Raise your hand if you remember Richmond’s blizzard of 1996.
ICYMI (or were just a wee snowflake at the time), here’s what happened: The weekend of January 6-8, 1996, Virginia was hit with over a foot of snow.
While the day did bring its fair share of aggravation like power outages and even a collapsed building in Louisa, residents around Richmond have plenty of fond memories as well.
Here are some more snowtable facts about Richmond’s relationship to snow.
❄️ Other heavy snowfalls in Richmond
- 21.6 inches, January 1940
- 19.1 inches, January 1922
- 17.7 inches, February 1983
- 17.2 inches, December 1908
- 16.3 inches, February 1899
❄️ The earliest snowfall
- The earliest snow recorded for Richmond was on Nov. 5, 1962, when 0.9 inches fell.
- Almost ten years earlier on Nov. 6, 1953, the region got 7.2 inches of snowfall.
❄️ The latest snowfall
- There are 15 April snowfalls recorded in Richmond, going all the way back to 1898, when 2 inches fell on April 28.
- In the 21st century, there’s only one April snowfall — an inch on April 7, 2007.
Before you clean out the grocery store of milk, bread, and eggs this year, check out this winter’s forecast. Hint: We’re not really on track for a super snowy season.
