Most Yearly Snow in Milwaukee History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin history from 1871–2023. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Milwaukee History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Milwaukee, Wisconsin has ever received in a single calendar year is 110.5 inches which occurred in 1886.

Year to date though March 26, 2023: 43.7 inches

Milwaukee Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023	72	43.7
2022	106	33.3
2021	68	44.8
2020	125	27.6
2019	27	63.8
2018	56	50.1
2017	135	23.6
2016	79	41.5
2015	42	54.3
2014	61	47.5
2013	33	59.5
2012	100	35.4
2011	40	54.9
2010	102	34.5
2009	57	49.9
2008	2	106.9
2007	13	78.0
2006	116	32.0
2005	29	61.9
2004	85	39.4
2003	109	32.8
2002	84	39.9
2001	142	9.6
2000	4	88.0
1999	34	59.4
1998	118	31.7
1997	50	52.0
1996	80	41.5
1995	66	46.3
1994	7	83.2
1993	58	49.1
1992	117	31.7
1991	89	38.7
1990	46	53.3
1989	39	55.7
1988	73	43.6
1987	91	38.0
1986	120	30.4
1985	24	64.7
1984	90	38.5
1983	60	48.5
1982	31	60.4
1981	112	32.5
1980	26	64.1
1979	47	52.6
1978	15	77.3
1977	19	72.7
1976	94	37.7
1975	30	61.8
1974	18	74.9
1973	62	47.4
1972	55	50.2
1971	67	45.9
1970	71	44.3
1969	105	33.8
1968	137	21.9
1967	54	50.4
1966	59	48.5
1965	11	79.1
1964	87	38.9
1963	103	34.5
1962	21	67.2
1961	93	37.8
1960	17	75.0
1959	12	78.0
1958	115	32.1
1957	113	32.5
1956	96	37.1
1955	138	21.8
1954	82	40.2
1953	136	23.0
1952	51	51.9
1951	3	88.1
1950	35	59.1
1949	97	36.7
1948	92	37.8
1947	37	56.1
1946	134	23.7
1945	129	26.5
1944	110	32.8
1943	75	42.9
1942	121	29.5
1941	126	27.0
1940	124	28.1
1939	78	41.7
1938	139	20.0
1937	132	25.5
1936	20	68.1
1935	53	51.1
1934	131	25.6
1933	76	42.9
1932	98	36.1
1931	38	55.9
1930	49	52.0
1929	44	54.1
1928	128	26.5
1927	88	38.8
1926	16	75.9
1925	65	46.4
1924	23	64.8
1923	9	80.3
1922	140	15.2
1921	122	29.2
1920	70	44.3
1919	74	43.3
1918	10	80.2
1917	95	37.4
1916	99	35.8
1915	107	33.2
1914	108	32.9
1913	127	26.6
1912	45	53.5
1911	123	28.1
1910	77	42.7
1909	36	59.0
1908	28	63.0
1907	81	40.2
1906	104	34.1
1905	32	60.2
1904	8	83.1
1903	52	51.1
1902	130	26.5
1901	43	54.3
1900	22	65.6
1899	101	34.8
1898	5	86.3
1897	25	64.4
1896	41	54.4
1895	48	52.5
1894	111	32.7
1893	64	46.5
1892	86	38.9
1891	83	40.1
1890	69	44.3
1889	119	31.2
1888	133	24.0
1887	14	77.4
1886	1	110.5
1885	114	32.1
1884	141	9.9
1883	143	0.0
1882	143	0.0
1881	6	86.3
1880	143	0.0
1879	143	0.0
1878	143	0.0
1877	63	46.5
1876	143	0.0
1875	143	0.0
1874	143	0.0
1873	143	0.0
1872	143	0.0
1871	143	0.0