Editor’s note: This story first appeared on UVA Today on Jan. 21, 2016.
The University of Virginia’s McCormick Observatory has kept official snowfall records since 1894. Here’s a look at some of the largest recorded snowfalls in UVA’s history, as documented by photography and newspaper records.
1. Jan. 27-28, 1922 — 24.0 inches
2. Jan. 7-8, 1996 — 21.0 inches
3. Dec. 19-20, 2009 — 20.5 inches
4. Feb. 13, 1899 — 18.0 inches
5. Mar. 6-7, 2013 — 16.5 inches
6. Feb. 13-15, 2014 — 15.9 inches
7. Jan. 23-24, 2016— 15.5 inches
UVA was blanketed by winter storm Jonas in late January of 2016.
8. Feb. 5-6, 2010 — 14.7 inches
9. Dec. 12-13, 1989 — 14.5 inches
10. Feb. 2-3, 1996 — 14.0 inches
Other notable snowstorms not featured on this list include:
- Mar. 5-7, 1962 — 23.8 inches
- Feb. 11-12, 1983 — 16.3 inches
- Dec. 26, 1969 — 16.0 inches
- Mar. 16-17, 1960 — 13.5 inches
- Jan. 22-23, 1987 — 13.0 inches
- Jan. 5-4, 1980 — 12.6 inches
- Feb. 15-16, 1958 — 12.3 inches
- Mar. 3-4, 1960 — 12.3 inches
- Mar. 11, 1924 — 12.0 inches
- Jan. 26-27, 1966 — 12.0 inches
- Mar. 13-14, 1993 — 12.0 inches
Editor’s note, March 13, 2017: This story has been updated to reflect today’s forecast. It first appeared on UVA Today on Jan. 21, 2016.
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