Most Yearly Snow in Buffalo History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Buffalo, New York history from 1871–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Buffalo History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Buffalo, New York has ever received in a single calendar year is 188.3 inches which occurred in 2022.

Year to date though April 22, 2024: 63.3 inches

Buffalo Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	103	63.3
2023	131	40.0
2022	1	188.3
2021	122	54.1
2020	79	74.3
2019	16	119.9
2018	27	106.0
2017	72	79.0
2016	58	85.1
2015	65	82.1
2014	14	123.2
2013	77	75.3
2012	121	54.9
2011	66	82.0
2010	63	82.6
2009	91	69.8
2008	12	124.6
2007	50	91.4
2006	85	72.2
2005	13	124.3
2004	39	98.1
2003	49	92.4
2002	45	94.0
2001	6	145.9
2000	5	145.9
1999	29	102.3
1998	123	52.5
1997	30	102.1
1996	44	94.9
1995	7	142.8
1994	57	85.8
1993	41	98.0
1992	59	84.0
1991	68	81.0
1990	94	67.2
1989	39	98.1
1988	118	57.6
1987	112	59.7
1986	113	59.6
1985	3	168.2
1984	76	75.4
1983	47	93.4
1982	19	114.5
1981	114	59.2
1980	100	64.4
1979	18	116.5
1978	37	99.0
1977	2	175.6
1976	8	141.9
1975	62	82.7
1974	25	108.3
1973	105	63.1
1972	15	120.1
1971	46	93.7
1970	24	108.9
1969	31	101.6
1968	98	64.8
1967	80	74.1
1966	35	100.0
1965	88	70.7
1964	97	65.0
1963	64	82.2
1962	33	100.3
1961	52	89.4
1960	9	138.2
1959	26	106.2
1958	11	133.2
1957	56	85.9
1956	20	110.7
1955	38	98.2
1954	53	89.2
1953	108	61.8
1952	109	61.4
1951	60	83.2
1950	54	87.2
1949	90	69.9
1948	133	36.2
1947	111	60.2
1946	127	46.8
1945	4	158.0
1944	69	79.9
1943	137	16.8
1942	139	0.0
1941	139	0.0
1940	139	0.0
1939	136	19.2
1938	102	63.5
1937	70	79.9
1936	51	91.0
1935	99	64.8
1934	128	45.9
1933	95	67.1
1932	89	70.6
1931	117	57.7
1930	101	64.0
1929	73	78.1
1928	81	73.2
1927	104	63.2
1926	32	101.5
1925	116	58.4
1924	71	79.8
1923	124	50.3
1922	125	47.2
1921	135	35.6
1920	67	81.1
1919	132	37.6
1918	96	66.3
1917	34	100.1
1916	22	109.2
1915	61	83.2
1914	21	109.7
1913	120	56.5
1912	93	68.5
1911	84	72.4
1910	17	119.1
1909	36	99.5
1908	74	78.1
1907	126	47.0
1906	106	63.1
1905	75	76.1
1904	28	103.3
1903	83	73.2
1902	48	92.5
1901	23	109.1
1900	43	95.4
1899	107	62.3
1898	82	73.2
1897	110	60.6
1896	115	58.8
1895	78	74.7
1894	87	71.2
1893	55	86.2
1892	42	96.3
1891	134	35.9
1890	130	42.7
1889	92	69.4
1888	129	43.3
1887	119	57.2
1886	10	135.5
1885	86	71.8
1884	138	16.2
1883	139	0.0
1882	139	0.0
1881	139	0.0
1880	139	0.0
1879	139	0.0
1878	139	0.0
1877	139	0.0
1876	139	0.0
1875	139	0.0
1874	139	0.0
1873	139	0.0
1872	139	0.0
1871	139	0.0