Most Yearly Snow in Columbus History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Columbus, Ohio history from 1893–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.
What Was the Snowiest Year in Columbus History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Columbus, Ohio has ever received in a single calendar year is 49.4 inches which occurred in 2003.
Year to date though March 26, 2024: 12.2 inches
Columbus Snowfall by Year
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2024 103 12.2
2023 121 6.8
2022 73 19.5
2021 77 18.5
2020 82 17.0
2019 31 30.0
2018 56 25.1
2017 105 12.0
2016 63 22.5
2015 34 29.3
2014 7 43.1
2013 8 42.9
2012 45 27.4
2011 67 21.9
2010 2 49.0
2009 35 29.2
2008 11 40.4
2007 32 29.9
2006 123 5.2
2005 17 35.5
2004 42 27.8
2003 1 49.4
2002 85 16.6
2001 102 13.3
2000 13 38.4
1999 5 43.8
1998 112 9.0
1997 116 8.0
1996 9 42.6
1995 20 34.9
1994 39 28.4
1993 22 34.8
1992 66 22.1
1991 93 14.1
1990 90 14.8
1989 65 22.1
1988 54 25.4
1987 44 27.6
1986 81 17.2
1985 6 43.8
1984 15 38.1
1983 86 16.2
1982 57 24.9
1981 50 26.5
1980 28 31.6
1979 18 35.1
1978 4 47.5
1977 21 34.9
1976 61 22.9
1975 78 18.4
1974 72 19.8
1973 68 21.8
1972 46 27.1
1971 16 36.7
1970 19 35.1
1969 75 18.9
1968 40 28.3
1967 10 41.5
1966 24 33.0
1965 43 27.7
1964 30 30.7
1963 33 29.7
1962 14 38.1
1961 23 34.2
1960 12 39.1
1959 63 22.5
1958 49 26.7
1957 52 25.9
1956 41 28.0
1955 48 26.7
1954 71 20.2
1953 58 24.2
1952 74 19.4
1951 25 32.3
1950 29 31.5
1949 97 13.8
1948 36 29.0
1947 122 6.2
1946 127 2.4
1945 92 14.3
1944 84 16.9
1943 83 16.9
1942 60 23.2
1941 91 14.4
1940 37 28.9
1939 70 20.3
1938 95 14.0
1937 107 11.1
1936 38 28.5
1935 86 16.2
1934 98 13.7
1933 100 13.4
1932 118 7.2
1931 129 1.0
1930 117 7.6
1929 55 25.3
1928 115 8.3
1927 110 10.2
1926 79 17.7
1925 130 0.1
1924 131 0.0
1923 126 2.5
1922 111 9.7
1921 114 8.4
1920 47 27.1
1919 119 7.2
1918 51 26.3
1917 109 10.7
1916 53 25.8
1915 59 23.6
1914 98 13.7
1913 113 8.5
1912 131 0.0
1911 62 22.6
1910 3 47.8
1909 26 32.2
1908 95 14.0
1907 120 7.0
1906 89 15.1
1905 125 3.1
1904 80 17.3
1903 124 5.0
1902 93 14.1
1901 101 13.4
1900 88 16.0
1899 69 21.2
1898 104 12.1
1897 106 11.4
1896 108 10.7
1895 27 32.2
1894 76 18.8
1893 128 1.5