Most Yearly Snow in Highlands History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Highlands, North Carolina history from 1877–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Highlands History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Highlands, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 53.5 inches which occurred in 1895.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 1.5 inches

Highlands Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	108	1.5
2023	105	2.6
2022	36	16.2
2021	59	12.1
2020	32	17.5
2019	118	0.2
2018	37	16.1
2017	9	28.6
2016	15	25.9
2015	42	14.7
2014	25	21.4
2013	30	18.3
2012	97	4.2
2011	34	16.7
2010	42	14.7
2009	120	0.0
2008	120	0.0
2007	120	0.0
2006	120	0.0
2005	120	0.0
2004	120	0.0
2003	120	0.0
2002	120	0.0
2001	120	0.0
2000	72	9.0
1999	57	12.4
1998	60	11.2
1997	39	15.4
1996	8	28.9
1995	63	10.5
1994	93	5.1
1993	3	34.8
1992	80	7.4
1991	67	9.7
1990	111	1.0
1989	22	23.0
1988	12	27.0
1987	38	15.5
1986	52	13.0
1985	19	24.0
1984	91	5.3
1983	17	25.3
1982	20	23.1
1981	33	16.9
1980	16	25.6
1979	14	26.0
1978	44	14.4
1977	115	0.5
1976	102	3.8
1975	75	8.6
1974	119	0.1
1973	89	5.5
1972	77	7.7
1971	21	23.0
1970	48	13.3
1969	5	33.1
1968	27	19.5
1967	70	9.3
1966	76	8.4
1965	49	13.3
1964	45	13.9
1963	69	9.3
1962	31	17.6
1961	88	5.6
1960	2	35.1
1959	106	2.1
1958	35	16.4
1957	117	0.3
1956	99	4.1
1955	92	5.2
1954	94	4.9
1953	62	10.6
1952	65	10.3
1951	67	9.7
1950	108	1.5
1949	110	1.1
1948	52	13.0
1947	47	13.6
1946	114	0.6
1945	78	7.6
1944	58	12.2
1943	113	0.9
1942	28	19.4
1941	103	3.5
1940	29	19.0
1939	61	10.9
1938	98	4.2
1937	82	6.8
1936	18	24.1
1935	51	13.1
1934	84	6.8
1933	111	1.0
1932	99	4.1
1931	56	12.5
1930	50	13.2
1929	101	4.0
1928	85	6.1
1927	107	1.7
1926	40	15.2
1925	104	3.0
1924	79	7.5
1923	115	0.5
1922	86	6.0
1921	54	12.6
1920	89	5.5
1919	96	4.5
1918	46	13.7
1917	64	10.4
1916	23	22.7
1915	13	26.7
1914	6	30.2
1913	72	9.0
1912	10	28.0
1911	87	6.0
1910	26	20.0
1909	72	9.0
1908	120	0.0
1907	120	0.0
1906	120	0.0
1905	120	0.0
1904	55	12.5
1903	71	9.1
1902	4	34.0
1901	11	27.8
1900	95	4.8
1899	24	21.5
1898	81	7.2
1897	83	6.8
1896	41	14.8
1895	1	53.5
1894	66	10.0
1893	7	29.0
1892	120	0.0
1891	120	0.0
1890	120	0.0
1889	120	0.0
1888	120	0.0
1887	120	0.0
1886	120	0.0
1885	120	0.0
1884	120	0.0
1883	120	0.0
1882	120	0.0
1881	120	0.0
1880	120	0.0
1879	120	0.0
1878	120	0.0
1877	120	0.0