Snowiest Winter Season in Barrow History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Barrow, Alaska during a winter season from 1901–2024. 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 Barrow History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Barrow, Alaska has ever received over a winter season is 76.6 inches which occurred in 2008–2009.

Barrow 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	110	0.0
2022–2023	110	0.0
2021–2022	110	0.0
2020–2021	110	0.0
2019–2020	104	9.1
2018–2019	36	35.9
2017–2018	38	35.7
2016–2017	28	41.5
2015–2016	37	35.7
2014–2015	10	55.9
2013–2014	11	54.2
2012–2013	8	62.7
2011–2012	2	76.1
2010–2011	6	63.8
2009–2010	14	53.3
2008–2009	1	76.6
2007–2008	12	53.7
2006–2007	21	46.5
2005–2006	18	48.1
2004–2005	32	38.4
2003–2004	20	46.7
2002–2003	15	51.4
2001–2002	23	44.5
2000–2001	22	45.7
1999–2000	19	47.0
1998–1999	46	32.7
1997–1998	30	40.3
1996–1997	49	30.6
1995–1996	50	30.2
1994–1995	47	31.8
1993–1994	24	44.1
1992–1993	17	50.1
1991–1992	53	29.6
1990–1991	42	34.4
1989–1990	82	20.1
1988–1989	70	22.4
1987–1988	57	28.3
1986–1987	56	28.6
1985–1986	80	20.8
1984–1985	97	15.4
1983–1984	66	24.1
1982–1983	86	18.6
1981–1982	52	29.7
1980–1981	55	28.6
1979–1980	89	18.4
1978–1979	76	21.0
1977–1978	92	18.2
1976–1977	62	26.2
1975–1976	99	14.2
1974–1975	79	20.8
1973–1974	48	31.0
1972–1973	13	53.4
1971–1972	84	19.7
1970–1971	93	17.8
1969–1970	87	18.5
1968–1969	43	34.4
1967–1968	34	38.0
1966–1967	45	33.2
1965–1966	27	41.9
1964–1965	31	40.1
1963–1964	40	34.6
1962–1963	16	51.3
1961–1962	9	60.8
1960–1961	71	22.3
1959–1960	51	30.1
1958–1959	25	44.0
1957–1958	35	35.9
1956–1957	72	21.7
1955–1956	68	22.5
1954–1955	100	14.0
1953–1954	63	25.9
1952–1953	85	18.8
1951–1952	61	26.3
1950–1951	91	18.3
1949–1950	74	21.6
1948–1949	69	22.5
1947–1948	54	29.3
1946–1947	83	19.9
1945–1946	67	22.9
1944–1945	64	25.0
1943–1944	33	38.1
1942–1943	90	18.4
1941–1942	95	16.5
1940–1941	98	15.0
1939–1940	96	15.9
1938–1939	87	18.5
1937–1938	77	20.9
1936–1937	77	20.9
1935–1936	109	3.0
1934–1935	81	20.3
1933–1934	58	27.5
1932–1933	29	40.4
1931–1932	59	27.3
1930–1931	73	21.6
1929–1930	65	24.5
1928–1929	44	33.4
1927–1928	105	8.0
1926–1927	75	21.3
1925–1926	3	67.3
1924–1925	60	27.1
1923–1924	26	42.5
1922–1923	4	65.4
1921–1922	41	34.5
1920–1921	39	34.7
1919–1920	110	0.0
1918–1919	108	4.0
1917–1918	102	11.0
1916–1917	7	62.8
1915–1916	5	65.0
1914–1915	110	0.0
1913–1914	110	0.0
1912–1913	110	0.0
1911–1912	107	5.0
1910–1911	103	11.0
1909–1910	110	0.0
1908–1909	110	0.0
1907–1908	110	0.0
1906–1907	110	0.0
1905–1906	110	0.0
1904–1905	110	0.0
1903–1904	101	11.9
1902–1903	94	17.4
1901–1902	106	5.7

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1901–2024	Post/Rogers Memorial Airport	location