Snowiest Winter Season in Anchorage History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Anchorage, Alaska during a winter season from 1916–2024. It includes any snow from July 1st – June 30th of the following year, not necessarily just snow that happened during winter.
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What Was the Snowiest Winter in Anchorage History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Anchorage, Alaska has ever received over a winter season is 134.5 inches which occurred in 2011–2012.
Anchorage Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
3
132.6
2022–2023
9
107.9
2021–2022
20
89.3
2020–2021
50
69.2
2019–2020
22
88.6
2018–2019
62
65.0
2017–2018
73
58.3
2016–2017
28
82.4
2015–2016
97
38.3
2014–2015
104
25.1
2013–2014
63
64.7
2012–2013
16
94.0
2011–2012
1
134.5
2010–2011
68
61.9
2009–2010
41
74.6
2008–2009
17
93.4
2007–2008
8
109.1
2006–2007
26
84.3
2005–2006
47
69.8
2004–2005
36
76.1
2003–2004
6
113.8
2002–2003
98
36.8
2001–2002
25
84.4
2000–2001
57
67.3
1999–2000
19
90.0
1998–1999
15
94.1
1997–1998
79
56.5
1996–1997
55
67.8
1995–1996
51
69.0
1994–1995
5
121.5
1993–1994
59
66.5
1992–1993
40
74.9
1991–1992
12
99.7
1990–1991
60
65.7
1989–1990
11
102.4
1988–1989
67
63.6
1987–1988
31
79.9
1986–1987
94
38.7
1985–1986
86
46.1
1984–1985
70
60.8
1983–1984
30
80.2
1982–1983
44
71.4
1981–1982
85
46.3
1980–1981
100
32.9
1979–1980
52
68.9
1978–1979
18
91.2
1977–1978
39
75.0
1976–1977
54
68.0
1975–1976
69
61.3
1974–1975
24
87.9
1973–1974
77
57.3
1972–1973
82
48.5
1971–1972
37
75.3
1970–1971
72
58.7
1969–1970
89
41.8
1968–1969
78
57.2
1967–1968
34
78.2
1966–1967
41
74.6
1965–1966
13
94.8
1964–1965
33
78.6
1963–1964
65
64.2
1962–1963
21
89.1
1961–1962
43
74.1
1960–1961
95
38.5
1959–1960
29
81.3
1958–1959
14
94.5
1957–1958
102
30.4
1956–1957
56
67.4
1955–1956
4
128.8
1954–1955
2
132.6
1953–1954
81
48.6
1952–1953
91
40.3
1951–1952
49
69.3
1950–1951
66
64.0
1949–1950
71
59.9
1948–1949
7
111.0
1947–1948
58
67.2
1946–1947
80
56.3
1945–1946
75
58.1
1944–1945
74
58.2
1943–1944
48
69.6
1942–1943
96
38.4
1941–1942
101
32.8
1940–1941
45
70.5
1939–1940
76
58.0
1938–1939
83
47.7
1937–1938
90
41.5
1936–1937
87
45.2
1935–1936
99
33.2
1934–1935
103
29.9
1933–1934
46
70.2
1932–1933
64
64.5
1931–1932
38
75.3
1930–1931
106
12.6
1929–1930
105
24.2
1928–1929
107
9.8
1927–1928
35
77.9
1926–1927
93
39.2
1925–1926
109
2.9
1924–1925
88
43.6
1923–1924
92
39.6
1922–1923
84
47.5
1921–1922
32
79.4
1920–1921
53
68.1
1919–1920
10
105.2
1918–1919
61
65.4
1917–1918
23
88.1
1916–1917
27
83.1
1915–1916
108
8.5
Weather Station Details
Years
Station
Coordinates
1953–2024
Anchorage International Airport
location
1916–1952
Anchorage Merrill Field
location