Snowiest Winter Season in Charleston History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Charleston, Illinois during a winter season from 1896–2024. 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 Charleston History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Charleston, Illinois has ever received over a winter season is 45.1 inches which occurred in 1995–1996.
Charleston Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
113
6.5
2022–2023
112
6.7
2021–2022
100
9.5
2020–2021
55
19.2
2019–2020
78
13.8
2018–2019
64
17.1
2017–2018
80
13.7
2016–2017
122
4.2
2015–2016
110
6.8
2014–2015
87
11.7
2013–2014
8
34.6
2012–2013
92
11.0
2011–2012
118
5.3
2010–2011
34
23.4
2009–2010
46
20.9
2008–2009
99
9.5
2007–2008
102
9.0
2006–2007
65
17.1
2005–2006
21
26.4
2004–2005
32
23.7
2003–2004
59
17.9
2002–2003
19
28.2
2001–2002
74
14.5
2000–2001
39
22.4
1999–2000
35
23.3
1998–1999
52
20.3
1997–1998
61
17.8
1996–1997
13
30.6
1995–1996
1
45.1
1994–1995
94
10.4
1993–1994
9
33.7
1992–1993
43
21.4
1991–1992
81
12.9
1990–1991
44
21.1
1989–1990
83
12.4
1988–1989
116
6.1
1987–1988
93
10.5
1986–1987
84
12.2
1985–1986
73
15.7
1984–1985
27
24.7
1983–1984
48
20.7
1982–1983
85
11.9
1981–1982
2
43.4
1980–1981
30
23.8
1979–1980
40
22.0
1978–1979
16
30.3
1977–1978
3
42.4
1976–1977
7
34.8
1975–1976
10
33.0
1974–1975
37
22.6
1973–1974
15
30.4
1972–1973
115
6.4
1971–1972
96
10.1
1970–1971
100
9.5
1969–1970
28
24.3
1968–1969
120
5.0
1967–1968
13
30.6
1966–1967
68
16.5
1965–1966
114
6.5
1964–1965
5
36.7
1963–1964
6
35.0
1962–1963
70
16.4
1961–1962
51
20.4
1960–1961
33
23.6
1959–1960
127
0.0
1958–1959
125
2.6
1957–1958
127
0.0
1956–1957
91
11.0
1955–1956
127
0.0
1954–1955
67
16.9
1953–1954
123
3.4
1952–1953
53
19.5
1951–1952
57
18.5
1950–1951
18
29.2
1949–1950
126
1.7
1948–1949
109
6.8
1947–1948
53
19.5
1946–1947
97
9.9
1945–1946
121
4.5
1944–1945
56
18.8
1943–1944
50
20.4
1942–1943
38
22.4
1941–1942
68
16.5
1940–1941
116
6.1
1939–1940
62
17.7
1938–1939
47
20.8
1937–1938
95
10.2
1936–1937
82
12.7
1935–1936
65
17.1
1934–1935
108
7.2
1933–1934
36
23.1
1932–1933
63
17.3
1931–1932
124
2.8
1930–1931
77
13.9
1929–1930
11
32.7
1928–1929
107
7.4
1927–1928
104
8.4
1926–1927
24
25.4
1925–1926
105
7.9
1924–1925
58
18.2
1923–1924
40
22.0
1922–1923
86
11.9
1921–1922
103
8.5
1920–1921
110
6.8
1919–1920
98
9.9
1918–1919
119
5.1
1917–1918
26
25.2
1916–1917
90
11.5
1915–1916
22
26.3
1914–1915
60
17.9
1913–1914
25
25.3
1912–1913
76
14.0
1911–1912
4
40.5
1910–1911
106
7.6
1909–1910
12
30.8
1908–1909
42
21.7
1907–1908
17
29.8
1906–1907
87
11.7
1905–1906
29
24.0
1904–1905
49
20.6
1903–1904
20
27.0
1902–1903
23
26.1
1901–1902
71
16.3
1900–1901
75
14.2
1899–1900
31
23.7
1898–1899
45
20.9
1897–1898
89
11.6
1896–1897
72
16.3
1895–1896
79
13.8
Weather Station Details
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1896–2024
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