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

Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean

Nashville will get 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. Nashville International Airport saw 5 inches, as of 1 p.m. Monday.

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.

While Nashville has not yet hit that overall average, more snow is to come, the weather service said.

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 2 p.m. Monday, according to the National Weather Service in Nashville:

  • Nashville International Airport: 5 inches

  • Metro Nashville: 4-6 inches depending on location

  • Portland: 4.5 inches

  • Columbia: 3 inches

  • Clarksville: 2 inches

  • Hendersonville: 3.8-7.5 inches, depending on location

  • Mt. Pleasant: 3 inches

  • Antioch: 6.7 inches

  • Berry Hill: 4.5 inches

  • Lawrenceburg: 5 inches

  • Ashland City: 4 inches

  • Hermitage: 5.7 inches

  • Franklin: 3 inches

  • Belle Meade: 5.5 inches

  • Lebanon: 5 inches

  • Springfield: 3 inches

  • Murfreesboro: 3.8 inches

  • Dickson: up to 8 inches in Northeast Dickson.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Record snowfall in Nashville? City surpasses yearly average in one day

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