Most Consecutive Days with Measurable Snowfalls

Lincoln, NE, 1897-2022: Most consecutive days with measurable snowfall, snowfall in inches (through Dec. 31, 2022).

# Days Dates Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Total
6 Dec 11-16, 1940 0.1 3.5 0.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 15.1
6 Feb 3-8, 1905 1.2 2.2 1.7 0.1 1.8 0.7 7.7
# Days Dates Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Total
5 Jan 2-6, 1996 0.8 2.0 0.9 0.1 0.1 3.9
5 Jan 7-11, 1993 0.1 1.5 4.5 0.3 1.8 8.2
5 Dec 8-12, 1961 0.1 0.6 1.6 7.6 0.3 10.2
5 Jan 20-24, 1956 0.2 0.9 0.2 3.1 2.9 7.3
5 Jan 25-29, 1916 0.1 0.2 0.7 1.3 0.4 2.7
5 Mar 11-15, 1912 3.4 0.1 1.4 4.8 0.1 9.8
5 Dec 10-14, 1909 0.1 1.0 1.3 0.5 0.7 3.6
# Days Dates Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Snowfall Total
4 Feb 11-14, 2021 0.2 3.4 0.3 1.0 4.9
4 March 21-24, 2013 0.5 0.1 0.5 0.5 1.6
4 Feb 4-7, 2010 1.0 2.0 0.5 1.5 5.0
4 Dec 6-9, 2009 2.9 1.1 6.9 0.2 11.1
4 Feb 22-25, 1994 0.1 6.7 0.2 2.5 9.5
4 Feb 2-5, 1989 0.4 0.2 1.1 0.9 2.6
4 March 16-19, 1984 0.6 1.6 4.9 1.2 8.3
4 Dec 20-23, 1983 6.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 6.9
4 Jan 30-Feb2, 1983 1.6 0.2 3.8 1.5 7.1
4 Jan 10-13, 1979 0.3 0.1 2.7 1.5 4.6
4 Jan 29-Feb 1, 1978 0.3 1.2 0.5 1.2 3.2
4 Jan 8-11, 1974 1.7 0.4 2.1 0.2 4.4
4 Feb 4-7, 1961 0.2 2.1 0.3 0.1 2.7
4 March 13-16, 1960 0.4 4.6 3.2 0.4 8.6
4 April 2-5, 1957 0.1 0.5 2.8 0.4 3.8
4 March 18-21, 1950 1.4 2.6 1.1 1.6 6.7
4 Feb 10-13, 1948 6.0 1.3 0.4 1.2 8.9
4 Feb 11-14,1936 0.5 0.1 0.6 0.1 1.3
4 Jan 22-25, 1936 0.5 0.9 5.7 0.3 7.4
4 Jan 15-18, 1936 2.6 1.4 3.3 0.4 7.7
4 Dec 8-11, 1932 1.0 0.2 0.9 4.7 6.8
4 Jan 8-11, 1930 0.4 0.8 0.1 2.2 3.5
4 Nov 26-29, 1919 0.6 0.9 2.9 4.0 8.4
4 Mar 3-6, 1915 3.3 7.0 3.9 0.2 14.4
4 Dec 3-6, 1909 4.3 3.1 1.8 2.1 11.3
4 Feb 2-5, 1907 0.5 2.8 2.4 0.8 6.5
4 Dec 12-15, 1902 1.6 0.4 4.8 0.9 7.7

The longest stretch of consecutive days with measurable snowfall is 6 days which occurred 2 times.

The most obvious feature of this data set is that having multiple days of snowfall have not generally led to huge snowfall amounts.  Instead the heaviest snowfalls have occurred in smaller time periods of two days or one day

All data in the above table are from the National Weather Service and HPRCC data archives.