Most Yearly Snow in Chapel Hill History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Chapel Hill, North Carolina history from 1891–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Chapel Hill History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Chapel Hill, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 25.1 inches which occurred in 1980.

Chapel Hill Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	93	0.0
2023	93	0.0
2022	79	1.0
2021	93	0.0
2020	93	0.0
2019	93	0.0
2018	17	13.5
2017	60	3.0
2016	93	0.0
2015	51	4.0
2014	91	0.1
2013	93	0.0
2012	93	0.0
2011	93	0.0
2010	93	0.0
2009	93	0.0
2008	93	0.0
2007	93	0.0
2006	93	0.0
2005	86	0.4
2004	25	11.4
2003	50	4.5
2002	93	0.0
2001	78	1.2
2000	5	20.7
1999	93	0.0
1998	83	0.5
1997	88	0.2
1996	19	12.4
1995	81	0.8
1994	73	1.5
1993	48	4.9
1992	93	0.0
1991	93	0.0
1990	93	0.0
1989	24	11.5
1988	38	6.8
1987	13	14.3
1986	76	1.3
1985	39	6.7
1984	46	5.0
1983	44	5.3
1982	83	0.5
1981	54	3.9
1980	1	25.1
1979	12	14.5
1978	34	7.5
1977	56	3.5
1976	93	0.0
1975	93	0.0
1974	93	0.0
1973	18	13.0
1972	66	2.5
1971	43	5.5
1970	83	0.5
1969	20	12.0
1968	93	0.0
1967	68	2.0
1966	93	0.0
1965	22	12.0
1964	73	1.5
1963	41	6.5
1962	31	8.3
1961	93	0.0
1960	4	21.0
1959	68	2.0
1958	23	11.8
1957	87	0.3
1956	60	3.0
1955	27	10.0
1954	41	6.5
1953	93	0.0
1952	64	2.9
1951	73	1.5
1950	93	0.0
1949	93	0.0
1948	15	14.0
1947	65	2.8
1946	29	9.0
1945	91	0.1
1944	68	2.0
1943	76	1.3
1942	40	6.6
1941	56	3.5
1940	7	17.5
1939	79	1.0
1938	56	3.5
1937	82	0.6
1936	6	17.9
1935	26	10.5
1934	51	4.0
1933	30	8.5
1932	55	3.8
1931	28	9.1
1930	20	12.0
1929	93	0.0
1928	93	0.0
1927	93	0.0
1926	93	0.0
1925	93	0.0
1924	32	8.0
1923	88	0.2
1922	93	0.0
1921	16	14.0
1920	49	4.8
1919	60	3.0
1918	51	4.0
1917	66	2.5
1916	60	3.0
1915	8	17.1
1914	2	25.0
1913	46	5.0
1912	14	14.1
1911	68	2.0
1910	59	3.4
1909	93	0.0
1908	93	0.0
1907	33	7.7
1906	45	5.1
1905	35	7.0
1904	10	15.5
1903	93	0.0
1902	9	16.0
1901	88	0.2
1900	72	1.8
1899	3	23.0
1898	93	0.0
1897	35	7.0
1896	35	7.0
1895	11	14.9
1894	93	0.0
1893	93	0.0
1892	93	0.0
1891	93	0.0