Most Yearly Snow in Asheville History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Asheville, North Carolina history from 1876–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Asheville History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Asheville, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 49.5 inches which occurred in 1969.

Asheville Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	139	0.0
2023	139	0.0
2022	69	10.9
2021	97	5.9
2020	105	5.1
2019	139	0.0
2018	42	14.7
2017	28	18.1
2016	47	13.9
2015	73	10.1
2014	54	12.8
2013	133	0.7
2012	139	0.0
2011	74	10.0
2010	3	39.6
2009	35	16.5
2008	116	3.7
2007	121	3.3
2006	131	1.4
2005	96	6.0
2004	64	11.4
2003	32	17.4
2002	98	5.6
2001	88	7.4
2000	45	14.4
1999	89	7.1
1998	53	13.0
1997	72	10.2
1996	14	24.2
1995	119	3.5
1994	123	3.0
1993	8	29.2
1992	135	0.5
1991	113	4.5
1990	139	0.0
1989	65	11.2
1988	37	15.4
1987	6	30.3
1986	111	4.6
1985	81	8.5
1984	122	3.1
1983	9	26.3
1982	23	20.2
1981	34	16.6
1980	48	13.8
1979	15	23.0
1978	21	20.3
1977	46	14.1
1976	101	5.5
1975	48	13.8
1974	86	7.5
1973	63	11.6
1972	38	15.4
1971	10	26.2
1970	57	12.5
1969	1	49.5
1968	16	22.9
1967	85	7.6
1966	11	26.1
1965	39	14.8
1964	36	15.7
1963	43	14.6
1962	11	26.1
1961	106	5.0
1960	2	39.8
1959	125	2.8
1958	29	17.7
1957	102	5.4
1956	90	6.9
1955	86	7.5
1954	59	12.5
1953	52	13.1
1952	83	8.0
1951	112	4.6
1950	119	3.5
1949	115	4.4
1948	33	17.1
1947	17	22.9
1946	110	4.7
1945	62	12.0
1944	18	22.7
1943	113	4.5
1942	7	29.4
1941	100	5.5
1940	44	14.4
1939	75	9.8
1938	98	5.6
1937	80	8.5
1936	5	33.7
1935	91	6.6
1934	93	6.5
1933	132	1.2
1932	108	4.8
1931	56	12.7
1930	26	19.6
1929	70	10.8
1928	104	5.2
1927	67	11.1
1926	41	14.7
1925	126	2.8
1924	61	12.4
1923	103	5.3
1922	54	12.8
1921	68	11.1
1920	82	8.3
1919	109	4.7
1918	50	13.6
1917	39	14.8
1916	66	11.1
1915	25	19.7
1914	31	17.6
1913	136	0.1
1912	27	18.2
1911	136	0.1
1910	78	8.9
1909	130	1.5
1908	13	25.4
1907	129	1.9
1906	20	21.1
1905	71	10.6
1904	29	17.7
1903	128	2.0
1902	51	13.2
1901	94	6.3
1900	117	3.6
1899	84	8.0
1898	127	2.3
1897	117	3.6
1896	107	5.0
1895	4	38.8
1894	57	12.5
1893	22	20.3
1892	59	12.5
1891	24	20.0
1890	76	9.5
1889	95	6.3
1888	136	0.1
1887	139	0.0
1886	139	0.0
1885	92	6.6
1884	134	0.6
1883	139	0.0
1882	139	0.0
1881	139	0.0
1880	124	3.0
1879	139	0.0
1878	79	8.8
1877	77	9.0
1876	19	21.2