Maximum Snow Accumulation in Brookings by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Brookings, South Dakota for each available year between 1893 and 2024.

Deepest Snow on the Ground in Brookings History

The most snow accumulation ever measured in Brookings was 35.0 inches which has been recorded in multiple years, most recently on February 12, 1988.

Year	Max Depth (inches)	Date
2024	7.0	January 9
2023	14.0	March 12
2022	8.0	December 22
2021	13.0	March 15
2020	16.0	January 18
2019	13.0	March 2
2018	9.0	April 15
2017	8.0	March 13
2016	8.0	January 22
2015	7.0	December 1
2014	10.0	March 5
2013	11.0	April 12
2012	8.0	December 9
2011	20.0	February 1
2010	17.0	February 14
2009	15.0	January 12
2008	12.0	December 20
2007	14.0	March 3
2006	5.0	January 1
2005	6.0	December 3
2004	10.0	February 6
2003	5.0	March 8
2002	17.0	March 19
2001	15.0	February 25
2000	5.0	November 13
1999	5.0	January 2
1998	8.0	November 12
1997	19.0	February 4
1996	14.0	December 24
1995	10.0	March 7
1994	18.0	February 9
1993	14.0	February 27
1992	9.0	December 29
1991	15.0	February 19
1990	6.0	February 16
1989	12.0	March 18
1988	35.0	February 12
1987	20.0	December 29
1986	10.0	January 1
1985	25.0	March 7
1984	10.0	January 1
1983	16.0	January 1
1982	16.0	December 29
1981	5.0	December 1
1980	3.0	February 5
1979	24.0	March 5
1978	13.0	February 18
1977	12.0	March 4
1976	11.0	January 10
1975	16.0	March 28
1974	11.0	January 1
1973	11.0	December 28
1972	9.0	January 25
1971	9.0	December 5
1970	10.0	January 25
1969	35.0	February 16
1968	22.0	December 30
1967	6.0	February 18
1966	8.0	March 5
1965	11.0	March 29
1964	6.0	December 30
1963	6.0	January 12
1962	27.0	March 4
1961	8.0	February 2
1960	11.0	March 15
1959	10.0	February 17
1958	4.0	November 18
1957	6.0	April 6
1956	5.0	February 19
1955	9.0	December 4
1954	6.0	January 1
1953	12.0	February 21
1952	13.0	January 28
1951	19.0	March 3
1950	5.0	March 21
1949	4.0	January 20
1948	11.0	February 10
1947	10.0	November 15
1946	13.0	January 1
1945	13.0	December 31
1944	5.0	November 26
1943	10.0	January 15
1942	4.0	March 15
1941	6.0	February 26
1940	6.0	November 30
1939	4.0	February 1
1938	4.0	April 6
1937	4.0	March 23
1936	3.0	March 26
1935	2.0	January 16
1934	1.0	March 29
1933	2.0	March 5
1932	1.0	February 14
1931	1.0	December 24
1930	none	–
1929	3.0	February 5
1928	none	–
1927	5.0	March 12
1926	2.0	December 4
1925	none	–
1924	2.0	February 18
1923	4.0	April 7
1922	none	–
1921	none	–
1920	2.0	February 29
1919	1.0	February 28
1918	none	–
1917	3.0	December 15
1916	none	–
1915	15.0	January 31
1914	1.0	January 1
1913	1.0	February 25
1912	5.0	March 20
1911	8.0	January 15
1910	15.0	January 16
1909	23.0	February 6
1908	9.0	February 18
1907	12.0	January 29
1906	2.0	January 17
1905	10.0	February 26
1904	3.0	January 15
1903	4.0	January 15
1902	15.0	December 31
1901	3.0	November 6
1900	12.0	March 31
1899	8.0	April 2
1898	3.0	November 30
1897	17.0	January 16
1896	3.0	November 15
1895	3.0	November 7
1894	1.0	February 3
1893	9.0	February 15

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Brookings 2 NE	location