Top 10 snowstorms in Philadelphia history
Here’s a list of the 10 worst snowstorms to ever fall in Philadelphia.
How do recent winters stack up against the worst snowstorms in Philadelphia history?
Here's a list of the 10 worst snowstorms in the City of Brotherly Love. Each snowfall total includes at least two days, and the highest one-day total (if the data were available):
1. 31 inches, Jan. 6-8, 1996 (27.6 inches on Jan. 7).
2. 28.5 inches, Feb. 5-6, 2010 (21.9 inches on Feb. 6).
3. 23.2 inches, Dec. 19-20, 2009 (22.5 inches on Dec. 19).
4. 22.4 inches, Jan. 23-24, 2016.
5. 21.3 inches, Feb. 11-12, 1983 (21.1 inches on Feb. 11).
6. 21 inches, Dec. 25-26, 1909 (15.5 inches on Dec. 26).
7. 19.4 inches, April 3-4, 1915 (19.0 inches on April 3).
8. 18.9 inches, Feb. 12-14, 1899.
9. 18.7 inches, Feb. 16-17, 2003 (16.0 on Feb. 16). Area high: 24.5 inches in city's Byberry section.
10. 16.7 inches, Jan. 22-24, 1935.