Snowiest Winter Season in Halifax History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Halifax, Nova Scotia during a winter season from 1953–2024. 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 Halifax History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Halifax, Nova Scotia has ever received over a winter season is 473.6 cm which occurred in 1970–1971.

Halifax Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (cm)
2023–2024	25	242.2
2022–2023	62	104.3
2021–2022	57	149.0
2020–2021	34	220.9
2019–2020	12	306.6
2018–2019	30	234.6
2017–2018	46	201.2
2016–2017	4	404.4
2015–2016	19	275.1
2014–2015	6	367.3
2013–2014	16	286.8
2012–2013	66	93.8
2011–2012	53	169.9
2010–2011	47	200.1
2009–2010	54	157.7
2008–2009	15	299.6
2007–2008	17	285.2
2006–2007	55	150.1
2005–2006	56	149.6
2004–2005	29	235.0
2003–2004	50	181.2
2002–2003	63	103.8
2001–2002	27	238.5
2000–2001	13	306.2
1999–2000	49	182.1
1998–1999	61	118.5
1997–1998	39	213.8
1996–1997	45	201.5
1995–1996	32	227.4
1994–1995	51	174.7
1993–1994	35	218.0
1992–1993	8	332.0
1991–1992	24	246.2
1990–1991	60	123.5
1989–1990	31	228.9
1988–1989	42	208.8
1987–1988	14	301.4
1986–1987	23	249.7
1985–1986	28	237.8
1984–1985	36	217.9
1983–1984	43	204.9
1982–1983	52	170.0
1981–1982	20	256.7
1980–1981	18	285.1
1979–1980	64	101.8
1978–1979	58	145.4
1977–1978	22	252.6
1976–1977	41	211.1
1975–1976	40	213.5
1974–1975	10	316.3
1973–1974	33	224.5
1972–1973	21	256.1
1971–1972	3	431.2
1970–1971	1	473.6
1969–1970	37	216.7
1968–1969	44	202.2
1967–1968	38	216.3
1966–1967	9	329.3
1965–1966	48	199.8
1964–1965	7	365.7
1963–1964	5	377.4
1962–1963	2	438.1
1961–1962	11	314.2
1960–1961	26	239.6
1959–1960	67	0.0
1958–1959	67	0.0
1957–1958	67	0.0
1956–1957	67	0.0
1955–1956	67	0.0
1954–1955	67	0.0
1953–1954	59	123.7
1952–1953	65	97.1

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2012–2024	Halifax International Airport	location
1953–2012	Halifax International Airport	location