Snowiest Winter Season in Calgary History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Calgary, Alberta during a winter season from 1881–2024. 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 Calgary History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Calgary, Alberta has ever received over a winter season is 246.0 cm which occurred in 1947–1948.

Calgary Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (cm)
2023–2024	12	187.0
2022–2023	50	152.1
2021–2022	84	124.8
2020–2021	45	155.8
2019–2020	10	190.5
2018–2019	28	169.8
2017–2018	17	181.8
2016–2017	83	125.4
2015–2016	138	58.4
2014–2015	60	145.6
2013–2014	19	179.5
2012–2013	87	122.2
2011–2012	100	112.5
2010–2011	13	183.7
2009–2010	51	151.9
2008–2009	31	164.4
2007–2008	58	147.4
2006–2007	9	193.3
2005–2006	130	81.8
2004–2005	120	90.7
2003–2004	66	138.8
2002–2003	3	211.1
2001–2002	24	174.9
2000–2001	104	106.3
1999–2000	55	149.0
1998–1999	125	86.8
1997–1998	44	156.7
1996–1997	6	202.7
1995–1996	7	202.2
1994–1995	117	91.7
1993–1994	127	84.8
1992–1993	82	126.5
1991–1992	115	93.9
1990–1991	99	113.4
1989–1990	95	116.4
1988–1989	91	120.1
1987–1988	140	54.2
1986–1987	132	81.7
1985–1986	71	136.4
1984–1985	97	114.7
1983–1984	121	88.8
1982–1983	111	97.7
1981–1982	53	151.3
1980–1981	61	145.0
1979–1980	79	128.2
1978–1979	90	120.2
1977–1978	80	127.5
1976–1977	103	107.0
1975–1976	93	119.5
1974–1975	65	140.2
1973–1974	42	158.1
1972–1973	20	179.4
1971–1972	22	175.9
1970–1971	43	156.8
1969–1970	26	171.2
1968–1969	59	147.0
1967–1968	74	131.0
1966–1967	4	209.9
1965–1966	23	175.7
1964–1965	32	162.9
1963–1964	116	91.8
1962–1963	77	129.0
1961–1962	52	151.7
1960–1961	33	162.7
1959–1960	62	144.7
1958–1959	88	121.8
1957–1958	37	161.6
1956–1957	69	138.0
1955–1956	21	177.0
1954–1955	29	165.8
1953–1954	14	183.0
1952–1953	75	129.4
1951–1952	8	195.9
1950–1951	5	208.1
1949–1950	34	161.8
1948–1949	128	84.7
1947–1948	1	246.0
1946–1947	25	172.8
1945–1946	38	161.0
1944–1945	41	158.5
1943–1944	112	95.0
1942–1943	56	148.9
1941–1942	106	104.9
1940–1941	109	100.1
1939–1940	54	150.1
1938–1939	92	119.7
1937–1938	78	128.6
1936–1937	48	152.3
1935–1936	98	114.0
1934–1935	11	190.0
1933–1934	81	126.6
1932–1933	68	138.4
1931–1932	47	153.2
1930–1931	30	165.3
1929–1930	86	123.1
1928–1929	105	104.9
1927–1928	39	160.6
1926–1927	70	137.5
1925–1926	2	212.4
1924–1925	27	170.5
1923–1924	16	182.2
1922–1923	94	116.9
1921–1922	85	123.6
1920–1921	57	147.5
1919–1920	34	161.8
1918–1919	124	86.9
1917–1918	89	121.2
1916–1917	114	94.6
1915–1916	122	88.4
1914–1915	46	154.0
1913–1914	96	115.8
1912–1913	108	101.0
1911–1912	135	60.7
1910–1911	64	142.0
1909–1910	123	87.9
1908–1909	63	142.5
1907–1908	134	66.2
1906–1907	110	99.1
1905–1906	133	74.9
1904–1905	76	129.3
1903–1904	137	60.2
1902–1903	48	152.3
1901–1902	15	182.9
1900–1901	18	181.8
1899–1900	129	84.2
1898–1899	118	91.1
1897–1898	40	160.0
1896–1897	101	110.7
1895–1896	36	161.6
1894–1895	107	103.1
1893–1894	102	109.8
1892–1893	126	86.7
1891–1892	141	30.8
1890–1891	139	57.2
1889–1890	73	131.1
1888–1889	72	134.7
1887–1888	67	138.6
1886–1887	113	94.8
1885–1886	136	60.6
1884–1885	119	91.0
1883–1884	142	0.0
1882–1883	142	0.0
1881–1882	131	81.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2012–2024	Calgary International Airport	location
1881–2012	Calgary International Airport	location