Snowiest Winter Season in Indianapolis History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Indianapolis, Indiana during a winter season from 1901–2024. 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 Indianapolis History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Indianapolis, Indiana has ever received over a winter season is 58.2 inches which occurred in 1981–1982.

Indianapolis 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	118	8.2
2022–2023	112	10.0
2021–2022	109	11.0
2020–2021	51	24.2
2019–2020	92	16.2
2018–2019	76	19.4
2017–2018	55	23.2
2016–2017	114	9.7
2015–2016	100	13.3
2014–2015	44	25.6
2013–2014	3	55.7
2012–2013	18	34.5
2011–2012	113	9.8
2010–2011	14	37.4
2009–2010	23	33.0
2008–2009	50	24.3
2007–2008	54	23.3
2006–2007	43	25.8
2005–2006	40	27.0
2004–2005	34	27.6
2003–2004	63	20.9
2002–2003	6	50.0
2001–2002	110	10.9
2000–2001	74	19.6
1999–2000	52	24.1
1998–1999	30	29.7
1997–1998	111	10.4
1996–1997	28	31.5
1995–1996	4	51.7
1994–1995	72	19.8
1993–1994	27	31.5
1992–1993	32	28.5
1991–1992	96	14.7
1990–1991	86	17.5
1989–1990	42	26.0
1988–1989	99	13.5
1987–1988	108	11.3
1986–1987	70	19.9
1985–1986	64	20.4
1984–1985	33	27.8
1983–1984	10	41.9
1982–1983	121	7.1
1981–1982	1	58.2
1980–1981	88	17.3
1979–1980	48	24.8
1978–1979	11	38.4
1977–1978	2	57.9
1976–1977	29	30.0
1975–1976	62	21.1
1974–1975	26	31.8
1973–1974	8	44.8
1972–1973	119	7.9
1971–1972	70	19.9
1970–1971	101	13.1
1969–1970	12	38.2
1968–1969	80	18.7
1967–1968	16	36.7
1966–1967	46	25.1
1965–1966	102	12.5
1964–1965	17	36.5
1963–1964	20	34.3
1962–1963	31	29.4
1961–1962	35	27.5
1960–1961	37	27.2
1959–1960	49	24.6
1958–1959	57	22.3
1957–1958	117	9.3
1956–1957	83	18.3
1955–1956	25	32.5
1954–1955	66	20.0
1953–1954	90	16.8
1952–1953	53	23.6
1951–1952	94	15.7
1950–1951	24	32.7
1949–1950	123	5.8
1948–1949	104	12.4
1947–1948	57	22.3
1946–1947	93	16.2
1945–1946	95	15.0
1944–1945	75	19.5
1943–1944	89	17.0
1942–1943	78	19.0
1941–1942	73	19.7
1940–1941	106	11.8
1939–1940	67	20.0
1938–1939	37	27.2
1937–1938	102	12.5
1936–1937	97	13.8
1935–1936	68	19.9
1934–1935	114	9.7
1933–1934	81	18.6
1932–1933	59	21.6
1931–1932	119	7.9
1930–1931	105	11.9
1929–1930	79	18.8
1928–1929	107	11.3
1927–1928	116	9.4
1926–1927	39	27.1
1925–1926	56	22.8
1924–1925	77	19.3
1923–1924	68	19.9
1922–1923	98	13.7
1921–1922	122	6.5
1920–1921	64	20.4
1919–1920	36	27.4
1918–1919	124	5.2
1917–1918	22	33.0
1916–1917	41	26.9
1915–1916	45	25.3
1914–1915	20	34.3
1913–1914	15	37.3
1912–1913	61	21.2
1911–1912	7	45.8
1910–1911	84	17.6
1909–1910	13	38.1
1908–1909	59	21.6
1907–1908	87	17.5
1906–1907	82	18.5
1905–1906	19	34.5
1904–1905	47	25.0
1903–1904	5	51.0
1902–1903	9	42.0
1901–1902	85	17.5
1900–1901	91	16.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Indianapolis International Airport	location
1901–1947	Whitestown	location