Snowiest Winter Season in Buffalo History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Buffalo, New York during a winter season from 1871–2024. 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 Buffalo History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Buffalo, New York has ever received over a winter season is 199.4 inches which occurred in 1976–1977.
Buffalo Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
91
71.3
2022–2023
5
133.6
2021–2022
44
97.4
2020–2021
78
77.2
2019–2020
98
69.2
2018–2019
13
118.8
2017–2018
22
112.3
2016–2017
79
76.1
2015–2016
116
55.1
2014–2015
19
112.9
2013–2014
8
129.9
2012–2013
108
58.8
2011–2012
134
36.7
2010–2011
23
111.8
2009–2010
86
74.1
2008–2009
40
100.2
2007–2008
34
103.8
2006–2007
57
88.9
2005–2006
75
78.2
2004–2005
28
109.1
2003–2004
38
100.9
2002–2003
24
111.3
2001–2002
7
132.4
2000–2001
2
158.7
1999–2000
104
63.6
1998–1999
39
100.5
1997–1998
80
75.6
1996–1997
43
97.6
1995–1996
4
141.4
1994–1995
81
74.6
1993–1994
20
112.7
1992–1993
51
93.2
1991–1992
52
92.8
1990–1991
111
57.5
1989–1990
50
93.7
1988–1989
101
67.4
1987–1988
114
56.4
1986–1987
100
67.5
1985–1986
14
114.7
1984–1985
30
107.2
1983–1984
6
132.5
1982–1983
122
52.4
1981–1982
21
112.4
1980–1981
107
60.9
1979–1980
99
68.4
1978–1979
45
97.3
1977–1978
3
154.3
1976–1977
1
199.4
1975–1976
66
82.5
1974–1975
48
95.6
1973–1974
58
88.7
1972–1973
73
78.8
1971–1972
27
109.9
1970–1971
46
97.0
1969–1970
12
120.5
1968–1969
74
78.4
1967–1968
89
71.6
1966–1967
103
66.1
1965–1966
42
98.3
1964–1965
92
70.9
1963–1964
90
71.5
1962–1963
56
89.8
1961–1962
37
101.4
1960–1961
35
102.6
1959–1960
18
113.4
1958–1959
16
114.5
1957–1958
10
124.7
1956–1957
17
113.7
1955–1956
31
105.2
1954–1955
63
84.8
1953–1954
54
89.9
1952–1953
115
55.9
1951–1952
65
83.0
1950–1951
93
70.5
1949–1950
59
88.7
1948–1949
132
40.1
1947–1948
131
42.1
1946–1947
109
57.9
1945–1946
25
111.2
1944–1945
11
120.7
1943–1944
110
57.7
1942–1943
137
0.0
1941–1942
137
0.0
1940–1941
137
0.0
1939–1940
137
0.0
1938–1939
130
44.5
1937–1938
68
82.4
1936–1937
123
51.6
1935–1936
33
103.9
1934–1935
128
49.1
1933–1934
95
70.0
1932–1933
118
54.7
1931–1932
127
49.6
1930–1931
83
74.4
1929–1930
77
77.9
1928–1929
106
61.2
1927–1928
72
80.7
1926–1927
64
83.6
1925–1926
70
81.1
1924–1925
87
72.9
1923–1924
129
46.7
1922–1923
104
63.6
1921–1922
133
39.8
1920–1921
119
53.5
1919–1920
97
69.3
1918–1919
135
25.0
1917–1918
26
110.5
1916–1917
60
87.4
1915–1916
32
104.5
1914–1915
69
81.4
1913–1914
49
93.9
1912–1913
124
51.1
1911–1912
76
78.1
1910–1911
67
82.4
1909–1910
9
126.4
1908–1909
62
84.9
1907–1908
94
70.3
1906–1907
120
53.5
1905–1906
121
53.4
1904–1905
61
86.7
1903–1904
29
108.5
1902–1903
85
74.1
1901–1902
36
102.4
1900–1901
47
96.6
1899–1900
41
99.1
1898–1899
96
69.8
1897–1898
125
51.0
1896–1897
126
50.2
1895–1896
88
72.0
1894–1895
82
74.5
1893–1894
54
89.9
1892–1893
84
74.3
1891–1892
71
80.9
1890–1891
112
57.3
1889–1890
136
22.4
1888–1889
102
67.3
1887–1888
117
54.9
1886–1887
53
90.8
1885–1886
15
114.5
1884–1885
113
56.8
1883–1884
137
0.0
1882–1883
137
0.0
1881–1882
137
0.0
1880–1881
137
0.0
1879–1880
137
0.0
1878–1879
137
0.0
1877–1878
137
0.0
1876–1877
137
0.0
1875–1876
137
0.0
1874–1875
137
0.0
1873–1874
137
0.0
1872–1873
137
0.0
1871–1872
137
0.0
1870–1871
137
0.0