Snowiest Winter Season in Missoula History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Missoula, Montana during a winter season from 1893–2024. 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 Missoula History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Missoula, Montana has ever received over a winter season is 111.2 inches which occurred in 1996–1997.

Missoula 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	97	26.6
2022–2023	33	50.0
2021–2022	63	38.2
2020–2021	37	48.4
2019–2020	66	36.5
2018–2019	16	60.0
2017–2018	27	53.2
2016–2017	6	67.3
2015–2016	88	30.2
2014–2015	78	33.9
2013–2014	10	65.8
2012–2013	36	48.5
2011–2012	59	40.1
2010–2011	9	66.2
2009–2010	120	17.6
2008–2009	42	44.9
2007–2008	32	50.0
2006–2007	116	19.9
2005–2006	113	21.8
2004–2005	94	28.1
2003–2004	53	42.1
2002–2003	82	33.4
2001–2002	29	52.1
2000–2001	50	43.4
1999–2000	90	29.6
1998–1999	64	38.0
1997–1998	76	34.2
1996–1997	1	111.2
1995–1996	31	50.2
1994–1995	110	22.8
1993–1994	105	25.0
1992–1993	48	44.1
1991–1992	98	26.2
1990–1991	41	45.0
1989–1990	106	24.4
1988–1989	22	56.3
1987–1988	85	32.8
1986–1987	92	28.4
1985–1986	57	40.9
1984–1985	70	34.9
1983–1984	52	42.4
1982–1983	107	24.2
1981–1982	5	69.3
1980–1981	125	14.4
1979–1980	25	54.7
1978–1979	14	62.7
1977–1978	8	66.3
1976–1977	89	30.2
1975–1976	43	44.8
1974–1975	17	57.5
1973–1974	20	56.9
1972–1973	115	20.6
1971–1972	3	81.1
1970–1971	56	41.3
1969–1970	23	56.2
1968–1969	7	66.7
1967–1968	51	42.6
1966–1967	55	41.6
1965–1966	18	57.4
1964–1965	2	82.1
1963–1964	12	63.8
1962–1963	24	56.2
1961–1962	19	57.3
1960–1961	44	44.6
1959–1960	30	51.5
1958–1959	28	52.3
1957–1958	75	34.6
1956–1957	54	41.9
1955–1956	4	74.3
1954–1955	61	38.9
1953–1954	74	34.7
1952–1953	79	33.7
1951–1952	11	65.0
1950–1951	21	56.3
1949–1950	47	44.1
1948–1949	38	47.5
1947–1948	46	44.2
1946–1947	83	32.9
1945–1946	127	7.8
1944–1945	83	32.9
1943–1944	104	25.5
1942–1943	13	63.5
1941–1942	87	31.2
1940–1941	124	14.8
1939–1940	99	26.0
1938–1939	86	32.2
1937–1938	81	33.5
1936–1937	49	44.0
1935–1936	15	61.3
1934–1935	102	25.9
1933–1934	114	20.6
1932–1933	65	36.6
1931–1932	91	28.6
1930–1931	117	19.7
1929–1930	80	33.7
1928–1929	60	39.4
1927–1928	35	49.1
1926–1927	73	34.8
1925–1926	70	34.9
1924–1925	72	34.9
1923–1924	62	38.4
1922–1923	128	0.0
1921–1922	128	0.0
1920–1921	128	0.0
1919–1920	45	44.5
1918–1919	122	15.6
1917–1918	100	26.0
1916–1917	39	46.1
1915–1916	26	53.2
1914–1915	58	40.4
1913–1914	128	0.0
1912–1913	67	36.1
1911–1912	108	24.0
1910–1911	109	23.4
1909–1910	118	19.1
1908–1909	111	22.4
1907–1908	126	11.5
1906–1907	69	35.2
1905–1906	123	15.0
1904–1905	121	16.0
1903–1904	40	45.4
1902–1903	95	28.0
1901–1902	103	25.5
1900–1901	112	22.0
1899–1900	119	18.2
1898–1899	77	34.2
1897–1898	96	27.1
1896–1897	68	35.6
1895–1896	93	28.1
1894–1895	100	26.0
1893–1894	34	49.6
1892–1893	128	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Missoula International Airport	location
1893–1947	Missoula 6 NW WFO	location