Maximum Snow Accumulation in Anchorage by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Anchorage, Alaska for each available year between 1916 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Anchorage History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Anchorage was 47.0 inches which has been recorded in multiple years, most recently on January 1, 1956.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 38.2 February 5
2023 35.8 February 13
2022 35.0 December 15
2021 28.0 March 16
2020 25.2 March 3
2019 20.9 February 21
2018 24.0 February 27
2017 28.0 March 29
2016 9.8 December 30
2015 11.8 November 21
2014 20.0 January 16
2013 27.0 March 25
2012 36.0 February 29
2011 23.0 December 27
2010 22.0 March 12
2009 19.0 March 5
2008 20.0 February 15
2007 25.0 January 3
2006 23.0 December 24
2005 12.0 February 10
2004 31.0 February 6
2003 34.0 December 23
2002 39.0 March 17
2001 19.0 February 12
2000 27.0 January 31
1999 28.0 March 16
1998 23.0 February 25
1997 16.0 January 1
1996 28.0 February 12
1995 36.0 March 17
1994 31.0 December 24
1993 17.0 February 6
1992 34.0 January 29
1991 25.0 December 16
1990 26.0 February 25
1989 14.0 January 15
1988 21.0 February 18
1987 25.0 December 20
1986 18.0 March 28
1985 15.0 April 14
1984 21.0 February 8
1983 13.0 December 14
1982 15.0 December 1
1981 11.0 November 24
1980 12.0 February 2
1979 28.0 March 18
1978 29.0 February 8
1977 14.0 December 27
1976 24.0 March 19
1975 18.0 February 24
1974 19.0 March 3
1973 22.0 March 16
1972 18.0 February 2
1971 14.0 March 2
1970 13.0 January 29
1969 21.0 February 26
1968 19.0 February 24
1967 31.0 January 9
1966 25.0 January 10
1965 26.0 December 21
1964 19.0 December 17
1963 14.0 February 16
1962 11.0 March 18
1961 9.0 November 13
1960 32.0 January 3
1959 38.0 March 9
1958 19.0 December 29
1957 9.0 March 1
1956 47.0 January 1
1955 47.0 December 31
1954 17.0 March 16
1953 13.0 December 31
1952 18.0 January 16
1951 19.0 February 21
1950 27.0 January 4
1949 29.0 February 13
1948 15.0 January 7
1947 20.0 January 4
1946 24.0 February 13
1945 8.0 February 27
1944 26.0 January 27
1943 17.0 January 12
1942 8.0 December 26
1941 28.0 January 30
1939 none
1938 18.0 January 4
1937 22.0 November 30
1936 12.0 November 19
1935 7.0 January 18
1934 10.0 March 3
1933 17.0 January 16
1932 36.0 February 14
1931 20.0 December 22
1930 12.0 March 16
1928 28.0 March 20
1927 25.0 February 4
1926 15.0 December 20
1925 19.0 January 14
1924 13.0 January 20
1923 19.0 February 27
1922 29.0 January 8
1921 20.0 January 11
1920 36.0 February 13
1919 21.0 December 26
1918 18.0 February 1
1917 18.0 January 9
1916 21.0 February 19
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1953–2024 Anchorage International Airport location
1916–1952 Anchorage Merrill Field location