Most Yearly Snow in Detroit History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Detroit, Michigan history from 1896–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Detroit History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Detroit, Michigan has ever received in a single calendar year is 82.6 inches which occurred in 2008.

Year to date though April 29, 2024: 21.0 inches

Detroit Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	109	21.0
2023	76	32.1
2022	36	44.2
2021	44	42.2
2020	35	44.6
2019	66	36.3
2018	32	45.7
2017	37	43.5
2016	34	44.7
2015	17	50.9
2014	2	82.3
2013	14	53.4
2012	80	30.7
2011	6	66.1
2010	33	45.2
2009	20	49.9
2008	1	82.6
2007	51	40.3
2006	121	14.9
2005	5	75.3
2004	74	32.6
2003	19	50.3
2002	38	43.5
2001	117	17.5
2000	30	45.8
1999	15	52.6
1998	122	13.9
1997	43	42.3
1996	72	33.3
1995	87	29.7
1994	16	52.5
1993	22	48.8
1992	57	39.0
1991	90	29.0
1990	61	38.1
1989	69	34.7
1988	65	36.4
1987	12	56.4
1986	26	47.4
1985	7	60.9
1984	58	38.7
1983	52	40.2
1982	9	59.1
1981	54	39.7
1980	60	38.2
1979	93	28.4
1978	18	50.4
1977	11	56.7
1976	49	40.8
1975	27	46.8
1974	4	75.3
1973	45	41.9
1972	46	41.8
1971	80	30.7
1970	42	42.7
1969	100	25.1
1968	82	30.6
1967	86	29.8
1966	39	43.3
1965	21	49.6
1964	63	36.8
1963	89	29.2
1962	41	42.9
1961	108	21.1
1960	75	32.2
1959	53	39.9
1958	104	22.1
1957	50	40.3
1956	24	47.7
1955	88	29.6
1954	56	39.3
1953	111	20.3
1952	82	30.6
1951	10	58.8
1950	23	48.3
1949	112	20.3
1948	114	19.5
1947	25	47.5
1946	97	26.5
1945	113	20.2
1944	116	18.9
1943	94	28.1
1942	48	41.1
1941	124	8.9
1940	40	43.0
1939	84	30.5
1938	118	17.0
1937	110	20.7
1936	3	77.0
1935	71	33.6
1934	13	55.7
1933	77	31.9
1932	31	45.8
1931	73	32.8
1930	29	46.3
1929	85	30.3
1928	129	0.0
1927	92	28.6
1926	96	26.7
1925	67	36.2
1924	101	25.0
1923	55	39.5
1922	119	16.4
1921	97	26.5
1920	59	38.4
1919	103	22.1
1918	95	27.8
1917	99	25.3
1916	62	37.8
1915	70	34.5
1914	68	35.9
1913	105	21.7
1912	28	46.8
1911	102	24.0
1910	64	36.6
1909	47	41.5
1908	105	21.7
1907	91	28.9
1906	120	15.2
1905	123	9.5
1904	8	59.5
1903	128	0.4
1902	126	5.0
1901	79	31.0
1900	115	19.3
1899	125	7.5
1898	78	31.3
1897	107	21.1
1896	126	5.0