List of snowfalls

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Building snowmen during the March 1, 2009 snowfall

This is a List of snowfalls of 2 inches or greater in Birmingham as reported by the Alabama Office of the State Climatologist.

Amount Date Day of year Note
10.3 inches March 13, 1993 72 See Blizzard of 1993
9.5 inches January 23, 1940 23
8.1 inches January 28, 1904 28
8.0 inches January 30, 1936 30
8.0 inches December 31, 1963 365
6.0 inches March 13, 1924 72
5.5 inches December 22, 1929 356
5.5 inches January 2, 1919 2
5.5 inches January 29, 1930 29
5.0 inches April 3, 1987 93
5.0 inches January 13, 1982 13
5.0 inches February 23, 1901 54
4.4 inches January 18, 1992 18
3.8 inches January 23, 1948 23
3.5 inches January 9, 1962 9
3.3 inches December 13, 1958 347
3.0 inches January 29, 1936 29
3.0 inches January 29, 2000 29
2.8 inches March 20, 1915 79
2.7 inches March 12, 1993 71 See Blizzard of 1993
2.6 inches January 22, 1987 22
2.5 inches March 2, 1942 61
2.3 inches December 18, 1909 352
2.3 inches February 13, 1960 44
2.0 inches February 28, 1941 59
2.0 inches February 13, 1905 44
2.0 inches March 10, 1984 70
2.0 inches December 11, 1944 346
2.0 inches March 1, 2009 60
2.0 inches January 17, 2013 17 link
2.0 inches January 28, 2014 28 See 2014 winter storm

* Note that localized accumulations can differ markedly from these official figures. The current weather station for Birmingham is located at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.
** The Birmingham Age-Herald reported a 5.5 inch snowfall in Birmingham amidst a major winter storm on January 24, 1893.

White Christmas?

A rare Christmas day snowfall brought accumulations of about 1/2" to parts of the Birmingham area in 2010, although no accumulation was officially reported at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport.

Prior to that, no measurable snow accumulation had ever occurred on December 24 or 25 in Birmingham. There were some flurries and light dusting in 1985, and even lighter flurries in 1961, 1963, 1966, 1980, 1989, 1990, 1993 and 1995. The nearest major snowfall was the one on December 22, 1929 which left some snow still on the ground on Christmas Eve. Christmas Day's high of 51° F melted the rest of it off.

References

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