Snowiest Winter Season in Mt. Mitchell History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina during a winter season from 1980–2024. 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 Mt. Mitchell History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Mt. Mitchell, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 175.0 inches which occurred in 1997–1998.

Mt. Mitchell 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	42	32.9
2022–2023	45	25.1
2021–2022	35	59.0
2020–2021	34	60.4
2019–2020	37	55.2
2018–2019	26	71.5
2017–2018	19	88.9
2016–2017	28	70.1
2015–2016	11	101.6
2014–2015	13	101.4
2013–2014	5	134.4
2012–2013	8	114.4
2011–2012	39	51.0
2010–2011	4	142.2
2009–2010	2	168.5
2008–2009	23	83.0
2007–2008	41	47.6
2006–2007	43	31.7
2005–2006	31	63.6
2004–2005	14	101.0
2003–2004	18	92.5
2002–2003	16	98.3
2001–2002	44	28.5
2000–2001	10	101.8
1999–2000	32	61.6
1998–1999	24	78.1
1997–1998	1	175.0
1996–1997	36	57.5
1995–1996	3	162.5
1994–1995	38	53.6
1993–1994	9	109.5
1992–1993	7	127.5
1991–1992	14	101.0
1990–1991	33	60.9
1989–1990	40	48.5
1988–1989	25	77.5
1987–1988	21	85.7
1986–1987	12	101.5
1985–1986	29	68.0
1984–1985	27	71.5
1983–1984	20	88.5
1982–1983	6	131.3
1981–1982	17	93.2
1980–1981	22	85.0
1979–1980	30	63.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1980–2024	Mt. Mitchell, near summit	location