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
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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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