Most Yearly Snow in Amherst History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Amherst, Massachusetts history from 1893–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Amherst History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Amherst, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 97.8 inches which occurred in 1956.

Year to date though April 18, 2024: 16.8 inches

Amherst Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	129	16.8
2023	126	17.9
2022	119	22.0
2021	115	24.0
2020	120	21.9
2019	53	45.9
2018	78	38.1
2017	53	45.9
2016	95	31.8
2015	18	60.4
2014	67	42.2
2013	61	44.0
2012	122	20.2
2011	19	59.7
2010	117	22.6
2009	105	29.0
2008	56	45.5
2007	35	53.3
2006	116	23.7
2005	3	74.3
2004	88	34.8
2003	8	68.5
2002	77	38.1
2001	10	66.2
2000	70	40.8
1999	118	22.3
1998	130	12.7
1997	46	47.9
1996	6	70.2
1995	81	36.9
1994	43	50.9
1993	22	58.5
1992	125	17.9
1991	127	17.8
1990	121	21.0
1989	124	19.0
1988	80	37.5
1987	64	42.8
1986	101	30.0
1985	82	36.0
1984	87	35.0
1983	55	45.5
1982	60	44.0
1981	109	26.6
1980	108	27.0
1979	131	5.5
1978	26	56.2
1977	63	43.6
1976	66	42.3
1975	45	49.4
1974	92	32.1
1973	114	24.6
1972	11	65.6
1971	15	64.1
1970	31	54.2
1969	28	54.6
1968	94	32.0
1967	7	68.8
1966	42	51.0
1965	107	27.1
1964	41	51.1
1963	51	47.3
1962	68	42.0
1961	27	55.6
1960	69	41.2
1959	85	35.6
1958	52	47.0
1957	83	35.9
1956	1	97.8
1955	123	19.0
1954	128	17.7
1953	111	25.3
1952	79	37.8
1951	37	52.5
1950	36	52.6
1949	50	47.4
1948	38	52.1
1947	62	43.8
1946	44	50.6
1945	13	65.3
1944	84	35.7
1943	76	38.2
1942	91	33.6
1941	65	42.5
1940	28	54.6
1939	103	29.7
1938	106	28.8
1937	112	25.3
1936	49	47.7
1935	47	47.8
1934	74	38.9
1933	16	63.7
1932	57	45.4
1931	59	44.1
1930	104	29.5
1929	32	53.9
1928	102	29.9
1927	92	32.1
1926	2	76.5
1925	86	35.1
1924	58	45.1
1923	14	64.2
1922	22	58.5
1921	48	47.7
1920	4	72.1
1919	113	24.8
1918	40	51.5
1917	21	58.8
1916	17	60.5
1915	73	39.6
1914	33	53.6
1913	110	26.5
1912	90	33.8
1911	98	30.8
1910	71	40.5
1909	97	31.0
1908	75	38.5
1907	30	54.5
1906	24	57.3
1905	72	40.5
1904	39	52.0
1903	89	34.0
1902	34	53.5
1901	99	30.5
1900	96	31.0
1899	20	59.1
1898	9	68.4
1897	25	56.8
1896	132	0.0
1895	100	30.5
1894	12	65.5
1893	5	72.0