Maximum Snow Accumulation in Highlands by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Highlands, North Carolina for each available year between 1877 and 2024.

Deepest Snow on the Ground in Highlands History

The most snow accumulation ever measured in Highlands was 18.0 inches which was recorded on January 12, 1996.

Year	Max Depth (inches)	Date
2024	1.0	January 29
2023	2.0	January 14
2022	8.0	January 16
2021	5.0	February 7
2020	3.0	February 9
2019	none	–
2018	10.0	December 9
2017	9.0	December 9
2016	3.0	February 10
2014	3.0	January 29
2013	2.0	February 3
2011	12.0	January 13
2010	6.0	December 13
2009	none	–
2008	none	–
2007	none	–
2006	none	–
2005	none	–
2004	none	–
2003	none	–
2002	none	–
2001	none	–
2000	4.0	November 19
1999	4.0	March 27
1998	8.0	January 1
1997	8.0	December 31
1996	18.0	January 12
1995	6.0	February 10
1994	4.0	January 4
1993	17.0	March 14
1992	3.0	May 7
1991	4.0	February 15
1990	1.0	January 26
1989	6.0	April 8
1988	14.0	January 8
1987	15.0	January 28
1986	6.0	January 26
1985	10.0	February 12
1984	4.0	February 6
1983	6.0	January 21
1982	3.0	December 19
1981	4.0	January 30
1980	6.0	January 4
1979	11.0	February 18
1978	none	–
1977	none	–
1976	3.0	February 1
1975	3.0	March 10
1974	none	–
1973	5.0	January 7
1972	3.0	February 19
1971	7.0	March 26
1970	4.0	December 31
1969	8.0	February 16
1968	7.0	February 29
1967	4.0	February 9
1966	6.0	January 30
1965	5.0	January 16
1964	6.0	February 25
1963	2.0	November 29
1962	6.0	March 9
1961	2.0	February 3
1960	13.0	March 11
1959	1.0	December 6
1958	6.0	February 16
1957	none	–
1956	1.0	January 24
1955	3.0	January 19
1954	1.0	December 20
1953	4.0	February 15
1952	6.0	February 26
1951	3.0	February 9
1950	1.0	November 27
1949	1.0	January 30
1948	5.0	January 24
1947	4.0	March 19
1945	4.0	December 18
1944	4.0	January 9
1943	none	–
1942	12.0	March 2
1941	2.0	February 27
1940	7.0	January 23
1939	5.0	December 23
1938	1.0	January 25
1937	3.0	February 28
1936	7.0	January 1
1935	10.0	December 29
1934	2.0	December 10
1933	1.0	January 27
1932	2.0	December 16
1931	4.0	March 9
1930	9.0	December 17
1929	4.0	February 5
1928	1.0	February 18
1927	8.0	March 2
1926	4.0	March 11
1925	3.0	March 4
1924	3.0	March 10
1921	5.0	January 26
1920	4.0	January 26
1919	3.0	February 10
1917	2.0	December 8
1916	8.0	February 28
1915	8.0	March 20
1914	6.0	January 3
1913	6.0	April 14
1912	5.0	November 28
1909	4.0	December 26
1902	none	–
1897	5.0	January 26
1896	5.0	January 16
1895	3.0	December 28
1884	5.0	March 1
1883	5.0	March 25
1882	8.0	December 29
1881	3.0	March 31
1880	2.0	February 2
1879	none	–
1877	4.0	February 23

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1877–2024	Highlands	location