Snow in the spring: How common is it?

Miami Valley residents waking up Wednesday had to check their calendars after an overnight snowfall made the view outside look more like a February morning than late April.

The weather broke snowfall records in Dayton and Cincinnati for April 20 and a 120-year-old record for April 21 in Cincinnati, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

ExploreOhio breaks snowfall record in Dayton, 120-year-old record in Cincinnati

How unusual was our snowfall last night? Here is a list of the latest measurable snowfall amounts for Dayton, Columbus and Cincinnati, including what fell from this past event. pic.twitter.com/n9OqVBS6Lx
— NWS Wilmington OH (@NWSILN) April 21, 2021

While snow at the end of April is uncommon, it’s not the latest people in the Dayton region have found flurries outside. Dayton’s record for late measurable snow was set on May 9, 1923 with half an inch, according to NWS. The same date is also the record for Columbus, with Cincinnati’s late snow touching down on May 6, 1989.

Here’s the 10 latest measurable snowfall dates in Dayton, according to NWS:

May 9, 1923: 0.5 inches
May 2, 1897: 0.5 inches
April 24, 1995: 0.2 inches
April 24, 2005: 0.1 inches
April 21, 1901: 3.5 inches
April 21, 2021: 1.6 inches
April 21, 1936: 0.3 inches
April 20, 2021: 0.8 inches
April, 20, 2013: 0.4 inches
April 20, 1953: 0.1 inches
April 19, 1907, 1969: 0.3 inches
April 17, 1961: 1.4 inches

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