Most Yearly Snow in Lexington History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Lexington, Kentucky history from 1872–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Lexington History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Lexington, Kentucky has ever received in a single calendar year is 62.8 inches which occurred in 1917.

Year to date though April 30, 2024: 6.9 inches

Lexington Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	118	6.9
2023	138	0.9
2022	26	26.1
2021	64	15.8
2020	102	9.5
2019	95	10.5
2018	44	22.1
2017	135	3.5
2016	67	15.4
2015	5	38.4
2014	23	26.7
2013	90	11.1
2012	91	11.0
2011	69	15.0
2010	10	34.3
2009	85	12.3
2008	78	13.6
2007	117	7.1
2006	89	11.4
2005	122	6.0
2004	130	5.0
2003	54	18.5
2002	74	13.7
2001	132	4.8
2000	104	9.1
1999	127	5.2
1998	55	18.3
1997	121	6.1
1996	18	28.1
1995	83	12.4
1994	35	24.2
1993	24	26.5
1992	116	7.3
1991	129	5.2
1990	133	4.7
1989	87	11.9
1988	110	8.1
1987	57	17.9
1986	92	11.0
1985	30	24.9
1984	56	18.2
1983	101	9.7
1982	98	10.0
1981	127	5.2
1980	48	21.0
1979	39	23.2
1978	6	38.1
1977	21	27.6
1976	78	13.6
1975	81	12.6
1974	107	8.5
1973	115	7.3
1972	84	12.4
1971	51	19.1
1970	29	25.7
1969	62	16.3
1968	25	26.3
1967	20	27.6
1966	16	28.8
1965	63	15.8
1964	32	24.5
1963	35	24.2
1962	82	12.5
1961	49	20.0
1960	3	39.4
1959	119	6.7
1958	70	14.9
1957	111	8.0
1956	109	8.4
1955	65	15.7
1954	96	10.4
1953	86	12.2
1952	113	7.6
1951	11	33.5
1950	61	16.5
1949	114	7.5
1948	9	34.7
1947	27	25.9
1946	137	3.2
1945	66	15.5
1944	71	14.6
1943	13	32.3
1942	46	21.2
1941	126	5.3
1940	41	22.7
1939	42	22.3
1938	103	9.4
1937	52	19.0
1936	7	36.1
1935	40	23.0
1934	60	16.8
1933	120	6.3
1932	134	4.2
1931	123	5.6
1930	97	10.3
1929	12	32.8
1928	99	10.0
1927	80	13.1
1926	50	19.9
1925	92	11.0
1924	106	8.8
1923	130	5.0
1922	108	8.4
1921	53	19.0
1920	73	14.1
1919	125	5.3
1918	38	24.0
1917	1	62.8
1916	8	35.5
1915	88	11.7
1914	31	24.9
1913	72	14.2
1912	18	28.1
1911	112	7.9
1910	2	42.1
1909	58	17.8
1908	74	13.7
1907	45	21.7
1906	17	28.4
1905	14	31.1
1904	74	13.7
1903	34	24.3
1902	47	21.1
1901	105	8.9
1900	68	15.2
1899	37	24.0
1898	43	22.1
1897	59	17.1
1896	33	24.4
1895	22	27.3
1894	4	38.9
1893	28	25.7
1892	15	29.7
1891	136	3.4
1890	94	10.9
1889	99	10.0
1888	74	13.7
1887	123	5.6
1886	139	0.0
1885	139	0.0
1884	139	0.0
1883	139	0.0
1882	139	0.0
1881	139	0.0
1880	139	0.0
1879	139	0.0
1878	139	0.0
1877	139	0.0
1876	139	0.0
1875	139	0.0
1874	139	0.0
1873	139	0.0
1872	139	0.0