Most Yearly Snow in Anchorage History

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

What Was the Snowiest Year in Anchorage History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Anchorage, Alaska has ever received in a single calendar year is 171.6 inches which occurred in 1955.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 53.1 inches

Anchorage Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	75	53.1
2023	2	132.1
2022	7	114.3
2021	59	63.9
2020	16	93.3
2019	72	58.1
2018	22	85.7
2017	40	72.0
2016	97	36.8
2015	100	33.9
2014	89	43.9
2013	9	103.4
2012	20	92.5
2011	18	93.1
2010	24	84.8
2009	53	66.3
2008	3	130.0
2007	47	69.4
2006	27	83.5
2005	63	61.8
2004	14	94.6
2003	35	77.6
2002	41	72.0
2001	19	92.8
2000	56	64.8
1999	30	82.1
1998	64	61.6
1997	74	53.8
1996	6	120.2
1995	77	52.0
1994	5	122.0
1993	70	59.1
1992	32	79.8
1991	29	82.9
1990	13	95.9
1989	58	64.1
1988	45	70.3
1987	31	80.3
1986	79	51.6
1985	88	46.1
1984	51	67.0
1983	73	55.3
1982	60	63.3
1981	76	52.5
1980	81	50.7
1979	34	77.6
1978	23	85.2
1977	48	69.1
1976	25	84.1
1975	69	59.4
1974	38	75.4
1973	82	50.4
1972	55	65.1
1971	42	71.3
1970	83	49.9
1969	102	29.7
1968	28	83.4
1967	33	79.6
1966	67	60.5
1965	21	89.1
1964	11	100.4
1963	14	94.6
1962	93	41.6
1961	52	66.9
1960	87	46.3
1959	8	105.0
1958	68	59.9
1957	104	28.9
1956	10	102.6
1955	1	171.6
1954	62	61.9
1953	105	28.4
1952	36	77.0
1951	66	60.8
1950	85	48.3
1949	4	123.1
1948	54	66.0
1947	78	51.8
1946	43	70.9
1945	71	58.8
1944	46	70.0
1943	94	41.3
1942	98	35.3
1941	84	49.0
1940	86	47.8
1939	37	76.2
1938	95	38.5
1937	90	43.7
1936	80	51.2
1935	106	28.4
1934	96	38.0
1933	39	73.2
1932	50	68.0
1931	91	43.3
1930	103	29.3
1929	109	2.0
1928	56	64.8
1927	92	43.1
1926	108	21.9
1925	107	22.9
1924	98	35.3
1923	61	62.5
1922	65	61.3
1921	49	68.8
1920	44	70.4
1919	26	83.8
1918	12	98.3
1917	17	93.1
1916	101	32.1