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Days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in Atlanta

Atlanta has had days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 11 years, most in 1934 with 1. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for Atlanta

  • Atlanta has had days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in 11 years, 11 days in all.
  • The most in one year was 1 days in 1934.
  • In 2009, the latest year on file, there were 1 such days.
  • The earliest first date in a year was 7 January 1988.
  • The latest last date in a year was 24 March 1983.
  • 1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

11 years, 11 days
Days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall per year in Atlanta Days per year in Atlanta with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall. The line is the decade average. The most was 1 in 1934. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings. 001111934: 11936: 11940: 11960: 11979: 11982: 11983: 11988: 11992: 11993: 12009: 119342009
Days per year in Atlanta with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall. The line is the decade average. The most was 1 in 1934. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.
Days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall per year in Atlanta
YearDaysDecade average
193411
193611
194011
196011
197911
198211
198311
198811
199211
199311
200911

Season Span

earliest 7 January, latest 24 March
First to last qualifying date each year in Atlanta For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Atlanta meeting 10 cm (3.9 in). Long bars mean a long season. 1934: 10 February 1934 to 10 February 19341936: 30 January 1936 to 30 January 19361940: 23 January 1940 to 23 January 19401960: 11 March 1960 to 11 March 19601979: 18 February 1979 to 18 February 19791982: 12 January 1982 to 12 January 19821983: 24 March 1983 to 24 March 19831988: 7 January 1988 to 7 January 19881992: 18 January 1992 to 18 January 19921993: 13 March 1993 to 13 March 19932009: 1 March 2009 to 1 March 2009193419401979198319922009JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Atlanta meeting 10 cm (3.9 in). Long bars mean a long season.
First to last qualifying date each year in Atlanta
YearFirst dateLast date
19341934-02-101934-02-10
19361936-01-301936-01-30
19401940-01-231940-01-23
19601960-03-111960-03-11
19791979-02-181979-02-18
19821982-01-121982-01-12
19831983-03-241983-03-24
19881988-01-071988-01-07
19921992-01-181992-01-18
19931993-03-131993-03-13
20092009-03-012009-03-01

Every Year

Days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall per year in Atlanta
YearDaysFirst dateLast dateLongest streak in yearCoverage
200911 March 20091 March 20091 daysComplete
1993113 March 199313 March 19931 daysComplete
1992118 January 199218 January 19921 daysComplete
198817 January 19887 January 19881 daysComplete
1983124 March 198324 March 19831 daysComplete
1982112 January 198212 January 19821 daysComplete
1979118 February 197918 February 19791 daysComplete
1960111 March 196011 March 19601 daysComplete
1940123 January 194023 January 19401 daysComplete
1936130 January 193630 January 19361 daysComplete
1934110 February 193410 February 19341 daysComplete
Decade averages for Days with 10 cm (3.9 in) or more of snowfall in Atlanta
DecadeAverage days per yearYears counted
1930s1.02
1940s1.01
1960s1.01
1970s1.01
1980s1.03
1990s1.02
2000s1.01

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Download the Data

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).