Snowiest Winter Season in Asheville History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Asheville, North Carolina during a winter season from 1876–2024. 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 Asheville History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Asheville, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 48.2 inches which occurred in 1968–1969.
Asheville Snowfall by Winter Season
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2023–2024 138 0.0
2022–2023 138 0.0
2021–2022 65 10.9
2020–2021 84 8.0
2019–2020 121 3.0
2018–2019 63 11.4
2017–2018 60 12.0
2016–2017 73 9.4
2015–2016 52 13.9
2014–2015 57 13.3
2013–2014 69 9.8
2012–2013 137 0.5
2011–2012 138 0.0
2010–2011 24 20.8
2009–2010 3 39.2
2008–2009 97 6.1
2007–2008 110 3.8
2006–2007 117 3.2
2005–2006 132 1.4
2004–2005 94 6.6
2003–2004 51 14.3
2002–2003 30 17.9
2001–2002 130 1.6
2000–2001 41 15.5
1999–2000 96 6.4
1998–1999 90 7.4
1997–1998 34 17.1
1996–1997 80 8.3
1995–1996 21 21.7
1994–1995 114 3.4
1993–1994 64 11.0
1992–1993 23 21.2
1991–1992 131 1.5
1990–1991 113 3.5
1989–1990 122 3.0
1988–1989 82 8.2
1987–1988 37 16.2
1986–1987 7 29.5
1985–1986 103 5.0
1984–1985 83 8.1
1983–1984 118 3.1
1982–1983 10 26.7
1981–1982 20 21.8
1980–1981 48 14.6
1979–1980 53 13.8
1978–1979 16 23.0
1977–1978 19 21.8
1976–1977 59 13.0
1975–1976 67 10.5
1974–1975 49 14.5
1973–1974 106 4.4
1972–1973 74 9.2
1971–1972 5 31.7
1970–1971 43 15.4
1969–1970 33 17.3
1968–1969 1 48.2
1967–1968 44 15.2
1966–1967 87 7.8
1965–1966 13 24.0
1964–1965 46 14.8
1963–1964 11 25.8
1962–1963 77 9.0
1961–1962 17 22.8
1960–1961 108 4.0
1959–1960 2 40.6
1958–1959 107 4.1
1957–1958 32 17.4
1956–1957 111 3.6
1955–1956 80 8.3
1954–1955 72 9.5
1953–1954 71 9.7
1952–1953 40 15.7
1951–1952 92 6.8
1950–1951 99 5.7
1949–1950 133 1.2
1948–1949 115 3.4
1947–1948 25 20.5
1946–1947 26 20.0
1945–1946 44 15.2
1944–1945 84 8.0
1943–1944 39 15.7
1942–1943 78 8.9
1941–1942 12 25.0
1940–1941 101 5.5
1939–1940 28 18.8
1938–1939 74 9.2
1937–1938 126 2.7
1936–1937 47 14.6
1935–1936 4 33.2
1934–1935 135 0.7
1933–1934 98 5.9
1932–1933 102 5.3
1931–1932 135 0.7
1930–1931 15 23.1
1929–1930 55 13.4
1928–1929 88 7.7
1927–1928 100 5.6
1926–1927 69 9.8
1925–1926 49 14.5
1924–1925 125 2.8
1923–1924 36 16.5
1922–1923 128 2.2
1921–1922 61 11.8
1920–1921 58 13.1
1919–1920 95 6.5
1918–1919 93 6.7
1917–1918 22 21.5
1916–1917 76 9.0
1915–1916 54 13.4
1914–1915 31 17.5
1913–1914 56 13.3
1912–1913 127 2.5
1911–1912 38 15.7
1910–1911 129 1.9
1909–1910 89 7.7
1908–1909 118 3.1
1907–1908 14 23.9
1906–1907 103 5.0
1905–1906 29 18.3
1904–1905 35 16.7
1903–1904 62 11.7
1902–1903 134 0.9
1901–1902 41 15.5
1900–1901 108 4.0
1899–1900 111 3.6
1898–1899 86 8.0
1897–1898 124 2.8
1896–1897 118 3.1
1895–1896 27 18.8
1894–1895 9 27.0
1893–1894 66 10.5
1892–1893 18 22.8
1891–1892 68 10.0
1890–1891 8 27.8
1889–1890 116 3.3
1888–1889 105 4.8
1887–1888 138 0.0
1886–1887 138 0.0
1885–1886 138 0.0
1884–1885 91 7.2
1883–1884 138 0.0
1882–1883 138 0.0
1881–1882 138 0.0
1880–1881 138 0.0
1879–1880 122 3.0
1878–1879 138 0.0
1877–1878 79 8.8
1876–1877 6 30.2
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1965–2024 Asheville Regional Airport location
1876–1964 Asheville location