Most Yearly Snow in Cleveland History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Cleveland, Ohio history from 1871–2023. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Cleveland History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Cleveland, Ohio has ever received in a single calendar year is 108.4 inches which occurred in 2005.

Year to date though December 1, 2023: 20.8 inches

Cleveland Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023	126	20.8
2022	45	54.9
2021	111	32.4
2020	67	49.1
2019	101	36.8
2018	89	42.3
2017	82	44.8
2016	90	42.1
2015	76	46.9
2014	8	84.2
2013	39	58.4
2012	80	46.3
2011	30	64.7
2010	32	64.1
2009	23	69.3
2008	7	85.3
2007	12	76.3
2006	104	35.0
2005	1	108.4
2004	4	95.8
2003	2	98.6
2002	21	69.8
2001	66	49.4
2000	11	80.8
1999	26	67.3
1998	125	21.7
1997	77	46.8
1996	6	90.0
1995	10	82.1
1994	57	51.3
1993	3	96.5
1992	27	67.0
1991	55	52.6
1990	100	36.9
1989	25	68.3
1988	16	73.5
1987	24	69.0
1986	98	39.1
1985	15	74.2
1984	19	72.2
1983	63	49.6
1982	14	75.0
1981	13	75.6
1980	53	52.9
1979	99	38.6
1978	36	61.7
1977	22	69.4
1976	35	62.5
1975	47	54.7
1974	17	72.4
1973	42	57.1
1972	28	66.9
1971	73	47.4
1970	95	40.0
1969	78	46.5
1968	79	46.4
1967	96	39.9
1966	48	54.6
1965	81	44.9
1964	57	51.3
1963	59	50.8
1962	20	70.4
1961	122	24.5
1960	43	56.2
1959	74	46.9
1958	102	35.7
1957	61	50.0
1956	50	54.5
1955	65	49.6
1954	18	72.4
1953	94	40.4
1952	85	44.4
1951	9	84.1
1950	31	64.6
1949	72	48.2
1948	115	29.1
1947	52	53.3
1946	120	25.8
1945	60	50.5
1944	29	65.3
1943	37	60.6
1942	69	48.4
1941	130	3.6
1940	131	0.0
1939	118	26.3
1938	106	34.7
1937	109	32.9
1936	54	52.9
1935	51	54.3
1934	83	44.6
1933	92	41.3
1932	114	29.5
1931	129	13.0
1930	113	31.2
1929	88	42.4
1928	127	20.4
1927	121	25.1
1926	56	52.1
1925	105	34.8
1924	110	32.7
1923	124	22.1
1922	108	33.8
1921	118	26.3
1920	87	43.0
1919	128	14.9
1918	112	31.6
1917	64	49.6
1916	44	55.0
1915	103	35.2
1914	97	39.8
1913	40	57.3
1912	41	57.1
1911	91	41.7
1910	5	91.6
1909	33	63.9
1908	38	59.4
1907	69	48.4
1906	34	63.0
1905	86	43.2
1904	62	50.0
1903	71	48.3
1902	46	54.9
1901	84	44.5
1900	68	48.5
1899	93	40.6
1898	107	34.0
1897	123	23.9
1896	75	46.9
1895	117	28.4
1894	116	28.8
1893	49	54.6
1892	131	0.0
1891	131	0.0
1890	131	0.0
1889	131	0.0
1888	131	0.0
1887	131	0.0
1886	131	0.0
1885	131	0.0
1884	131	0.0
1883	131	0.0
1882	131	0.0
1881	131	0.0
1880	131	0.0
1879	131	0.0
1878	131	0.0
1877	131	0.0
1876	131	0.0
1875	131	0.0
1874	131	0.0
1873	131	0.0
1872	131	0.0
1871	131	0.0