Most Yearly Snow in Alpena History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Alpena, Michigan history from 1916–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Alpena History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Alpena, Michigan has ever received in a single calendar year is 146.0 inches which occurred in 1985.

Year to date though April 21, 2024: 38.2 inches

Alpena Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	101	38.2
2023	79	58.4
2022	69	63.3
2021	83	55.0
2020	53	71.1
2019	18	98.8
2018	24	91.2
2017	87	52.9
2016	10	104.5
2015	100	44.5
2014	85	53.1
2013	73	61.7
2012	72	61.8
2011	47	75.9
2010	96	46.1
2009	33	84.4
2008	11	103.3
2007	20	96.6
2006	54	70.5
2005	103	31.6
2004	26	87.6
2003	21	95.5
2002	14	100.5
2001	71	62.0
2000	13	100.8
1999	55	68.2
1998	32	84.8
1997	108	5.8
1996	49	73.9
1995	8	108.2
1994	22	92.4
1993	68	63.6
1992	44	76.9
1991	56	67.4
1990	31	85.0
1989	3	128.7
1988	36	82.5
1987	65	64.4
1986	64	64.7
1985	1	146.0
1984	58	66.7
1983	23	91.7
1982	45	76.7
1981	60	66.0
1980	25	90.1
1979	40	79.3
1978	9	105.8
1977	37	82.2
1976	16	99.1
1975	51	72.7
1974	62	65.2
1973	63	64.7
1972	12	102.5
1971	2	138.5
1970	5	116.8
1969	43	77.0
1968	29	85.9
1967	19	97.2
1966	27	87.1
1965	34	84.3
1964	75	60.7
1963	42	77.4
1962	17	99.0
1961	89	52.1
1960	61	65.6
1959	104	31.5
1958	109	4.0
1957	107	14.1
1956	92	49.0
1955	99	44.9
1954	46	76.1
1953	91	49.4
1952	76	60.7
1951	15	100.4
1950	95	46.8
1949	84	54.5
1948	88	52.6
1947	41	79.1
1946	35	83.8
1945	97	45.7
1944	90	51.3
1943	7	115.8
1942	74	61.6
1941	30	85.4
1940	78	59.3
1939	80	58.2
1938	82	55.8
1937	105	30.4
1936	39	80.5
1935	70	62.1
1934	59	66.6
1933	38	80.8
1932	94	47.3
1931	81	57.9
1930	57	66.9
1929	6	116.4
1928	66	64.0
1927	86	53.0
1926	4	118.1
1925	98	45.3
1924	50	72.8
1923	48	74.6
1922	52	72.1
1921	102	32.9
1920	67	63.9
1919	93	47.5
1918	28	86.7
1917	77	60.5
1916	106	16.0