Snowiest Winter Season in Lead History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Lead, South Dakota during a winter season from 1909–2024. 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 Lead History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Lead, South Dakota has ever received over a winter season is 364.7 inches which occurred in 1993–1994.

Lead 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	99	71.2
2022–2023	38	163.9
2021–2022	66	121.9
2020–2021	77	107.1
2019–2020	28	177.1
2018–2019	40	158.3
2017–2018	63	125.5
2016–2017	89	84.3
2015–2016	82	93.9
2014–2015	67	119.4
2013–2014	27	178.4
2012–2013	22	186.9
2011–2012	55	132.4
2010–2011	23	186.0
2009–2010	12	216.3
2008–2009	4	278.4
2007–2008	35	166.5
2006–2007	58	130.3
2005–2006	6	256.0
2004–2005	86	87.4
2003–2004	64	124.5
2002–2003	81	98.5
2001–2002	74	111.7
2000–2001	18	190.9
1999–2000	29	176.2
1998–1999	21	188.6
1997–1998	9	233.3
1996–1997	2	324.0
1995–1996	3	289.7
1994–1995	24	185.8
1993–1994	1	364.7
1992–1993	14	212.2
1991–1992	30	172.6
1990–1991	19	190.2
1989–1990	13	212.6
1988–1989	25	183.3
1987–1988	17	191.6
1986–1987	41	156.5
1985–1986	11	217.7
1984–1985	62	126.7
1983–1984	8	241.5
1982–1983	7	249.4
1981–1982	47	147.5
1980–1981	92	80.5
1979–1980	69	116.2
1978–1979	59	128.0
1977–1978	43	154.5
1976–1977	5	258.2
1975–1976	52	136.1
1974–1975	26	182.2
1973–1974	57	131.9
1972–1973	15	212.1
1971–1972	36	166.3
1970–1971	16	211.1
1969–1970	10	222.7
1968–1969	54	132.5
1967–1968	75	110.3
1966–1967	44	152.6
1965–1966	33	170.9
1964–1965	39	159.9
1963–1964	45	151.7
1962–1963	34	170.5
1961–1962	51	136.2
1960–1961	71	113.7
1959–1960	37	164.9
1958–1959	49	139.4
1957–1958	53	134.3
1956–1957	32	171.2
1955–1956	60	127.6
1954–1955	20	189.8
1953–1954	68	118.0
1952–1953	31	171.6
1951–1952	79	105.6
1950–1951	101	69.9
1949–1950	70	114.5
1948–1949	48	141.6
1947–1948	91	81.9
1946–1947	98	72.3
1945–1946	88	86.7
1944–1945	78	105.9
1943–1944	73	112.0
1942–1943	93	80.3
1941–1942	97	72.6
1940–1941	109	52.5
1939–1940	87	87.1
1938–1939	76	108.7
1937–1938	96	73.5
1936–1937	106	59.7
1935–1936	108	55.5
1934–1935	104	60.4
1933–1934	112	45.4
1932–1933	84	89.7
1931–1932	113	43.9
1930–1931	105	60.0
1929–1930	102	68.9
1928–1929	100	70.0
1927–1928	116	39.0
1926–1927	111	46.9
1925–1926	103	67.0
1924–1925	114	43.6
1923–1924	90	82.8
1922–1923	80	104.5
1921–1922	85	88.7
1920–1921	110	50.2
1919–1920	65	123.2
1918–1919	107	55.8
1917–1918	46	148.9
1916–1917	61	127.5
1915–1916	42	156.0
1914–1915	56	132.3
1913–1914	94	77.6
1912–1913	72	112.4
1911–1912	50	139.1
1910–1911	95	75.9
1909–1910	83	90.7
1908–1909	115	42.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1909–2024	Lead	location