Snowiest Winter Season in Milwaukee History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Milwaukee, Wisconsin during a winter season from 1871–2024. 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 Milwaukee History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Milwaukee, Wisconsin has ever received over a winter season is 109.8 inches which occurred in 1885–1886.
Milwaukee Snowfall by Winter Season
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2023–2024 112 32.0
2022–2023 46 52.4
2021–2022 124 28.6
2020–2021 60 47.8
2019–2020 93 37.8
2018–2019 42 56.1
2017–2018 63 46.7
2016–2017 94 37.6
2015–2016 89 39.1
2014–2015 71 43.0
2013–2014 28 63.4
2012–2013 66 45.0
2011–2012 120 29.6
2010–2011 30 61.9
2009–2010 90 38.3
2008–2009 15 76.0
2007–2008 2 99.1
2006–2007 40 58.1
2005–2006 92 37.9
2004–2005 59 48.2
2003–2004 88 39.2
2002–2003 103 34.7
2001–2002 97 36.5
2000–2001 38 59.3
1999–2000 95 37.6
1998–1999 33 60.7
1997–1998 85 39.6
1996–1997 52 51.2
1995–1996 49 51.5
1994–1995 99 35.7
1993–1994 9 81.9
1992–1993 54 49.9
1991–1992 78 41.0
1990–1991 116 30.0
1989–1990 23 67.7
1988–1989 82 39.9
1987–1988 43 54.7
1986–1987 135 21.9
1985–1986 73 42.4
1984–1985 26 66.6
1983–1984 109 33.1
1982–1983 91 38.1
1981–1982 25 67.2
1980–1981 75 41.9
1979–1980 61 47.0
1978–1979 7 82.9
1977–1978 12 80.7
1976–1977 57 48.6
1975–1976 65 45.2
1974–1975 47 52.3
1973–1974 6 83.2
1972–1973 67 44.8
1971–1972 76 41.9
1970–1971 41 57.3
1969–1970 86 39.5
1968–1969 119 29.9
1967–1968 141 12.1
1966–1967 36 59.5
1965–1966 53 51.0
1964–1965 18 74.0
1963–1964 74 42.1
1962–1963 122 29.1
1961–1962 22 69.8
1960–1961 110 32.9
1959–1960 4 93.3
1958–1959 29 63.3
1957–1958 113 31.9
1956–1957 104 34.4
1955–1956 107 33.7
1954–1955 87 39.2
1953–1954 138 19.5
1952–1953 129 26.5
1951–1952 13 79.7
1950–1951 14 78.6
1949–1950 77 41.7
1948–1949 116 30.0
1947–1948 55 49.1
1946–1947 56 48.7
1945–1946 115 30.1
1944–1945 130 26.4
1943–1944 137 21.0
1942–1943 45 54.5
1941–1942 126 27.9
1940–1941 114 30.5
1939–1940 140 12.8
1938–1939 62 46.7
1937–1938 134 23.0
1936–1937 136 21.7
1935–1936 16 74.2
1934–1935 58 48.4
1933–1934 121 29.2
1932–1933 84 39.6
1931–1932 111 32.8
1930–1931 27 63.7
1929–1930 50 51.4
1928–1929 68 43.8
1927–1928 128 26.9
1926–1927 35 59.6
1925–1926 19 73.4
1924–1925 100 35.4
1923–1924 32 61.1
1922–1923 11 81.4
1921–1922 139 15.2
1920–1921 118 30.0
1919–1920 44 54.7
1918–1919 108 33.3
1917–1918 10 81.5
1916–1917 102 34.9
1915–1916 101 35.1
1914–1915 106 33.9
1913–1914 132 24.9
1912–1913 127 27.1
1911–1912 37 59.3
1910–1911 131 25.2
1909–1910 31 61.5
1908–1909 69 43.5
1907–1908 24 67.6
1906–1907 125 28.1
1905–1906 72 42.6
1904–1905 21 71.0
1903–1904 8 82.6
1902–1903 79 40.5
1901–1902 133 24.6
1900–1901 39 58.3
1899–1900 33 60.7
1898–1899 98 36.1
1897–1898 3 94.2
1896–1897 20 72.6
1895–1896 50 51.4
1894–1895 81 40.4
1893–1894 80 40.5
1892–1893 96 37.4
1891–1892 105 33.9
1890–1891 70 43.1
1889–1890 83 39.8
1888–1889 123 28.9
1887–1888 48 51.5
1886–1887 17 74.1
1885–1886 1 109.8
1884–1885 142 11.3
1883–1884 143 5.8
1882–1883 144 0.0
1881–1882 144 0.0
1880–1881 5 86.2
1879–1880 144 0.0
1878–1879 144 0.0
1877–1878 144 0.0
1876–1877 64 46.5
1875–1876 144 0.0
1874–1875 144 0.0
1873–1874 144 0.0
1872–1873 144 0.0
1871–1872 144 0.0
1870–1871 144 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1939–2024 Milwaukee Mitchell Airport location
1871–1938 Milwaukee WB location