The Highest Snowfall Totals Ever Recorded in the Evansville Area

When Does Evansville Usually See Its First Snowfall?

It's hard to believe that winter is right around the corner. In fact, yesterday was the autumnal equinox, the first official day of fall in the Northern Hemisphere. And the winter solstice isn't far behind, occurring on December 21 this year.

Days are quickly getting shorter, and though we just experienced a lovely heat wave and drought here in Southern Indiana, a cold front is pushing storms through this week, bringing temperatures in the 60s and 70s with it.

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Fall Festival Weather Memories

With the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival coming up, I remembered that we are probably due for another heat wave. It has heated up for the past few years during the first weekend in October. We all had a good laugh when the CEO of our company, who lives in the northeast, showed up one year in a sweater. Of course, we made him go down to Fall Festival and try weird food, and he almost died of heat exhaustion.

In fact, I can only remember it being cold on Fall Festival weekend once since I've lived here. The chicken and dumplins really hit that weekend.

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Evansville’s First October Snows

All this talk of temperature swings got me thinking about snow and when Evansville has historically seen the first snow of the season.

I remember it snowing one Halloween when I was a kid and I'm used to dreary days, but lately we haven't seen any of the white stuff in October.

So, I looked it up. According to the National Weather Service and extremeweatherwatch.com, the first October snow on record happened on October 19, 1989. On October 30, 1993, we got 3.7 inches and .5 inches on Halloween. In fact, we saw 4.6 total inches in 1993. I was a kid in the 90s and remember it well. The closest was .9 inches in 1989.

November Snow Records

November has had its share of snowstorms over the years. The snowiest November was in 1958 with 6.9 inches, while other notable years include 1977 with 3.9 inches, 1971 with 3.4 inches, and 1966 with 2.8 inches. More recently, 2022 brought 2.5 inches, landing it sixth on the list.

December Snow Records

December tends to be one of the snowier months. In 2004, we saw a whopping 22.3 inches. Other heavy December totals include 11.5 inches in 2000, 10.7 inches in 2012, and 10.4 inches in 1973.

January Snow Records

January has produced some of Evansville’s most memorable snowstorms. The record was set in 1977 with 21.3 inches, closely followed by 1978 with 20.8 inches. The late 1970s were particularly snowy, with 15 inches in 1979 as well.

February Snow Records

February can also bring big snows, with 1993 topping the list at 18.4 inches. Other heavy years were 1998 with 12.2 inches, 2003 with 11.4 inches, and 1948 with 11.3 inches.

March Snow Records

March hasn’t disappointed either, with 1960 standing out at 20.2 inches. The 1970s again proved snowy, with 15.2 inches in 1970 and 13.3 inches in 1975.

Rare April Snowfalls

April snowfall is rare, but it has happened 10 times on record. The biggest was in 1971 with 8.6 inches. Other unusual late-season events include 3 inches in 1982 and 1.8 inches in 1953.

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Evansville’s Snowy History

Evansville’s snowfall history, recorded from 1948 through 2023, shows that while southern Indiana doesn’t always see heavy snow, some winters have truly delivered. With the craziness Mother Nature has thrown at us this year, I wouldn't be a bit surprised if we had some huge totals to add to the record books this year.