Peoria, IL Snowfall B

First snow Dec 1 · Last snow Mar 19 · 26.0 in/yr · Station: GENERAL WAYNE A. DOWNING INTERNATIONAL AP

Avg First Snow

Dec 1

Median over 29 seasons 22d early

Avg Last Snow

Mar 19

Median over 29 seasons

Snow Season

109 days

SepJun

Avg Annual Snowfall

26.0 in

Rank #138 of 217 tracked

Latest season (2025–26): first measurable snowfall arrived 22 days earlier than the 30-year normal.

Average Monthly Snowfall (inches)

Sep

0.1

Oct

1.5

Nov

6.1

Dec

7.6

Jan

6.8

Feb

3.3

Mar

0.5

Apr

May

Jun

How Peoria Compares

Peoria snowfall vs Illinois and U.S. medians
Measure	Peoria	Illinois median	U.S. median
Avg annual snowfall	26.0 in	36.0 in	39.1 in
Avg first snowfall	Dec 1	Nov 24	Nov 16
Avg last snowfall	Mar 19	Mar 23	Apr 3
Snow season length	109 days	120 days	139 days

Medians are taken across tracked cities with regular snowfall (5 in Illinois, 201 nationally).

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Data source: NOAA GHCN-Daily records for GENERAL WAYNE A. DOWNING INTERNATIONAL AP (USW00014842), 8 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.