Most Yearly Snow in Independence History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Independence, Kansas history from 1893–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Independence History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Independence, Kansas has ever received in a single calendar year is 34.0 inches which occurred in 1987.

Independence Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	130	0.0
2023	120	2.0
2022	60	11.1
2021	90	6.6
2020	111	3.5
2019	96	5.3
2018	97	5.1
2017	130	0.0
2016	129	0.4
2015	68	9.1
2014	77	7.8
2013	83	7.1
2012	124	1.2
2011	18	19.0
2010	36	15.0
2009	61	11.0
2008	24	17.1
2007	26	16.7
2006	19	18.8
2005	126	1.0
2004	115	3.0
2003	44	13.2
2002	38	14.2
2001	123	1.3
2000	2	30.2
1999	79	7.5
1998	111	3.5
1997	42	13.7
1996	103	4.5
1995	67	9.8
1994	76	7.9
1993	29	16.0
1992	98	5.0
1991	125	1.1
1990	89	6.8
1989	47	12.7
1988	9	23.2
1987	1	34.0
1986	98	5.0
1985	22	17.9
1984	27	16.5
1983	51	11.5
1982	95	5.5
1981	122	1.8
1980	29	16.0
1979	40	14.0
1978	4	27.5
1977	74	8.0
1976	126	1.0
1975	15	20.3
1974	107	4.0
1973	33	15.5
1972	35	15.0
1971	40	14.0
1970	14	20.5
1969	111	3.5
1968	84	7.0
1967	103	4.5
1966	64	10.3
1965	115	3.0
1964	84	7.0
1963	98	5.0
1962	66	10.0
1961	71	8.5
1960	16	19.5
1959	74	8.0
1958	3	28.0
1957	84	7.0
1956	62	10.6
1955	58	11.1
1954	91	6.5
1953	117	3.0
1952	117	3.0
1951	11	22.2
1950	126	1.0
1949	6	25.2
1948	21	18.0
1947	46	13.0
1946	130	0.0
1945	25	17.1
1944	111	3.5
1943	32	15.5
1942	57	11.3
1941	23	17.6
1940	63	10.5
1939	17	19.2
1938	50	12.3
1937	43	13.6
1936	105	4.3
1935	120	2.0
1934	44	13.2
1933	93	6.3
1932	80	7.3
1931	69	9.0
1930	20	18.0
1929	93	6.3
1928	81	7.3
1927	28	16.1
1926	78	7.6
1925	91	6.5
1924	5	26.3
1923	69	9.0
1922	72	8.4
1921	73	8.2
1920	38	14.2
1919	88	6.9
1918	10	22.3
1917	34	15.1
1916	31	15.7
1915	36	15.0
1914	65	10.1
1913	8	24.4
1912	13	20.7
1911	82	7.2
1910	58	11.1
1909	51	11.5
1908	102	4.6
1907	109	3.6
1906	49	12.4
1905	12	20.8
1904	108	3.8
1903	106	4.2
1902	54	11.4
1901	119	2.5
1900	84	7.0
1899	55	11.4
1898	51	11.5
1897	48	12.6
1896	109	3.6
1895	7	24.6
1894	56	11.3
1893	101	4.9