Snowiest Winter Season in Highlands History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Highlands, North Carolina during a winter season from 1877–2024. 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 Highlands History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Highlands, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 50.5 inches which occurred in 1894–1895.
Highlands Snowfall by Winter Season
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2023–2024 109 1.8
2022–2023 106 2.3
2021–2022 38 16.2
2020–2021 43 15.0
2019–2020 44 14.6
2018–2019 46 14.4
2017–2018 33 17.9
2016–2017 55 12.6
2015–2016 15 25.9
2014–2015 36 16.9
2013–2014 27 19.3
2012–2013 28 19.1
2011–2012 101 3.5
2010–2011 6 31.2
2009–2010 118 0.0
2008–2009 118 0.0
2007–2008 118 0.0
2006–2007 118 0.0
2005–2006 118 0.0
2004–2005 118 0.0
2003–2004 118 0.0
2002–2003 118 0.0
2001–2002 118 0.0
2000–2001 69 9.0
1999–2000 112 1.0
1998–1999 58 11.6
1997–1998 26 19.8
1996–1997 68 9.6
1995–1996 14 26.1
1994–1995 62 10.3
1993–1994 34 17.9
1992–1993 21 23.0
1991–1992 84 6.4
1990–1991 66 9.7
1989–1990 73 8.5
1988–1989 40 15.5
1987–1988 8 29.0
1986–1987 49 13.5
1985–1986 39 16.0
1984–1985 23 21.0
1983–1984 91 5.3
1982–1983 11 27.8
1981–1982 17 24.7
1980–1981 53 12.9
1979–1980 13 26.3
1978–1979 16 25.2
1977–1978 45 14.4
1976–1977 115 0.5
1975–1976 74 8.3
1974–1975 94 4.1
1973–1974 117 0.2
1972–1973 86 6.1
1971–1972 50 13.3
1970–1971 22 22.0
1969–1970 41 15.4
1968–1969 5 33.9
1967–1968 53 12.9
1966–1967 67 9.6
1965–1966 83 6.5
1964–1965 50 13.3
1963–1964 24 20.5
1962–1963 98 3.6
1961–1962 32 18.2
1960–1961 92 5.1
1959–1960 3 35.0
1958–1959 69 9.0
1957–1958 71 8.6
1956–1957 114 0.8
1955–1956 98 3.6
1954–1955 78 7.7
1953–1954 102 3.0
1952–1953 52 13.0
1951–1952 65 10.0
1950–1951 76 8.2
1949–1950 116 0.4
1948–1949 112 1.0
1947–1948 29 19.0
1946–1947 79 7.6
1945–1946 80 7.5
1944–1945 93 4.4
1943–1944 72 8.5
1942–1943 111 1.3
1941–1942 29 19.0
1940–1941 100 3.5
1939–1940 12 26.8
1938–1939 95 4.0
1937–1938 97 3.7
1936–1937 74 8.3
1935–1936 4 34.3
1934–1935 107 2.2
1933–1934 89 5.6
1932–1933 104 3.0
1931–1932 108 2.1
1930–1931 48 13.8
1929–1930 57 11.9
1928–1929 85 6.2
1927–1928 96 3.9
1926–1927 110 1.7
1925–1926 42 15.2
1924–1925 104 3.0
1923–1924 77 8.0
1922–1923 87 6.0
1921–1922 118 0.0
1920–1921 56 12.6
1919–1920 90 5.5
1918–1919 81 7.5
1917–1918 25 20.4
1916–1917 59 11.5
1915–1916 35 17.4
1914–1915 18 23.7
1913–1914 7 30.7
1912–1913 60 10.5
1911–1912 19 23.5
1910–1911 82 7.0
1909–1910 10 28.0
1908–1909 118 0.0
1907–1908 118 0.0
1906–1907 118 0.0
1905–1906 118 0.0
1904–1905 118 0.0
1903–1904 31 18.6
1902–1903 64 10.0
1901–1902 2 39.8
1900–1901 37 16.8
1899–1900 103 3.0
1898–1899 20 23.4
1897–1898 88 5.8
1896–1897 61 10.3
1895–1896 47 13.8
1894–1895 1 50.5
1893–1894 63 10.2
1892–1893 9 28.8
1891–1892 118 0.0
1890–1891 118 0.0
1889–1890 118 0.0
1888–1889 118 0.0
1887–1888 118 0.0
1886–1887 118 0.0
1885–1886 118 0.0
1884–1885 118 0.0
1883–1884 118 0.0
1882–1883 118 0.0
1881–1882 118 0.0
1880–1881 118 0.0
1879–1880 118 0.0
1878–1879 118 0.0
1877–1878 118 0.0
1876–1877 118 0.0
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Years Station Coordinates
1877–2024 Highlands location