Columbia, MO Snowfall B

First snow Dec 5 · Last snow Mar 2 · 16.2 in/yr · Station: COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT

Avg First Snow

Dec 5

Median over 30 seasons 6d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 2

Median over 30 seasons

Snow Season

88 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

16.2 in

Rank #159 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 6 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

Oct

0.9

Nov

3.3

Dec

5.8

Jan

4.5

Feb

1.5

Mar

0.2

Apr

May

Jun

How Columbia Compares

Columbia snowfall vs Missouri and U.S. medians
Measure	Columbia	Missouri median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	16.2 in	16.5 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 5	Dec 4	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 2	Mar 11	Apr 3
Snow season length	88 days	98 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (4 in Missouri, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for COLUMBIA REGIONAL AIRPORT (USW00003945), 18 km from the city center, accessed via the ACIS web service. Normals window: 1990–91 through 2019–20 snow seasons. Measurable snow = ≥ 0.1 in.