Snowiest Winter Season in Banner Elk History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Banner Elk, North Carolina during a winter season from 1907–2024. 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 Banner Elk History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Banner Elk, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 100.7 inches which occurred in 1959–1960.

Banner Elk Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023–2024	89	21.2
2022–2023	105	12.8
2021–2022	64	29.3
2020–2021	48	36.8
2019–2020	87	21.9
2018–2019	73	27.4
2017–2018	37	41.9
2016–2017	86	21.9
2015–2016	46	38.1
2014–2015	41	41.4
2013–2014	38	41.6
2012–2013	32	47.1
2011–2012	95	17.4
2010–2011	21	59.7
2009–2010	3	90.9
2008–2009	36	43.0
2007–2008	94	17.8
2006–2007	63	30.5
2005–2006	26	53.5
2004–2005	18	61.8
2003–2004	16	62.7
2002–2003	33	47.1
2001–2002	111	10.7
2000–2001	49	36.7
1999–2000	100	15.3
1998–1999	79	24.2
1997–1998	97	16.0
1996–1997	72	27.5
1995–1996	7	72.3
1994–1995	81	24.0
1993–1994	58	33.4
1992–1993	96	16.4
1991–1992	106	12.7
1990–1991	91	19.6
1989–1990	83	23.5
1988–1989	53	35.0
1987–1988	53	35.0
1986–1987	30	48.3
1985–1986	34	46.5
1984–1985	29	50.5
1983–1984	28	52.0
1982–1983	45	39.0
1981–1982	42	41.4
1980–1981	57	34.5
1979–1980	55	35.0
1978–1979	23	55.6
1977–1978	11	68.9
1976–1977	4	87.0
1975–1976	65	29.0
1974–1975	27	53.0
1973–1974	43	40.8
1972–1973	76	25.4
1971–1972	19	61.0
1970–1971	13	67.5
1969–1970	6	73.5
1968–1969	5	79.1
1967–1968	59	33.3
1966–1967	55	35.0
1965–1966	35	45.3
1964–1965	44	39.5
1963–1964	9	70.0
1962–1963	60	31.5
1961–1962	15	65.5
1960–1961	67	28.5
1959–1960	1	100.7
1958–1959	99	15.7
1957–1958	50	36.1
1956–1957	115	7.6
1955–1956	40	41.5
1954–1955	17	61.8
1953–1954	92	19.4
1952–1953	69	28.4
1951–1952	110	11.1
1950–1951	117	1.8
1949–1950	113	8.0
1948–1949	112	9.0
1947–1948	90	20.6
1946–1947	47	37.3
1945–1946	82	23.5
1944–1945	80	24.1
1943–1944	103	15.0
1942–1943	98	15.8
1941–1942	70	28.0
1940–1941	114	7.7
1939–1940	66	28.7
1938–1939	75	25.5
1937–1938	78	24.5
1936–1937	51	36.0
1935–1936	25	54.3
1934–1935	101	15.0
1933–1934	93	18.3
1932–1933	77	24.5
1931–1932	104	14.2
1930–1931	8	71.2
1929–1930	85	22.0
1928–1929	116	7.0
1927–1928	108	12.0
1926–1927	101	15.0
1925–1926	2	99.9
1924–1925	109	12.0
1923–1924	20	60.0
1922–1923	107	12.2
1921–1922	67	28.5
1920–1921	62	31.0
1919–1920	88	21.5
1918–1919	60	31.5
1917–1918	10	69.5
1916–1917	52	35.5
1915–1916	12	68.0
1914–1915	24	55.5
1913–1914	13	67.5
1912–1913	84	23.0
1911–1912	22	55.8
1910–1911	74	26.5
1909–1910	31	48.3
1908–1909	71	27.5
1907–1908	38	41.6

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1907–2024	Banner Elk	location