Most Yearly Snow in Lead History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Lead, South Dakota history from 1909–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Lead History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Lead, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 319.7 inches which occurred in 1996.

Year to date though April 15, 2024: 48.6 inches

Lead Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	114	48.6
2023	78	101.8
2022	37	161.9
2021	73	109.5
2020	54	135.0
2019	25	190.6
2018	47	147.6
2017	93	75.3
2016	82	98.1
2015	81	99.2
2014	50	144.8
2013	9	238.1
2012	69	112.4
2011	28	175.2
2010	34	164.7
2009	2	291.2
2008	14	227.8
2007	46	147.9
2006	16	208.4
2005	56	134.1
2004	87	90.2
2003	55	134.7
2002	77	102.3
2001	58	132.6
2000	13	228.8
1999	49	146.1
1998	5	259.4
1997	11	236.1
1996	1	319.7
1995	6	258.2
1994	3	261.1
1993	4	259.9
1992	23	200.6
1991	20	204.0
1990	41	156.6
1989	7	252.4
1988	19	205.8
1987	51	144.0
1986	35	163.4
1985	31	168.4
1984	15	225.6
1983	21	202.2
1982	12	235.2
1981	103	61.7
1980	60	127.4
1979	74	108.1
1978	39	158.4
1977	8	242.0
1976	52	140.0
1975	17	207.4
1974	59	129.4
1973	22	201.4
1972	48	146.7
1971	18	206.1
1970	10	237.9
1969	42	153.0
1968	68	113.5
1967	40	156.8
1966	26	182.8
1965	45	148.1
1964	38	159.5
1963	30	171.9
1962	75	106.1
1961	72	110.4
1960	44	148.4
1959	33	165.2
1958	43	149.6
1957	67	114.2
1956	29	174.7
1955	24	192.0
1954	57	134.0
1953	27	181.3
1952	109	55.1
1951	64	119.4
1950	65	116.8
1949	70	110.8
1948	79	101.3
1947	98	71.1
1946	76	104.6
1945	101	65.8
1944	61	126.1
1943	85	91.6
1942	91	80.1
1941	107	56.0
1940	84	92.0
1939	86	90.5
1938	90	81.3
1937	100	66.4
1936	112	49.8
1935	102	61.9
1934	108	55.4
1933	104	60.6
1932	99	69.5
1931	113	49.7
1930	106	56.3
1929	88	86.9
1928	116	36.6
1927	105	58.2
1926	110	50.6
1925	111	50.6
1924	89	82.6
1923	94	75.2
1922	63	120.4
1921	115	41.4
1920	70	110.8
1919	92	78.7
1918	66	114.4
1917	62	124.0
1916	32	167.5
1915	36	162.6
1914	96	71.8
1913	83	94.9
1912	80	100.8
1911	53	135.6
1910	97	71.4
1909	95	74.7