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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