Snowiest Winter Season in Lake Placid History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Lake Placid, New York during a winter season from 1897–2024. 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 Lake Placid History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Lake Placid, New York has ever received over a winter season is 220.3 inches which occurred in 1916–1917.

Lake Placid 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	88	84.3
2022–2023	28	137.0
2021–2022	25	140.3
2020–2021	31	131.3
2019–2020	37	126.2
2018–2019	18	148.4
2017–2018	59	110.2
2016–2017	104	0.0
2015–2016	104	0.0
2014–2015	104	0.0
2013–2014	93	75.9
2012–2013	72	100.0
2011–2012	97	69.2
2010–2011	34	127.6
2009–2010	68	102.5
2008–2009	83	89.5
2007–2008	40	125.5
2006–2007	63	105.4
2005–2006	90	77.5
2004–2005	98	63.7
2003–2004	51	118.5
2002–2003	48	120.5
2001–2002	73	98.3
2000–2001	8	172.8
1999–2000	63	105.4
1998–1999	91	77.4
1997–1998	45	121.1
1996–1997	46	120.8
1995–1996	71	101.0
1994–1995	99	63.3
1993–1994	53	117.0
1992–1993	22	143.2
1991–1992	89	78.5
1990–1991	95	74.6
1989–1990	86	87.1
1988–1989	67	103.0
1987–1988	102	6.0
1986–1987	104	0.0
1985–1986	104	0.0
1984–1985	104	0.0
1983–1984	104	0.0
1982–1983	104	0.0
1981–1982	104	0.0
1980–1981	104	0.0
1979–1980	104	0.0
1978–1979	104	0.0
1977–1978	104	0.0
1976–1977	104	0.0
1975–1976	104	0.0
1974–1975	103	0.3
1973–1974	104	0.0
1972–1973	92	76.0
1971–1972	42	122.9
1970–1971	9	171.2
1969–1970	19	145.3
1968–1969	17	150.5
1967–1968	80	93.4
1966–1967	82	90.4
1965–1966	3	186.2
1964–1965	87	84.6
1963–1964	56	113.5
1962–1963	15	155.5
1961–1962	50	119.1
1960–1961	81	93.2
1959–1960	5	176.3
1958–1959	11	167.9
1957–1958	32	127.7
1956–1957	94	75.4
1955–1956	20	144.4
1954–1955	10	168.5
1953–1954	26	139.5
1952–1953	33	127.6
1951–1952	35	127.2
1950–1951	62	106.8
1949–1950	27	137.2
1948–1949	78	93.9
1947–1948	36	126.8
1946–1947	4	179.6
1945–1946	53	117.0
1944–1945	23	142.6
1943–1944	43	122.6
1942–1943	30	133.4
1941–1942	38	126.1
1940–1941	47	120.8
1939–1940	13	159.8
1938–1939	21	143.7
1937–1938	66	103.3
1936–1937	49	120.4
1935–1936	74	97.7
1934–1935	75	96.9
1933–1934	57	110.8
1932–1933	58	110.6
1931–1932	24	142.2
1930–1931	44	121.8
1929–1930	41	125.0
1928–1929	76	96.5
1927–1928	52	117.0
1926–1927	60	109.5
1925–1926	55	114.5
1924–1925	85	88.5
1923–1924	101	26.5
1922–1923	69	101.9
1921–1922	84	89.0
1920–1921	70	101.0
1919–1920	29	135.4
1918–1919	77	96.2
1917–1918	65	103.6
1916–1917	1	220.3
1915–1916	7	172.8
1914–1915	16	154.9
1913–1914	12	159.9
1912–1913	39	125.7
1911–1912	6	175.2
1910–1911	2	208.2
1909–1910	14	157.8
1908–1909	61	108.0
1907–1908	104	0.0
1906–1907	104	0.0
1905–1906	104	0.0
1904–1905	104	0.0
1903–1904	104	0.0
1902–1903	104	0.0
1901–1902	104	0.0
1900–1901	104	0.0
1899–1900	100	46.1
1898–1899	79	93.6
1897–1898	96	70.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1897–2024	Lake Placid 2 S	location