Snowiest Winter Season in Nevada City History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Nevada City, California 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 Nevada City History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Nevada City, California has ever received over a winter season is 104.8 inches which occurred in 1936–1937.
Nevada City Snowfall by Winter Season
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2023–2024 116 3.7
2022–2023 12 54.6
2021–2022 68 16.3
2020–2021 60 18.5
2019–2020 72 15.4
2018–2019 109 4.6
2017–2018 81 10.3
2016–2017 115 3.9
2015–2016 101 6.3
2014–2015 126 0.0
2013–2014 84 9.8
2012–2013 117 3.0
2011–2012 85 9.8
2010–2011 23 39.3
2009–2010 50 22.9
2008–2009 31 32.2
2007–2008 43 26.5
2006–2007 79 10.8
2005–2006 20 43.0
2004–2005 97 7.3
2003–2004 99 7.2
2002–2003 93 7.8
2001–2002 76 11.7
2000–2001 21 41.8
1999–2000 94 7.7
1998–1999 45 26.3
1997–1998 66 16.9
1996–1997 104 5.5
1995–1996 51 21.6
1994–1995 67 16.5
1993–1994 92 7.8
1992–1993 86 9.5
1991–1992 106 5.1
1990–1991 32 32.0
1989–1990 14 52.7
1988–1989 15 48.5
1987–1988 78 11.3
1986–1987 126 0.0
1985–1986 70 16.0
1984–1985 73 14.5
1983–1984 120 2.0
1982–1983 126 0.0
1981–1982 30 33.3
1980–1981 117 3.0
1979–1980 123 0.8
1978–1979 39 29.0
1977–1978 100 7.0
1976–1977 111 4.0
1975–1976 103 5.5
1974–1975 126 0.0
1973–1974 48 23.0
1972–1973 56 19.5
1971–1972 38 29.3
1970–1971 71 15.5
1969–1970 126 0.0
1968–1969 105 5.3
1967–1968 24 38.4
1966–1967 48 23.0
1965–1966 83 10.0
1964–1965 52 20.0
1963–1964 41 28.7
1962–1963 88 9.0
1961–1962 82 10.2
1960–1961 126 0.0
1959–1960 95 7.5
1958–1959 55 19.6
1957–1958 91 8.0
1956–1957 119 2.5
1955–1956 29 33.9
1954–1955 22 41.0
1953–1954 59 18.8
1952–1953 110 4.2
1951–1952 2 87.0
1950–1951 35 31.0
1949–1950 4 76.5
1948–1949 5 68.7
1947–1948 58 19.0
1946–1947 108 4.9
1945–1946 57 19.1
1944–1945 75 12.3
1943–1944 77 11.5
1942–1943 107 5.0
1941–1942 62 18.1
1940–1941 121 1.0
1939–1940 125 0.2
1938–1939 43 26.5
1937–1938 54 19.7
1936–1937 1 104.8
1935–1936 96 7.5
1934–1935 47 25.0
1933–1934 121 1.0
1932–1933 6 67.0
1931–1932 18 44.5
1930–1931 126 0.0
1929–1930 16 46.8
1928–1929 35 31.0
1927–1928 111 4.0
1926–1927 97 7.3
1925–1926 124 0.5
1924–1925 88 9.0
1923–1924 65 17.0
1922–1923 46 25.0
1921–1922 3 84.5
1920–1921 69 16.0
1919–1920 63 17.5
1918–1919 37 31.0
1917–1918 63 17.5
1916–1917 27 35.5
1915–1916 8 61.5
1914–1915 53 20.0
1913–1914 102 6.0
1912–1913 13 53.0
1911–1912 28 34.0
1910–1911 33 31.5
1909–1910 9 59.5
1908–1909 19 44.0
1907–1908 60 18.5
1906–1907 7 63.0
1905–1906 86 9.5
1904–1905 80 10.5
1903–1904 11 57.0
1902–1903 25 37.5
1901–1902 111 4.0
1900–1901 33 31.5
1899–1900 88 9.0
1898–1899 74 12.5
1897–1898 111 4.0
1896–1897 17 45.5
1895–1896 39 29.0
1894–1895 10 59.0
1893–1894 26 36.5
1892–1893 42 27.5
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1893–2024 Nevada City location