Snowiest Winter Season in Fairfield History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Fairfield, Illinois during a winter season from 1895–2024. 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 Fairfield History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Fairfield, Illinois has ever received over a winter season is 39.8 inches which occurred in 1911–1912.
Fairfield Snowfall by Winter Season
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2023–2024 91 7.7
2022–2023 127 0.0
2021–2022 127 0.0
2020–2021 28 19.0
2019–2020 113 3.0
2018–2019 65 11.2
2017–2018 107 4.4
2016–2017 116 2.5
2015–2016 92 7.5
2014–2015 51 14.0
2013–2014 10 26.9
2012–2013 34 17.7
2011–2012 122 1.0
2010–2011 32 18.5
2009–2010 50 14.2
2008–2009 71 10.4
2007–2008 38 16.5
2006–2007 95 7.2
2005–2006 68 11.0
2004–2005 66 11.2
2003–2004 99 6.7
2002–2003 6 30.4
2001–2002 103 6.1
2000–2001 48 14.9
1999–2000 88 8.0
1998–1999 45 15.4
1997–1998 60 12.8
1996–1997 39 16.3
1995–1996 5 30.7
1994–1995 111 3.7
1993–1994 17 21.6
1992–1993 19 21.3
1991–1992 112 3.3
1990–1991 63 11.5
1989–1990 28 19.0
1988–1989 92 7.5
1987–1988 106 4.5
1986–1987 58 13.0
1985–1986 72 10.0
1984–1985 18 21.5
1983–1984 8 29.5
1982–1983 125 0.4
1981–1982 28 19.0
1980–1981 87 8.1
1979–1980 47 15.0
1978–1979 15 24.0
1977–1978 4 32.1
1976–1977 13 25.5
1975–1976 63 11.5
1974–1975 44 15.5
1973–1974 26 19.3
1972–1973 114 3.0
1971–1972 69 10.8
1970–1971 58 13.0
1969–1970 7 30.0
1968–1969 84 8.5
1967–1968 32 18.5
1966–1967 105 5.0
1965–1966 61 12.0
1964–1965 24 19.5
1963–1964 35 17.3
1962–1963 70 10.5
1961–1962 16 22.1
1960–1961 20 21.0
1959–1960 9 28.8
1958–1959 36 17.1
1957–1958 121 1.3
1956–1957 109 3.8
1955–1956 75 9.6
1954–1955 102 6.3
1953–1954 118 1.5
1952–1953 80 9.0
1951–1952 88 8.0
1950–1951 37 16.6
1949–1950 126 0.2
1948–1949 97 6.9
1947–1948 12 25.9
1946–1947 76 9.5
1945–1946 67 11.0
1944–1945 56 13.3
1943–1944 104 5.2
1942–1943 55 13.4
1941–1942 49 14.2
1940–1941 95 7.2
1939–1940 22 20.4
1938–1939 57 13.1
1937–1938 98 6.7
1936–1937 28 19.0
1935–1936 42 15.8
1934–1935 124 0.7
1933–1934 45 15.4
1932–1933 73 9.9
1931–1932 123 0.9
1930–1931 115 2.6
1929–1930 11 26.8
1928–1929 78 9.4
1927–1928 79 9.1
1926–1927 51 14.0
1925–1926 77 9.5
1924–1925 83 8.6
1923–1924 54 13.6
1922–1923 117 2.0
1921–1922 109 3.8
1920–1921 94 7.5
1919–1920 85 8.5
1918–1919 118 1.5
1917–1918 2 34.3
1916–1917 42 15.8
1915–1916 51 14.0
1914–1915 40 16.1
1913–1914 21 20.6
1912–1913 62 11.8
1911–1912 1 39.8
1910–1911 118 1.5
1909–1910 3 32.5
1908–1909 80 9.0
1907–1908 127 0.0
1906–1907 88 8.0
1905–1906 27 19.1
1904–1905 24 19.5
1903–1904 41 16.0
1902–1903 100 6.5
1901–1902 82 9.0
1900–1901 86 8.3
1899–1900 74 9.7
1898–1899 23 19.8
1897–1898 108 4.3
1896–1897 101 6.5
1895–1896 14 25.3
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