Snowiest Winter Season in Detroit History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Detroit, Michigan during a winter season from 1896–2024. 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 Detroit History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Detroit, Michigan has ever received over a winter season is 94.9 inches which occurred in 2013–2014.

Detroit Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023–2024	100	23.5
2022–2023	58	37.1
2021–2022	30	47.1
2020–2021	37	44.9
2019–2020	41	43.7
2018–2019	77	31.3
2017–2018	11	61.0
2016–2017	54	37.9
2015–2016	66	35.3
2014–2015	29	47.5
2013–2014	1	94.9
2012–2013	28	47.7
2011–2012	94	26.0
2010–2011	5	69.1
2009–2010	42	43.7
2008–2009	7	65.7
2007–2008	4	71.7
2006–2007	80	30.3
2005–2006	61	36.3
2004–2005	8	63.8
2003–2004	97	24.1
2002–2003	12	60.9
2001–2002	70	33.7
2000–2001	51	39.0
1999–2000	98	23.7
1998–1999	25	49.5
1997–1998	101	23.4
1996–1997	45	43.1
1995–1996	89	27.6
1994–1995	72	33.5
1993–1994	31	45.8
1992–1993	19	52.2
1991–1992	43	43.5
1990–1991	76	31.4
1989–1990	48	41.8
1988–1989	95	25.1
1987–1988	35	45.1
1986–1987	24	49.7
1985–1986	18	54.2
1984–1985	17	55.1
1983–1984	20	51.8
1982–1983	109	20.0
1981–1982	3	74.0
1980–1981	53	38.4
1979–1980	92	26.9
1978–1979	63	35.6
1977–1978	10	61.7
1976–1977	40	43.9
1975–1976	16	55.9
1974–1975	9	63.1
1973–1974	26	49.2
1972–1973	36	45.0
1971–1972	84	29.0
1970–1971	65	35.4
1969–1970	34	45.1
1968–1969	119	17.1
1967–1968	78	30.6
1966–1967	22	50.6
1965–1966	114	18.6
1964–1965	13	59.1
1963–1964	68	34.2
1962–1963	55	37.6
1961–1962	81	30.1
1960–1961	104	22.1
1959–1960	44	43.4
1958–1959	69	34.1
1957–1958	116	18.0
1956–1957	32	45.6
1955–1956	33	45.2
1954–1955	90	27.3
1953–1954	50	40.0
1952–1953	121	16.6
1951–1952	14	58.6
1950–1951	47	42.2
1949–1950	46	42.8
1948–1949	123	13.7
1947–1948	72	33.5
1946–1947	56	37.6
1945–1946	91	27.2
1944–1945	106	20.6
1943–1944	124	11.2
1942–1943	59	36.9
1941–1942	71	33.7
1940–1941	102	22.4
1939–1940	85	28.8
1938–1939	67	35.1
1937–1938	107	20.3
1936–1937	118	17.3
1935–1936	2	76.2
1934–1935	39	44.1
1933–1934	21	50.9
1932–1933	49	40.6
1931–1932	86	28.2
1930–1931	52	38.7
1929–1930	6	68.4
1928–1929	127	0.0
1927–1928	127	0.0
1926–1927	60	36.4
1925–1926	62	35.9
1924–1925	87	28.2
1923–1924	120	17.0
1922–1923	38	44.6
1921–1922	93	26.3
1920–1921	108	20.2
1919–1920	57	37.2
1918–1919	110	19.6
1917–1918	83	29.1
1916–1917	99	23.7
1915–1916	27	49.1
1914–1915	88	27.7
1913–1914	79	30.6
1912–1913	103	22.3
1911–1912	23	50.2
1910–1911	75	31.6
1909–1910	82	29.1
1908–1909	64	35.5
1907–1908	74	31.9
1906–1907	111	19.4
1905–1906	122	14.0
1904–1905	125	10.5
1903–1904	15	56.0
1902–1903	126	0.4
1901–1902	115	18.5
1900–1901	117	17.8
1899–1900	112	19.0
1898–1899	112	19.0
1897–1898	105	21.6
1896–1897	96	24.3

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1959–2024	Detroit Metro Airport	location
1948–1958	Detroit City Airport	location
1896–1947	Mt Clemens Army National Guard Base	location