Record snowfall in Nashville? Music City surpasses yearly average in less than 24 hours

Craig Shoup and Juan Buitrago, Nashville Tennessean
Updated ·2 min read
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Nashville received its yearly average of snow in less than 24 hours.

The National Weather Service reported that Nashville has had upwards of 6 inches of snow since it began falling Sunday.

On Tuesday, the weather service confirmed that Nashville's official accumulation for the whole event was 7.6 inches, of that 6.3 inches fell Monday alone. That total surpasses the 2.2 inches daily snowfall record for January 15 which was set in 1944.

The average yearly snowfall from 1991 to 2020 was 4.7 inches, according to the weather service. From 1871 to now, the average is 8.1 inches.

Record snowfall in Nashville

The highest winter snowfall occurred between 1959 and 1960, when the city received nearly 39 inches of snow.

Does it snow in Nashville? Yes, here's what past weather events tell us to expect

Nashville's top five snowstorms:

  • March 17-18, 1892: 17 inches

  • February, 2-3, 1886: 16 inches

  • February 19-20, 1929: 15 inches

  • December 31-Jan. 1, 1964: 10 inches

  • January 31-Feb. 1, 1951: 10 inches

How many inches of snow fell in Nashville, Middle Tennessee?

Here are the preliminary snow totals for areas around Middle Tennessee, as of 1 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Nashville:

  • Nashville International Airport: 7.6 inches

  • Old Hickory: 8.1 inches

  • Belle Meade: 9 inches

  • Berry Hill: 8.9 inches

  • Oak Hill: 8.5 inches

  • Antioch: 7.9 inches

  • Kingston Springs: 8 inches

  • Gallatin: 8 inches

  • Bethpage: 6.8 inches

  • Bon Aqua: 7.9 inches

  • Hendersonville: 8.1 inches

  • Gladeville: 7.5 inches

  • Green Hill: 8 inches

  • Mt. Juliet: 6.8 inches

  • Lewisburg: 6.9 inches

  • Charlotte: 7 inches

  • St. Joseph: 7 inches

  • Collinwood: 7 inches

  • Lebanon: 6 3/4 inches

  • Springfield: 6 inches

  • LaVergne: 6.7 inches

  • Dickson: 8 inches

  • Centerville: 8 inches

  • Nolensville: 5.5 inches

  • Gordonsville: 6 inches

  • Fredonia: 3.9 inches

  • Spring Hill: 4.8 inches

  • Murfreesboro: 6.9 inches

  • Lafayette: 5.5 inches

  • Lawrenceburg: 6.2 inches

  • Shelbyville: 6.5 inches

  • Woodbury: 4.5 inches

  • Manchester: 6 inches

  • Waverly: 6 inches

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