Snowiest Winter Season in Minneapolis History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Minneapolis, Minnesota during a winter season from 1891–2024. 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 Minneapolis History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Minneapolis, Minnesota has ever received over a winter season is 98.6 inches which occurred in 1983–1984.

Minneapolis Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023–2024	106	29.5
2022–2023	3	90.3
2021–2022	50	50.2
2020–2021	54	48.7
2019–2020	45	51.5
2018–2019	12	77.1
2017–2018	11	78.3
2016–2017	99	32.0
2015–2016	85	36.7
2014–2015	98	32.4
2013–2014	18	69.8
2012–2013	22	67.7
2011–2012	121	22.3
2010–2011	5	86.6
2009–2010	76	40.7
2008–2009	63	45.0
2007–2008	64	44.9
2006–2007	90	35.5
2005–2006	66	44.4
2004–2005	114	25.5
2003–2004	130	0.0
2002–2003	130	0.0
2001–2002	130	0.0
2000–2001	130	0.0
1999–2000	88	36.2
1998–1999	32	56.5
1997–1998	62	45.0
1996–1997	15	73.6
1995–1996	36	55.5
1994–1995	105	29.6
1993–1994	34	55.7
1992–1993	56	47.4
1991–1992	7	84.1
1990–1991	67	43.6
1989–1990	90	35.5
1988–1989	17	70.1
1987–1988	72	42.4
1986–1987	127	17.4
1985–1986	19	69.5
1984–1985	16	72.7
1983–1984	1	98.6
1982–1983	13	74.4
1981–1982	2	95.0
1980–1981	123	21.1
1979–1980	40	53.3
1978–1979	20	68.4
1977–1978	48	50.7
1976–1977	68	43.6
1975–1976	38	54.5
1974–1975	26	64.2
1973–1974	46	51.2
1972–1973	74	41.7
1971–1972	25	64.4
1970–1971	37	54.7
1969–1970	27	63.4
1968–1969	21	68.1
1967–1968	126	17.5
1966–1967	10	78.4
1965–1966	89	36.1
1964–1965	14	73.7
1963–1964	108	28.9
1962–1963	92	34.5
1961–1962	8	81.3
1960–1961	77	40.2
1959–1960	100	31.8
1958–1959	125	19.1
1957–1958	122	21.2
1956–1957	80	39.1
1955–1956	59	45.2
1954–1955	95	33.9
1953–1954	112	25.7
1952–1953	70	42.9
1951–1952	9	79.0
1950–1951	4	88.9
1949–1950	43	51.6
1948–1949	82	38.3
1947–1948	53	49.1
1946–1947	116	25.0
1945–1946	78	39.9
1944–1945	94	33.9
1943–1944	111	26.9
1942–1943	93	34.4
1941–1942	117	23.9
1940–1941	41	52.5
1939–1940	61	45.1
1938–1939	79	39.8
1937–1938	106	29.5
1936–1937	65	44.6
1935–1936	30	58.8
1934–1935	44	51.6
1933–1934	113	25.6
1932–1933	86	36.5
1931–1932	57	46.6
1930–1931	129	14.2
1929–1930	109	27.5
1928–1929	52	49.4
1927–1928	31	57.1
1926–1927	104	30.1
1925–1926	84	37.0
1924–1925	118	23.2
1923–1924	97	32.4
1922–1923	73	42.2
1921–1922	69	43.3
1920–1921	124	20.6
1919–1920	23	64.9
1918–1919	115	25.1
1917–1918	103	30.8
1916–1917	6	84.9
1915–1916	48	50.7
1914–1915	55	47.9
1913–1914	119	22.5
1912–1913	47	50.9
1911–1912	71	42.7
1910–1911	83	37.4
1909–1910	33	56.2
1908–1909	24	64.7
1907–1908	42	52.2
1906–1907	35	55.6
1905–1906	60	45.2
1904–1905	102	31.1
1903–1904	58	46.1
1902–1903	81	38.8
1901–1902	120	22.4
1900–1901	75	41.5
1899–1900	87	36.4
1898–1899	28	62.4
1897–1898	101	31.3
1896–1897	39	53.4
1895–1896	110	27.0
1894–1895	128	16.2
1893–1894	51	49.8
1892–1893	29	59.1
1891–1892	96	32.7
1890–1891	130	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1938–2024	Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport	location
1891–1938	Minneapolis Downtown	location