Maximum Snow Accumulation in Hot Springs by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Hot Springs, South Dakota for each available year between 1897 and 2024.

Deepest Snow on the Ground in Hot Springs History

The most snow accumulation ever measured in Hot Springs was 25.0 inches which was recorded on April 4, 2023.

Year	Max Depth (inches)	Date
2024	3.0	February 16
2023	25.0	April 4
2022	4.0	December 13
2021	15.0	December 10
2020	7.0	March 14
2019	6.0	March 7
2018	10.0	February 9
2017	8.0	February 1
2016	7.0	December 16
2015	6.0	May 10
2014	8.0	November 15
2013	12.0	April 10
2012	4.0	December 27
2011	7.0	February 26
2010	5.0	November 22
2009	8.0	March 24
2008	4.0	January 21
2007	6.0	December 8
2006	14.0	March 12
2005	6.0	January 4
2004	8.0	March 1
2003	5.0	January 26
2002	13.0	March 18
2001	7.0	February 7
2000	10.0	April 19
1999	5.0	January 7
1998	10.0	March 30
1997	4.0	April 10
1996	12.0	December 26
1995	8.0	October 31
1994	7.0	January 19
1993	15.0	January 12
1992	7.0	January 8
1991	8.0	October 28
1990	5.0	March 7
1989	8.0	March 3
1988	5.0	December 26
1987	9.0	February 28
1986	8.0	November 10
1985	12.0	November 30
1984	7.0	April 27
1983	14.0	December 27
1982	9.0	January 6
1981	7.0	December 31
1980	4.0	March 4
1979	6.0	January 15
1978	10.0	December 5
1977	7.0	November 20
1976	21.0	January 2
1975	12.0	March 27
1974	7.0	January 21
1973	7.0	December 18
1972	7.0	October 30
1971	10.0	February 3
1970	16.0	April 18
1969	5.0	January 3
1968	16.0	January 6
1967	8.0	January 6
1966	7.0	April 19
1965	5.0	March 28
1964	6.0	December 25
1963	8.0	January 29
1962	8.0	February 27
1961	5.0	December 18
1960	3.0	December 4
1959	9.0	November 13
1958	10.0	March 1
1957	10.0	April 6
1956	5.0	December 6
1955	11.0	February 19
1954	6.0	October 25
1953	11.0	January 15
1952	6.0	March 13
1951	3.0	March 3
1950	10.0	April 29
1949	2.0	March 10
1948	none	–
1947	none	–
1946	none	–
1945	none	–
1944	none	–
1943	none	–
1942	none	–
1941	7.0	December 31
1940	none	–
1939	6.0	February 1
1938	1.0	January 29
1937	10.0	March 24
1936	17.0	February 17
1935	2.0	October 31
1934	7.0	February 25
1933	3.0	February 12
1932	6.0	March 6
1931	6.0	November 30
1930	12.0	January 20
1929	4.0	January 23
1928	6.0	March 15
1927	12.0	April 15
1926	4.0	December 13
1925	1.0	March 17
1924	5.0	January 18
1923	3.0	February 2
1922	7.0	January 18
1921	17.0	January 31
1920	22.0	April 18
1919	6.0	February 5
1918	15.0	April 4
1917	6.0	April 15
1916	6.0	January 1
1915	8.0	February 1
1914	8.0	February 22
1913	9.0	March 14
1912	4.0	January 15
1911	5.0	December 31
1910	14.0	January 4
1909	16.0	December 11
1908	5.0	January 31
1900	2.0	March 3
1899	9.0	March 15
1898	5.0	January 25
1897	6.0	January 16

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1894–2024	Hot Springs	location