Average Annual Snowfall in Dallas, Texas

Dallas (North Central Texas) has a humid subtropical climate; snow is infrequent and usually light.

• Average annual snowfall: ~1.7 inches (4.3 cm) (1991–2020 normals).
• Median: 0.9 inches (many years have trace or zero).
• Measurable snow (≥0.1"): ~1 day/year on average.

Extreme Variability

• Record season (2010–11): 17.1 inches (Feb 2011 blizzard: 11.2").
• Record storm (Feb 1978): 12.8 inches.
• Many years: 0.0 inches (e.g., 2012, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022).

Why So Little?

• Low latitude (32.8° N).
• Gulf moisture often arrives as rain (temps > freezing).
• Cold air masses from Plains often dry (Arctic fronts) or shallow.

When snow occurs, it disrupts the region severely (limited equipment, icy roads).