The National Weather Service reports that Springfield, Illinois set a daily snowfall record on March 24:
A RECORD DAILY SNOWFALL OF 17 INCHES WAS SET AT SPRINGFIELD IL ON SUNDAY MARCH 24TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 2.4 INCHES SET IN 1947.According to NWS data, this would also be an all-time daily snowfall record at Springfield:
Rank | Amount | Date |
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1 | 15.0 inches | Feb. 28, 1900 |
2 | 13.3 inches | Jan. 1-2, 1999 |
3 | 12.6 inches | Jan. 30-31, 1914 |
4 | 11.3 inches | Jan. 31-Feb. 1, 2008 |
5 | 11.2 inches | Feb. 12-13, 2007 |
6 | 10.9 inches | Dec. 19, 1973 |
7 | 10.7 inches | Feb. 12, 1894 |
8 | 10.5 inches | Dec. 24, 1915 |
9 | 10.3 inches | Feb. 23-24, 1965 |
10 | 9.4 inches | March 19-20, 1906 |
A daily snowfall record was also set at Peoria and Lincoln:
A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 7 INCHES WAS SET AT PEORIA IL ON SUNDAY MARCH 24TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 3.7 INCHES SET IN 1933. A DAILY RECORD SNOWFALL OF 10.8 INCHES WAS SET AT LINCOLN IL ON SUNDAY MARCH 24TH. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 4 INCHES SET IN 1947.According to NWS records, this is also an all-time March daily record for Lincoln, exceeding the 7.5" on March 16, 1960.
The axis of heaviest snow also extended westward to St. Louis, where it was the heaviest daily snowfall for March and the second heaviest for any calendar day. From the NWS:
THE LATE SEASON WINTER STORM WHICH BROUGHT VERY HEAVY SNOW TO THE REGION YESTERDAY WILL GO DOWN IN THE RECORD BOOKS AS THE HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY MARCH SNOWFALL. THIS WAS ALSO THE SECOND HIGHEST CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL EVER...AND THE SIXTH GREATEST SNOWFALL EVENT FOR ST LOUIS. HERE ARE THE TOP TEN LISTS (PLEASE NOTE THAT OFFICIAL SNOWFALL RECORDS FOR ST LOUIS GO BACK TO 1891)... TOP TEN MARCH CALENDAR DAY SNOWFALL (MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) 1. *12.4 INCHES 3/24/2013 2. 12.1 INCHES 3/24/1912 3. 10.0 INCHES 3/4/2008...3/6/1989...3/9/1958 6. 9.1 INCHES 3/19/1906 7. 8.6 INCHES 3/20/1924 8. 8.3 INCHES 3/26/1913 9. 7.8 INCHES 3/2/1912 10. 7.3 INCHES 3/23/1974 TOP TEN SNOWFALL CALENDAR DAYS (MIDNIGHT TO MIDNIGHT) 1. 12.8 INCHES 2/26/1906 2. *12.4 INCHES 3/24/2013 3. 12.1 INCHES 3/24/1912 4. 12.0 INCHES 12/19/1973 5. 11.7 INCHES 2/13/1914 6. 11.3 INCHES 2/16/1910 7. 11.2 INCHES 1/31/1958 8. 11.0 INCHES 1/11/1909 9. 10.9 INCHES 1/16/1978 10 10.5 INCHES 12/30/1973 TOP TEN SNOWFALL EVENTS (ANY 24 HOUR PERIOD...POSSIBLY SPANNING CALENDAR DAYS) 1. 15.6 INCHES 2/20-21/1912 2. 13.9 INCHES 1/30-31/1982 3. 13.3 INCHES 2/16-17/1910 4. 13.0 INCHES 2/12-13/1914 5. 12.8 INCHES 2/26/1906 6. *12.6 INCHES 3/24-25/2013 (7AM-7AM CDT) 7. 12.5 INCHES 1/16-17/1978 8. 12.1 INCHES 3/24/1912 9. 12.0 INCHES 12/19/1973 10. 12.0 INCHES 1/11-12/1909