Snowiest Winter Season in Charlotte History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Charlotte, North Carolina during a winter season from 1893–2024. 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 Charlotte History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Charlotte, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 22.6 inches which occurred in 1959–1960.
Charlotte Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
118
0.0
2022–2023
118
0.0
2021–2022
55
4.3
2020–2021
110
0.3
2019–2020
110
0.3
2018–2019
72
3.0
2017–2018
58
4.2
2016–2017
82
2.2
2015–2016
69
3.3
2014–2015
71
3.1
2013–2014
29
9.3
2012–2013
75
2.7
2011–2012
118
0.0
2010–2011
41
6.1
2009–2010
43
5.9
2008–2009
59
4.0
2007–2008
93
1.4
2006–2007
97
1.0
2005–2006
118
0.0
2004–2005
102
0.8
2003–2004
12
14.5
2002–2003
25
10.1
2001–2002
54
4.4
2000–2001
76
2.7
1999–2000
30
9.2
1998–1999
86
1.9
1997–1998
50
4.9
1996–1997
104
0.5
1995–1996
72
3.0
1994–1995
118
0.0
1993–1994
77
2.6
1992–1993
90
1.6
1991–1992
118
0.0
1990–1991
97
1.0
1989–1990
107
0.4
1988–1989
64
3.5
1987–1988
17
12.1
1986–1987
33
8.0
1985–1986
110
0.3
1984–1985
89
1.7
1983–1984
42
5.9
1982–1983
15
12.6
1981–1982
22
10.8
1980–1981
83
2.1
1979–1980
12
14.5
1978–1979
9
15.3
1977–1978
46
5.5
1976–1977
68
3.4
1975–1976
104
0.5
1974–1975
95
1.2
1973–1974
37
6.8
1972–1973
40
6.5
1971–1972
21
11.7
1970–1971
28
9.3
1969–1970
52
4.5
1968–1969
3
18.7
1967–1968
38
6.7
1966–1967
47
5.4
1965–1966
23
10.7
1964–1965
16
12.2
1963–1964
85
1.9
1962–1963
79
2.5
1961–1962
14
13.1
1960–1961
80
2.3
1959–1960
1
22.6
1958–1959
57
4.3
1957–1958
70
3.2
1956–1957
118
0.0
1955–1956
104
0.5
1954–1955
31
8.7
1953–1954
64
3.5
1952–1953
118
0.0
1951–1952
59
4.0
1950–1951
113
0.2
1949–1950
116
0.1
1948–1949
103
0.6
1947–1948
118
0.0
1946–1947
87
1.8
1945–1946
43
5.9
1944–1945
118
0.0
1943–1944
78
2.5
1942–1943
118
0.0
1941–1942
118
0.0
1940–1941
59
4.0
1939–1940
27
9.5
1938–1939
90
1.6
1937–1938
118
0.0
1936–1937
48
5.1
1935–1936
2
21.9
1934–1935
118
0.0
1933–1934
107
0.4
1932–1933
52
4.5
1931–1932
113
0.2
1930–1931
8
17.1
1929–1930
32
8.3
1928–1929
64
3.5
1927–1928
94
1.3
1926–1927
10
15.1
1925–1926
19
12.0
1924–1925
90
1.6
1923–1924
51
4.9
1922–1923
87
1.8
1921–1922
64
3.5
1920–1921
26
9.6
1919–1920
49
4.9
1918–1919
107
0.4
1917–1918
24
10.6
1916–1917
96
1.1
1915–1916
59
4.0
1914–1915
34
7.4
1913–1914
4
18.2
1912–1913
80
2.3
1911–1912
7
17.3
1910–1911
113
0.2
1909–1910
36
6.9
1908–1909
116
0.1
1907–1908
45
5.6
1906–1907
55
4.3
1905–1906
74
3.0
1904–1905
39
6.5
1903–1904
63
3.9
1902–1903
118
0.0
1901–1902
5
17.7
1900–1901
97
1.0
1899–1900
101
0.9
1898–1899
20
12.0
1897–1898
97
1.0
1896–1897
17
12.1
1895–1896
84
2.0
1894–1895
6
17.7
1893–1894
35
7.2
1892–1893
11
15.0
Weather Station Details
Years
Station
Coordinates
1940–2024
Charlotte Douglas Airport
location
1893–1939
Charlotte WB City
location