Most Yearly Snow in Lowell History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Lowell, Massachusetts history from 1885–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Lowell History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Lowell, Massachusetts has ever received in a single calendar year is 118.0 inches which occurred in 1956.

Year to date though April 8, 2024: 10.7 inches

Lowell Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	94	10.7
2023	76	26.0
2022	74	28.1
2021	75	27.5
2020	71	31.1
2019	34	53.1
2018	18	65.9
2017	19	64.9
2016	54	40.8
2015	2	115.2
2014	29	57.3
2013	10	79.8
2012	90	17.5
2011	11	79.6
2010	65	36.3
2009	13	76.3
2008	24	60.4
2007	17	66.2
2006	68	32.2
2005	3	102.4
2004	67	33.9
2003	30	55.8
2002	26	58.7
2001	7	84.7
2000	41	49.4
1999	70	31.8
1998	81	23.3
1997	21	63.5
1996	4	93.1
1995	68	32.2
1994	16	66.4
1993	9	80.9
1992	92	14.0
1991	82	22.6
1990	62	37.4
1989	77	24.5
1988	54	40.8
1987	37	52.8
1986	91	14.7
1985	89	17.7
1984	78	24.3
1983	31	55.7
1982	59	38.2
1981	72	29.6
1980	93	12.0
1979	88	17.8
1978	96	8.0
1977	98	0.0
1976	98	0.0
1975	98	0.0
1974	98	0.0
1973	98	0.0
1972	98	0.0
1971	98	0.0
1970	64	36.4
1969	39	51.0
1968	49	43.0
1967	6	88.5
1966	20	64.5
1965	73	29.5
1964	28	57.5
1963	66	34.3
1962	47	43.8
1961	27	58.0
1960	25	59.3
1959	43	48.3
1958	48	43.6
1957	54	40.8
1956	1	118.0
1955	85	21.0
1954	60	37.5
1953	58	39.0
1952	42	48.8
1951	53	41.0
1950	60	37.5
1949	46	45.0
1948	8	83.1
1947	32	54.1
1946	36	53.0
1945	5	88.5
1944	51	42.0
1943	44	47.3
1942	63	37.2
1941	40	50.2
1940	23	60.5
1939	52	41.0
1938	33	54.0
1937	84	21.5
1936	45	46.0
1935	14	71.9
1934	12	78.3
1933	15	71.3
1932	38	52.0
1931	35	53.0
1930	57	39.8
1929	22	63.0
1928	79	24.0
1927	87	18.0
1926	50	42.0
1925	83	22.5
1924	98	0.0
1923	98	0.0
1922	98	0.0
1921	86	19.0
1920	98	0.0
1919	98	0.0
1918	98	0.0
1917	98	0.0
1916	98	0.0
1915	98	0.0
1914	80	23.5
1913	98	0.0
1912	98	0.0
1911	98	0.0
1910	98	0.0
1909	98	0.0
1908	98	0.0
1907	98	0.0
1906	98	0.0
1905	98	0.0
1904	98	0.0
1903	97	0.3
1902	98	0.0
1901	98	0.0
1900	98	0.0
1899	98	0.0
1898	98	0.0
1897	98	0.0
1896	98	0.0
1895	95	8.5
1894	98	0.0
1893	98	0.0
1892	98	0.0
1891	98	0.0
1890	98	0.0
1889	98	0.0
1888	98	0.0
1887	98	0.0
1886	98	0.0
1885	98	0.0