Most Yearly Snow in Brookings History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Brookings, South Dakota history from 1893–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Brookings History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Brookings, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 71.3 inches which occurred in 1951.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 23.8 inches

Brookings Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	72	23.8
2023	59	28.6
2022	37	34.2
2021	19	40.9
2020	13	47.4
2019	2	68.9
2018	7	51.5
2017	96	18.1
2016	68	25.1
2015	51	30.0
2014	49	30.7
2013	18	41.7
2012	53	29.7
2011	20	40.9
2010	36	34.7
2009	26	37.2
2008	4	61.1
2007	60	28.1
2006	107	14.7
2005	34	35.1
2004	85	20.0
2003	71	24.0
2002	44	32.0
2001	29	36.2
2000	54	29.6
1999	52	29.9
1998	39	33.1
1997	28	36.7
1996	17	42.8
1995	12	47.5
1994	11	48.4
1993	5	54.8
1992	30	36.0
1991	56	29.3
1990	101	16.0
1989	24	38.0
1988	64	26.5
1987	99	17.7
1986	97	18.1
1985	31	35.5
1984	83	21.1
1983	9	49.5
1982	10	48.5
1981	91	19.0
1980	101	16.0
1979	22	39.5
1978	58	28.7
1977	14	47.2
1976	63	27.0
1975	3	64.7
1974	90	19.1
1973	62	27.5
1972	78	22.0
1971	73	23.0
1970	46	31.1
1969	6	51.5
1968	108	13.9
1967	95	18.3
1966	47	31.0
1965	81	21.5
1964	94	18.5
1963	69	25.0
1962	27	37.0
1961	84	20.5
1960	40	33.0
1959	66	26.0
1958	111	12.0
1957	74	22.4
1956	120	8.6
1955	92	18.8
1954	116	10.1
1953	75	22.1
1952	79	21.5
1951	1	71.3
1950	43	32.5
1949	121	8.5
1948	104	15.8
1947	25	37.8
1946	33	35.2
1945	23	38.4
1944	70	24.9
1943	45	31.5
1942	89	19.5
1941	85	20.0
1940	16	44.0
1939	80	21.5
1938	61	27.8
1937	15	44.2
1936	42	32.9
1935	48	30.9
1934	123	8.3
1933	113	11.8
1932	100	16.5
1931	127	4.9
1930	112	11.9
1929	40	33.0
1928	126	6.9
1927	75	22.1
1926	110	12.9
1925	124	7.9
1924	77	22.1
1923	109	13.6
1922	32	35.5
1921	125	7.1
1920	55	29.5
1919	115	11.4
1918	128	3.6
1917	35	34.9
1916	65	26.4
1915	117	9.8
1914	118	9.3
1913	131	2.4
1912	98	17.8
1911	87	19.7
1910	82	21.3
1909	21	40.5
1908	50	30.7
1907	8	51.0
1906	106	15.2
1905	66	26.0
1904	129	3.5
1903	114	11.5
1902	88	19.7
1901	103	15.9
1900	38	33.6
1899	93	18.7
1898	105	15.6
1897	57	28.9
1896	119	9.0
1895	122	8.3
1894	131	2.4
1893	130	2.7