Snowiest Winter Season in Chapel Hill History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Chapel Hill, North Carolina during a winter season from 1891–2024. 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 Chapel Hill History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Chapel Hill, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 28.4 inches which occurred in 1935–1936.
Chapel Hill Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
92
0.0
2022–2023
92
0.0
2021–2022
77
1.0
2020–2021
92
0.0
2019–2020
92
0.0
2018–2019
38
6.5
2017–2018
36
7.0
2016–2017
62
3.0
2015–2016
92
0.0
2014–2015
50
4.0
2013–2014
90
0.1
2012–2013
92
0.0
2011–2012
92
0.0
2010–2011
92
0.0
2009–2010
92
0.0
2008–2009
92
0.0
2007–2008
92
0.0
2006–2007
92
0.0
2005–2006
92
0.0
2004–2005
86
0.4
2003–2004
23
11.4
2002–2003
48
4.5
2001–2002
92
0.0
2000–2001
56
3.7
1999–2000
8
18.2
1998–1999
92
0.0
1997–1998
84
0.5
1996–1997
87
0.3
1995–1996
19
12.3
1994–1995
81
0.8
1993–1994
49
4.3
1992–1993
71
2.1
1991–1992
92
0.0
1990–1991
92
0.0
1989–1990
58
3.5
1988–1989
29
8.1
1987–1988
30
7.9
1986–1987
17
13.1
1985–1986
75
1.5
1984–1985
39
6.5
1983–1984
46
5.0
1982–1983
44
5.3
1981–1982
82
0.6
1980–1981
31
7.6
1979–1980
3
21.3
1978–1979
13
14.5
1977–1978
32
7.5
1976–1977
58
3.5
1975–1976
92
0.0
1974–1975
92
0.0
1973–1974
50
4.0
1972–1973
26
9.0
1971–1972
43
5.5
1970–1971
62
3.0
1969–1970
92
0.0
1968–1969
22
12.0
1967–1968
77
1.0
1966–1967
77
1.0
1965–1966
92
0.0
1964–1965
18
13.0
1963–1964
84
0.5
1962–1963
32
7.5
1961–1962
34
7.3
1960–1961
92
0.0
1959–1960
5
21.0
1958–1959
24
11.3
1957–1958
68
2.5
1956–1957
87
0.3
1955–1956
62
3.0
1954–1955
25
10.5
1953–1954
41
6.0
1952–1953
92
0.0
1951–1952
67
2.9
1950–1951
75
1.5
1949–1950
92
0.0
1948–1949
92
0.0
1947–1948
11
15.0
1946–1947
72
1.8
1945–1946
26
9.0
1944–1945
90
0.1
1943–1944
68
2.5
1942–1943
42
5.8
1941–1942
74
1.6
1940–1941
58
3.5
1939–1940
9
17.5
1938–1939
58
3.5
1937–1938
77
1.0
1936–1937
82
0.6
1935–1936
1
28.4
1934–1935
92
0.0
1933–1934
50
4.0
1932–1933
20
12.3
1931–1932
92
0.0
1930–1931
4
21.1
1929–1930
92
0.0
1928–1929
92
0.0
1927–1928
92
0.0
1926–1927
92
0.0
1925–1926
92
0.0
1924–1925
92
0.0
1923–1924
28
8.2
1922–1923
92
0.0
1921–1922
92
0.0
1920–1921
15
14.0
1919–1920
47
4.8
1918–1919
62
3.0
1917–1918
50
4.0
1916–1917
50
4.0
1915–1916
45
5.0
1914–1915
6
19.8
1913–1914
7
18.8
1912–1913
36
7.0
1911–1912
21
12.1
1910–1911
66
2.9
1909–1910
68
2.5
1908–1909
92
0.0
1907–1908
50
4.0
1906–1907
56
3.7
1905–1906
35
7.1
1904–1905
15
14.0
1903–1904
39
6.5
1902–1903
92
0.0
1901–1902
10
16.0
1900–1901
89
0.2
1899–1900
72
1.8
1898–1899
2
23.0
1897–1898
92
0.0
1896–1897
14
14.0
1895–1896
92
0.0
1894–1895
12
14.9
1893–1894
92
0.0
1892–1893
92
0.0
1891–1892
92
0.0
1890–1891
92
0.0
Weather Station Details
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1891–2024
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