Snowiest Winter Season in Dubuque History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Dubuque, Iowa during a winter season from 1938–2024. 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 Dubuque History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Dubuque, Iowa has ever received over a winter season is 78.7 inches which occurred in 2007–2008.

Dubuque 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	27	46.3
2022–2023	23	50.1
2021–2022	57	31.9
2020–2021	13	59.3
2019–2020	41	36.2
2018–2019	15	55.2
2017–2018	37	38.2
2016–2017	68	27.2
2015–2016	46	34.8
2014–2015	50	33.7
2013–2014	10	63.3
2012–2013	17	54.5
2011–2012	56	32.1
2010–2011	9	63.5
2009–2010	31	43.3
2008–2009	19	53.8
2007–2008	1	78.7
2006–2007	35	40.3
2005–2006	45	35.1
2004–2005	69	26.8
2003–2004	63	29.9
2002–2003	76	23.8
2001–2002	81	18.2
2000–2001	20	52.8
1999–2000	34	40.8
1998–1999	51	33.5
1997–1998	42	36.2
1996–1997	14	56.0
1995–1996	54	32.7
1994–1995	39	36.6
1993–1994	22	51.9
1992–1993	8	63.8
1991–1992	42	36.2
1990–1991	21	52.0
1989–1990	66	27.7
1988–1989	74	24.0
1987–1988	33	41.9
1986–1987	49	33.9
1985–1986	11	59.8
1984–1985	30	43.5
1983–1984	28	45.9
1982–1983	16	54.8
1981–1982	84	0.0
1980–1981	80	21.7
1979–1980	44	36.0
1978–1979	6	70.4
1977–1978	5	71.3
1976–1977	46	34.8
1975–1976	67	27.4
1974–1975	3	75.0
1973–1974	53	32.9
1972–1973	24	49.8
1971–1972	18	54.4
1970–1971	26	48.2
1969–1970	32	42.3
1968–1969	60	31.5
1967–1968	83	15.0
1966–1967	36	39.4
1965–1966	78	23.5
1964–1965	25	49.3
1963–1964	61	31.2
1962–1963	55	32.4
1961–1962	2	75.7
1960–1961	40	36.6
1959–1960	4	71.5
1958–1959	7	65.9
1957–1958	69	26.8
1956–1957	52	33.0
1955–1956	73	24.6
1954–1955	64	29.0
1953–1954	58	31.8
1952–1953	65	28.3
1951–1952	12	59.3
1950–1951	59	31.7
1949–1950	82	17.4
1948–1949	48	34.2
1947–1948	74	24.0
1946–1947	62	30.5
1945–1946	71	25.6
1944–1945	38	36.7
1943–1944	77	23.8
1942–1943	29	45.5
1941–1942	79	23.3
1940–1941	72	25.1
1939–1940	84	0.0
1938–1939	84	0.0
1937–1938	84	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1951–2024	Dubuque Regional Airport	location
1938–1950	Dubuque L&D 11	location