Snowiest Winter Season in Morehead City History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Morehead City, North Carolina during a winter season from 1948–2024. 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 Morehead City History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Morehead City, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 22.0 inches which occurred in 1979–1980.

Morehead City 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	18	0.0
2022–2023	18	0.0
2021–2022	18	0.0
2020–2021	18	0.0
2019–2020	18	0.0
2018–2019	18	0.0
2017–2018	18	0.0
2016–2017	18	0.0
2015–2016	18	0.0
2014–2015	18	0.0
2013–2014	18	0.0
2012–2013	18	0.0
2011–2012	18	0.0
2010–2011	18	0.0
2009–2010	18	0.0
2008–2009	18	0.0
2007–2008	18	0.0
2006–2007	18	0.0
2005–2006	18	0.0
2004–2005	15	0.5
2003–2004	18	0.0
2002–2003	3	6.5
2001–2002	18	0.0
2000–2001	18	0.0
1999–2000	14	0.9
1998–1999	18	0.0
1997–1998	18	0.0
1996–1997	7	2.9
1995–1996	18	0.0
1994–1995	18	0.0
1993–1994	18	0.0
1992–1993	18	0.0
1991–1992	18	0.0
1990–1991	18	0.0
1989–1990	18	0.0
1988–1989	18	0.0
1987–1988	18	0.0
1986–1987	18	0.0
1985–1986	18	0.0
1984–1985	18	0.0
1983–1984	18	0.0
1982–1983	18	0.0
1981–1982	18	0.0
1980–1981	11	1.0
1979–1980	1	22.0
1978–1979	6	3.0
1977–1978	18	0.0
1976–1977	17	0.3
1975–1976	8	2.0
1974–1975	18	0.0
1973–1974	18	0.0
1972–1973	2	20.0
1971–1972	18	0.0
1970–1971	10	1.5
1969–1970	18	0.0
1968–1969	18	0.0
1967–1968	5	3.1
1966–1967	18	0.0
1965–1966	18	0.0
1964–1965	11	1.0
1963–1964	18	0.0
1962–1963	8	2.0
1961–1962	18	0.0
1960–1961	15	0.5
1959–1960	18	0.0
1958–1959	18	0.0
1957–1958	18	0.0
1956–1957	18	0.0
1955–1956	18	0.0
1954–1955	11	1.0
1953–1954	18	0.0
1952–1953	18	0.0
1951–1952	18	0.0
1950–1951	4	5.0
1949–1950	18	0.0
1948–1949	18	0.0
1947–1948	18	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Morehead City 2 WNW	location