Snowiest Winter Season in Columbus History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Columbus, Ohio 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 Columbus History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Columbus, Ohio has ever received over a winter season is 56.4 inches which occurred in 2013–2014.
Columbus Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
102
12.6
2022–2023
103
12.5
2021–2022
94
14.5
2020–2021
41
27.8
2019–2020
105
11.7
2018–2019
42
27.4
2017–2018
30
30.7
2016–2017
114
9.3
2015–2016
79
17.1
2014–2015
24
33.4
2013–2014
1
56.4
2012–2013
13
41.2
2011–2012
104
12.2
2010–2011
38
28.7
2009–2010
5
50.6
2008–2009
55
23.2
2007–2008
8
45.3
2006–2007
59
22.3
2005–2006
98
12.9
2004–2005
18
37.3
2003–2004
46
25.1
2002–2003
5
50.6
2001–2002
111
10.1
2000–2001
45
26.3
1999–2000
37
29.8
1998–1999
14
40.5
1997–1998
112
10.0
1996–1997
115
7.2
1995–1996
2
54.1
1994–1995
68
20.7
1993–1994
16
37.7
1992–1993
32
30.6
1991–1992
72
18.9
1990–1991
87
15.6
1989–1990
65
21.2
1988–1989
73
18.7
1987–1988
52
23.9
1986–1987
55
23.2
1985–1986
48
25.0
1984–1985
10
43.4
1983–1984
20
36.1
1982–1983
106
11.5
1981–1982
21
35.1
1980–1981
34
30.1
1979–1980
82
16.6
1978–1979
15
37.9
1977–1978
3
54.1
1976–1977
26
32.9
1975–1976
71
19.2
1974–1975
61
22.1
1973–1974
74
18.5
1972–1973
51
24.5
1971–1972
54
23.6
1970–1971
24
33.4
1969–1970
9
44.3
1968–1969
88
15.2
1967–1968
27
32.2
1966–1967
7
46.6
1965–1966
77
17.5
1964–1965
33
30.6
1963–1964
22
35.0
1962–1963
28
32.0
1961–1962
17
37.4
1960–1961
12
42.2
1959–1960
36
30.0
1958–1959
43
27.2
1957–1958
64
21.5
1956–1957
47
25.0
1955–1956
39
28.4
1954–1955
57
22.3
1953–1954
49
24.9
1952–1953
43
27.2
1951–1952
53
23.7
1950–1951
11
42.4
1949–1950
118
6.5
1948–1949
78
17.4
1947–1948
34
30.1
1946–1947
126
0.8
1945–1946
84
16.1
1944–1945
116
6.8
1943–1944
101
12.7
1942–1943
50
24.7
1941–1942
96
13.9
1940–1941
92
14.8
1939–1940
30
30.7
1938–1939
66
21.2
1937–1938
91
14.9
1936–1937
100
12.9
1935–1936
23
34.6
1934–1935
119
6.0
1933–1934
68
20.7
1932–1933
109
11.1
1931–1932
127
0.3
1930–1931
124
2.0
1929–1930
83
16.1
1928–1929
86
15.8
1927–1928
110
10.3
1926–1927
107
11.4
1925–1926
93
14.6
1924–1925
128
0.0
1923–1924
128
0.0
1922–1923
123
2.5
1921–1922
95
14.1
1920–1921
85
15.9
1919–1920
67
20.9
1918–1919
125
1.8
1917–1918
19
36.7
1916–1917
113
9.8
1915–1916
76
17.6
1914–1915
62
22.0
1913–1914
60
22.2
1912–1913
128
0.0
1911–1912
128
0.0
1910–1911
40
27.9
1909–1910
4
52.8
1908–1909
63
21.9
1907–1908
81
16.8
1906–1907
121
4.4
1905–1906
90
15.1
1904–1905
120
5.5
1903–1904
75
18.0
1902–1903
122
2.7
1901–1902
88
15.2
1900–1901
70
19.8
1899–1900
99
12.9
1898–1899
58
22.3
1897–1898
108
11.2
1896–1897
117
6.7
1895–1896
97
13.7
1894–1895
29
31.6
1893–1894
80
17.0
1892–1893
128
0.0
Weather Station Details
Years
Station
Coordinates
1948–2024
Colombus International Airport
location
1893–1947
Ohio State University
location