Snowiest Winter Season in Lexington History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Lexington, Kentucky during a winter season from 1872–2024. 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 Lexington History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Lexington, Kentucky has ever received over a winter season is 55.4 inches which occurred in 1916–1917.
Lexington Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
118
6.9
2022–2023
134
3.1
2021–2022
34
23.9
2020–2021
42
21.7
2019–2020
123
5.4
2018–2019
102
9.8
2017–2018
45
21.2
2016–2017
130
3.4
2015–2016
67
15.3
2014–2015
6
40.0
2013–2014
26
27.1
2012–2013
81
12.5
2011–2012
114
7.6
2010–2011
23
27.8
2009–2010
37
23.7
2008–2009
80
12.9
2007–2008
91
10.8
2006–2007
113
7.8
2005–2006
88
11.2
2004–2005
121
5.8
2003–2004
109
8.6
2002–2003
49
19.9
2001–2002
107
8.7
2000–2001
96
10.3
1999–2000
125
5.2
1998–1999
126
4.1
1997–1998
50
19.6
1996–1997
127
4.0
1995–1996
15
31.4
1994–1995
104
9.1
1993–1994
13
31.7
1992–1993
38
23.3
1991–1992
132
3.2
1990–1991
121
5.8
1989–1990
73
14.3
1988–1989
136
2.2
1987–1988
98
10.2
1986–1987
68
15.3
1985–1986
73
14.3
1984–1985
30
26.3
1983–1984
70
15.0
1982–1983
111
8.0
1981–1982
83
12.1
1980–1981
128
3.7
1979–1980
48
20.5
1978–1979
36
23.8
1977–1978
4
42.1
1976–1977
25
27.4
1975–1976
99
10.0
1974–1975
63
15.9
1973–1974
109
8.6
1972–1973
124
5.3
1971–1972
91
10.8
1970–1971
50
19.6
1969–1970
16
31.1
1968–1969
82
12.2
1967–1968
8
34.5
1966–1967
32
25.6
1965–1966
44
21.4
1964–1965
64
15.9
1963–1964
12
32.3
1962–1963
56
17.4
1961–1962
62
16.4
1960–1961
55
18.7
1959–1960
7
37.0
1958–1959
115
7.5
1957–1958
77
13.6
1956–1957
116
7.3
1955–1956
103
9.7
1954–1955
60
16.9
1953–1954
87
11.3
1952–1953
86
11.6
1951–1952
95
10.4
1950–1951
5
41.7
1949–1950
135
2.3
1948–1949
90
11.0
1947–1948
18
30.2
1946–1947
27
26.9
1945–1946
88
11.2
1944–1945
84
11.9
1943–1944
77
13.6
1942–1943
8
34.5
1941–1942
71
14.9
1940–1941
119
6.4
1939–1940
11
33.1
1938–1939
66
15.6
1937–1938
85
11.6
1936–1937
40
22.8
1935–1936
3
42.7
1934–1935
116
7.3
1933–1934
59
17.1
1932–1933
120
6.1
1931–1932
137
2.1
1930–1931
97
10.2
1929–1930
72
14.5
1928–1929
33
24.4
1927–1928
94
10.5
1926–1927
69
15.2
1925–1926
47
20.7
1924–1925
100
9.9
1923–1924
108
8.6
1922–1923
133
3.2
1921–1922
112
7.9
1920–1921
29
26.3
1919–1920
106
8.9
1918–1919
129
3.6
1917–1918
2
43.4
1916–1917
1
55.4
1915–1916
31
25.7
1914–1915
52
19.6
1913–1914
46
20.9
1912–1913
76
13.8
1911–1912
34
23.9
1910–1911
39
23.0
1909–1910
19
29.9
1908–1909
79
13.3
1907–1908
65
15.7
1906–1907
21
28.0
1905–1906
28
26.5
1904–1905
22
28.0
1903–1904
41
22.0
1902–1903
57
17.4
1901–1902
53
19.3
1900–1901
105
9.0
1899–1900
58
17.4
1898–1899
24
27.5
1897–1898
53
19.3
1896–1897
93
10.7
1895–1896
20
28.1
1894–1895
10
34.1
1893–1894
14
31.5
1892–1893
17
30.7
1891–1892
43
21.6
1890–1891
130
3.4
1889–1890
75
13.9
1888–1889
101
9.8
1887–1888
61
16.5
1886–1887
138
0.0
1885–1886
138
0.0
1884–1885
138
0.0
1883–1884
138
0.0
1882–1883
138
0.0
1881–1882
138
0.0
1880–1881
138
0.0
1879–1880
138
0.0
1878–1879
138
0.0
1877–1878
138
0.0
1876–1877
138
0.0
1875–1876
138
0.0
1874–1875
138
0.0
1873–1874
138
0.0
1872–1873
138
0.0
Weather Station Details
Years
Station
Coordinates
1872–2024
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