Snowiest Winter Season in Brookings History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Brookings, South Dakota during a winter season from 1893–2024. 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 Brookings History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Brookings, South Dakota has ever received over a winter season is 68.0 inches which occurred in 1993–1994.

Brookings 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	69	25.3
2022–2023	18	42.4
2021–2022	56	28.4
2020–2021	4	58.6
2019–2020	32	37.9
2018–2019	2	63.5
2017–2018	15	44.6
2016–2017	75	22.7
2015–2016	37	34.2
2014–2015	87	20.7
2013–2014	48	31.7
2012–2013	7	49.3
2011–2012	105	13.9
2010–2011	5	54.9
2009–2010	31	38.1
2008–2009	14	44.7
2007–2008	20	41.8
2006–2007	76	22.4
2005–2006	39	34.2
2004–2005	106	13.5
2003–2004	53	29.7
2002–2003	103	14.4
2001–2002	21	41.5
2000–2001	22	41.2
1999–2000	77	22.3
1998–1999	44	32.8
1997–1998	44	32.8
1996–1997	9	48.3
1995–1996	41	33.8
1994–1995	16	43.5
1993–1994	1	68.0
1992–1993	10	47.8
1991–1992	71	24.8
1990–1991	58	28.0
1989–1990	114	10.0
1988–1989	25	40.0
1987–1988	46	32.7
1986–1987	118	9.5
1985–1986	26	39.6
1984–1985	96	16.5
1983–1984	29	39.1
1982–1983	12	46.5
1981–1982	23	41.0
1980–1981	120	9.0
1979–1980	97	16.0
1978–1979	11	47.5
1977–1978	30	38.7
1976–1977	28	39.2
1975–1976	68	25.7
1974–1975	3	59.5
1973–1974	64	27.6
1972–1973	82	21.5
1971–1972	58	28.0
1970–1971	79	22.0
1969–1970	43	33.1
1968–1969	13	45.5
1967–1968	127	5.2
1966–1967	65	27.0
1965–1966	67	26.0
1964–1965	72	24.5
1963–1964	100	15.5
1962–1963	83	21.0
1961–1962	17	43.0
1960–1961	93	19.0
1959–1960	33	37.5
1958–1959	80	22.0
1957–1958	122	8.3
1956–1957	74	22.9
1955–1956	95	17.0
1954–1955	116	9.6
1953–1954	109	12.7
1952–1953	91	19.5
1951–1952	19	42.3
1950–1951	6	52.5
1949–1950	54	29.5
1948–1949	108	12.8
1947–1948	52	29.8
1946–1947	50	29.9
1945–1946	24	40.1
1944–1945	61	27.9
1943–1944	55	28.6
1942–1943	62	27.8
1941–1942	83	21.0
1940–1941	70	25.1
1939–1940	40	34.0
1938–1939	78	22.1
1937–1938	26	39.6
1936–1937	42	33.7
1935–1936	37	34.2
1934–1935	58	28.0
1933–1934	117	9.5
1932–1933	102	14.8
1931–1932	110	12.6
1930–1931	131	3.1
1929–1930	111	12.6
1928–1929	47	32.4
1927–1928	92	19.3
1926–1927	101	15.4
1925–1926	121	8.7
1924–1925	115	9.7
1923–1924	85	20.9
1922–1923	86	20.8
1921–1922	50	29.9
1920–1921	113	11.0
1919–1920	73	23.0
1918–1919	112	11.2
1917–1918	129	4.8
1916–1917	34	35.7
1915–1916	57	28.4
1914–1915	123	6.8
1913–1914	126	6.1
1912–1913	124	6.4
1911–1912	89	20.2
1910–1911	98	15.8
1909–1910	49	30.3
1908–1909	36	34.7
1907–1908	35	35.5
1906–1907	8	48.5
1905–1906	104	14.3
1904–1905	88	20.5
1903–1904	119	9.4
1902–1903	107	13.0
1901–1902	99	15.6
1900–1901	81	21.5
1899–1900	63	27.7
1898–1899	90	20.2
1897–1898	94	18.4
1896–1897	66	26.5
1895–1896	125	6.3
1894–1895	128	5.1
1893–1894	130	4.5
1892–1893	132	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Brookings 2 NE	location