Snowiest Winter Season in Hot Springs History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Hot Springs, South Dakota during a winter season from 1894–2024. 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 Hot Springs History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Hot Springs, South Dakota has ever received over a winter season is 72.5 inches which occurred in 2022–2023.

Hot Springs Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023–2024	106	19.5
2022–2023	1	72.5
2021–2022	75	30.3
2020–2021	61	34.3
2019–2020	9	54.7
2018–2019	56	35.1
2017–2018	11	53.5
2016–2017	43	38.9
2015–2016	60	34.4
2014–2015	53	35.6
2013–2014	31	42.8
2012–2013	10	54.5
2011–2012	121	7.4
2010–2011	25	45.5
2009–2010	63	34.0
2008–2009	12	52.1
2007–2008	86	26.9
2006–2007	113	16.3
2005–2006	59	34.5
2004–2005	108	18.1
2003–2004	46	37.3
2002–2003	120	7.6
2001–2002	74	30.3
2000–2001	81	28.5
1999–2000	105	19.8
1998–1999	84	28.0
1997–1998	81	28.5
1996–1997	52	35.7
1995–1996	47	37.1
1994–1995	73	30.5
1993–1994	39	39.8
1992–1993	38	40.9
1991–1992	118	11.0
1990–1991	103	20.0
1989–1990	100	22.0
1988–1989	97	23.2
1987–1988	112	17.0
1986–1987	45	37.4
1985–1986	20	48.3
1984–1985	106	19.5
1983–1984	14	51.2
1982–1983	111	17.5
1981–1982	16	49.5
1980–1981	109	18.0
1979–1980	115	14.3
1978–1979	35	41.0
1977–1978	24	46.5
1976–1977	95	24.7
1975–1976	2	72.3
1974–1975	32	42.5
1973–1974	57	35.0
1972–1973	65	32.5
1971–1972	96	23.5
1970–1971	22	47.5
1969–1970	19	48.5
1968–1969	78	29.5
1967–1968	49	36.5
1966–1967	36	41.0
1965–1966	42	39.0
1964–1965	17	49.5
1963–1964	100	22.0
1962–1963	90	25.5
1961–1962	26	45.5
1960–1961	89	26.3
1959–1960	110	17.7
1958–1959	83	28.2
1957–1958	68	32.1
1956–1957	4	64.8
1955–1956	15	50.1
1954–1955	8	55.3
1953–1954	87	26.7
1952–1953	18	49.4
1951–1952	69	31.7
1950–1951	91	25.5
1949–1950	23	47.1
1948–1949	40	39.5
1947–1948	72	31.0
1946–1947	88	26.7
1945–1946	99	22.5
1944–1945	34	41.2
1943–1944	55	35.5
1942–1943	80	29.2
1941–1942	75	30.3
1940–1941	104	19.9
1939–1940	75	30.3
1938–1939	58	34.8
1937–1938	93	24.7
1936–1937	7	55.6
1935–1936	6	57.0
1934–1935	85	27.0
1933–1934	71	31.5
1932–1933	62	34.2
1931–1932	28	44.5
1930–1931	94	24.7
1929–1930	30	43.0
1928–1929	29	43.0
1927–1928	50	36.5
1926–1927	13	51.5
1925–1926	69	31.7
1924–1925	44	37.5
1923–1924	5	63.5
1922–1923	37	41.0
1921–1922	48	37.0
1920–1921	40	39.5
1919–1920	3	67.5
1918–1919	64	34.0
1917–1918	27	45.0
1916–1917	92	25.4
1915–1916	98	22.9
1914–1915	53	35.6
1913–1914	117	13.6
1912–1913	79	29.3
1911–1912	21	48.3
1910–1911	102	21.3
1909–1910	33	42.0
1908–1909	67	32.4
1907–1908	122	5.5
1906–1907	125	0.0
1905–1906	125	0.0
1904–1905	125	0.0
1903–1904	125	0.0
1902–1903	125	0.0
1901–1902	125	0.0
1900–1901	123	5.0
1899–1900	114	16.0
1898–1899	66	32.5
1897–1898	51	35.7
1896–1897	116	13.8
1895–1896	125	0.0
1894–1895	124	2.8
1893–1894	119	10.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1894–2024	Hot Springs	location