What was the biggest single snowfall in the US?

Answer 1

The biggest snowstorm ever recorded in the United States, as of June 2014, is the Blizzard of 1888. It occurred on March 11-12 in the Northeast. Connecticut and Massachusetts received 50 feet of snow.

Answer 2

Record US Snowfalls For One Day Share by Liz Osborn © Current Results Nexus Here are the records set in each US state for the most amount of snow to fall on a single calendar day at a weather station. The biggest one-day snowfall for the entire United States is five feet three inches (1.6 metres) that arrived at Georgetown, Colorado on December 12, 1913. A much deeper heap of snow landed in 24 hours spanning April 14 and 15, 1921 at Silver Lake in Colorado, that totalled 75.8 inches (1.9253 metres). State Inches Weather Station Date Alabama 18.5 Reform Jan 23, 1940 Alaska 62.0 Thompson Pass Dec 29, 1955 Arizona 38.0 Heber Ranger Station Dec 14, 1967 Arkansas 18.0 Bee Branch Feb 19, 1921 California 60.0 Giant Forest Jan 19, 1933 Colorado 63.0 Georgetown Dec 4, 1913 Connecticut 28.0 Middletown 4 W Jan 28, 1897 Delaware 25.0 Dover Feb 19, 1979 Florida 4.0 Milton Experimental Station Mar 6, 1954 Georgia 19.3 Cedartown 3 NE Mar 3, 1942 Idaho 30.0 Headquarters Dec 28, 1968 Illinois 24.0 Coatsburg Feb 28, 1900 Indiana 22.0 Cannelton Dec 23, 2004 Iowa 21.0 Fayette Mar 6, 1959 Kansas 25.0 Columbus 6 NNW Mar 14, 1896 Kentucky 20.0 Lewisport 4 S Dec 23, 2004 Louisiana 16.0 Shell Beach Feb 14, 1895 Maine 35.0 Middle Dam Nov 23, 1943 Maryland 31.0 Clear Spring 1 ENE Mar 29, 1942 Massachusetts 29.0 Natick Apr 1, 1997 Michigan 30.0 Herman Dec 19, 1996 Minnesota 36.0 Wolf Ridge ELC Jan 7, 1994 Mississippi 15.0 Batesville 2 SW Feb 11, 1895 Missouri 24.0 Brunswick Dec 5, 1925 Montana 48.0 Millegan 14 SE Dec 27, 2003 Extreme snowfalls in one day for each American state - continued: State Inches Weather Station Date Nebraska 24.0 Arthur Mar 27, 1939 Nevada 26.0 Reno NWSFO Dec 30, 2004 New Hampshire 41.0 Cannon Mountain Dec 4, 1963 New Jersey 33.0 Elizabeth Feb 14, 1899 New Mexico 36.0 Abbott 1 SE Nov 24, 1940 New York 45.0 Watertown Nov 15, 1900 North Carolina 29.0 Mount Mitchell Mar 21, 2001 North Dakota 24.0 Amidon Feb 28, 1998 Ohio 22.0 Woodsfield 2 N Feb 17, 2003 Oklahoma 23.0 Buffalo Feb 21, 1971 Oregon 37.0 Chemult Feb 6, 1949 Pennsylvania 38.0 Morgantown Mar 20, 1958 Rhode Island 30.0 Woonsocket Feb 7, 1978 South Carolina 18.0 Society Hill Feb 25, 1914 South Dakota 47.0 Deadwood Mar 14, 1973 Tennessee 20.8 Elizabethton Mar 18, 1936 Texas 24.0 Clifton 9 E Dec 21, 1929 Utah 35.0 Silver Lake Brighton Jan 22, 1964 Vermont 33.0 Saint Johnsbury Feb 25, 1969 Virginia 33.5 Luray 5 E Mar 3, 1994 Washington 48.0 Gunn's Ranch Jan 21, 1935 West Virginia 33.0 Alpena Dec 29, 1967 Wisconsin 25.0 Trempealeau Dam 6 Jan 20, 1952 Wyoming 34.0 Bechler River Ranger Station Jan 28, 1933