14.2
2005-2006	9.0
2006-2007	2.5
2007-2008	5.4
2008-2009	3.7
2009-2010	10.3
2010-2011	18.9
2011-2012	0.7
2012-2013	6.8
2013-2014	18.5
2014-2015	28.6
2015-2016	12.1
2016-2017	1.2
2017-2018	13.7
2018-2019	6.1
2019-2020	1.2
2020-2021	14.0
2021-2022	6.3
2022-2023	7.9
Average:	9.0

Average derived from using 1981-2010 data.

*Snow season is defined as October - April

Historic Snowfalls - Paducah, KY

Here is a list of all of the calendar day snow events of 6 inches or greater in Paducah, KY since snow measurements began back in December of 1937:

Single-day Snowfalls of 6 inches or greater
	Sorted by Amount		Sorted by Date
Rank	Date	Amount	Date	Amount
1	December 22, 2004	14.0	February 15, 2021	9.0
2	January 16, 1978	11.0	January 15, 2018	8.1
3	February 16, 2015	10.8	March 4, 2015	8.1
4 (tie)	February 15, 2021	9.0	February 16, 2015	10.8
4 (tie)	March 2, 1960	9.0	February 2, 2014	6.2
6 (tie)	January 15, 2018	8.1	February 7, 2011	6.0
6 (tie)	March 4, 2015	8.1	December 22, 2004	14.0
8	March 6, 1967	8.0	February 25, 1993	7.3
9	February 15, 1993	7.9	February 15, 1993	7.9
10	February 25, 1993	7.3	December 5, 1984	7.1
11	December 5, 1984	7.1	January 25, 1978	6.0
12	February 2, 2014	6.2	January 16, 1978	11.0
13 (tie)	February 7, 2011	6.0	March 6, 1967	8.0
13 (tie)	January 25, 1978	6.0	February 16, 1967	6.0
13 (tie)	February 16, 1967	6.0	February 24, 1965	6.0
13 (tie)	February 24, 1965	6.0	March 2, 1960	9.0

Since snow events often fall over multiple calendar days, here is a list of the top snowstorms for Paducah, which includes events falling over 2 or 3 days. This includes all snow events that accumulated 6 inches of snow or greater:

Snowfall events of 6 inches or greater (This lists includes multi-day events)
	Sorted by Amount		Sorted by Date
Rank	Date	Amount	Date	Amount
1	December 22-23, 2004	14.2	February 14-16, 2021	9.4
2	January 16-17, 1978	12.2	January 15, 2018	8.1
3	March 4-5, 2015	12.1	March 4-5, 2015	12.1
4	February 16, 2015	10.8	February 16, 2015	10.8
5	February 14-16, 2021	9.4	February 2, 2014	6.2
6	March 2, 1960	9.0	February 7, 2011	6.0
7	February 27-28. 1984	8.2	December 22-23, 2004	14.2
8	January 15, 2018	8.1	January 16-17, 1994	7.4
9 (tie)	March 6, 1967	8.0	February 24-25, 1993	7.4
9 (tie)	March 8-9, 1960	8.0	February 15, 1993	7.9
11	February 15, 1993	7.9	December 5, 1984	7.1
12 (tie)	February 24-25, 1993	7.4	February 27-28. 1984	8.2
12 (tie)	January 16-17, 1994	7.4	January 29-30, 1981	6.5
12 (tie)	March 8-9, 1974	7.4	February 7-8, 1979	7.0
15	December 5, 1984	7.1	January 25, 1978	6.0
16 (tie)	February 7-8, 1979	7.0	January 16-17, 1978	12.2
16 (tie)	March 16-17, 1970	7.0	March 8-9, 1974	7.4
16 (tie)	February 24-25, 1965	7.0	March 16-17, 1970	7.0
19	January 29-30, 1981	6.5	March 6, 1967	8.0
20	February 2, 2014	6.2	February 16, 1967	6.0
21 (tie)	February 7, 2011	6.0	February 24-25, 1965	7.0
21 (tie)	January 25, 1978	6.0	March 10-11, 1960	6.0
21 (tie)	February 16, 1967	6.0	March 8-9, 1960	8.0
21 (tie)	March 10-11, 1960	6.0	March 2, 1960	9.0

Period of Record: December 1, 1937 to May 1, 2023