Maximum Snow Accumulation in New York City by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in New York City for each available year between 1888 and 2024.

Deepest Snow on the Ground in New York City History

The most snow accumulation ever measured in New York City was 26.0 inches which was recorded on December 27, 1947.

Year	Max Depth (inches)	Date
2024	2.0	February 14
2023	2.0	February 28
2022	7.1	January 30
2021	14.2	February 2
2020	9.1	December 17
2019	3.9	March 2
2018	7.9	March 22
2017	7.9	February 10
2016	22.0	January 24
2015	18.9	March 6
2014	18.1	February 14
2013	11.0	February 9
2012	4.0	November 8
2011	23.0	January 27
2010	21.0	February 27
2009	10.0	December 20
2008	5.0	February 23
2007	5.0	March 17
2006	17.0	February 13
2005	14.0	January 24
2004	12.0	January 28
2003	21.0	February 17
2002	6.0	December 6
2001	9.0	January 1
2000	10.0	December 31
1999	none	–
1998	none	–
1997	none	–
1996	7.0	February 3
1995	8.0	February 5
1994	22.0	February 12
1993	8.0	March 14
1992	6.0	March 20
1991	9.0	February 27
1990	7.0	December 28
1989	5.0	January 7
1988	9.0	January 9
1987	9.0	January 27
1986	6.0	February 12
1985	7.0	February 6
1984	7.0	March 9
1983	19.0	February 12
1982	9.0	April 7
1981	6.0	March 6
1980	2.0	February 16
1979	16.0	February 20
1978	18.0	February 7
1977	6.0	January 15
1976	4.0	February 6
1975	8.0	February 12
1974	6.0	January 11
1973	3.0	December 18
1972	5.0	February 7
1971	6.0	January 1
1970	4.0	January 21
1969	15.0	February 10
1968	5.0	December 16
1967	13.0	February 8
1966	8.0	February 2
1965	6.0	January 11
1964	13.0	January 14
1963	6.0	December 24
1962	3.0	December 22
1961	24.0	February 5
1960	15.0	March 4
1959	14.0	December 22
1958	10.0	March 22
1957	8.0	December 5
1956	13.0	March 19
1955	3.0	February 3
1954	9.0	January 12
1953	3.0	January 1
1952	6.0	January 29
1951	3.0	December 15
1950	4.0	February 14
1949	9.0	March 1
1948	17.0	January 1
1947	26.0	December 27
1946	7.0	February 20
1945	10.0	December 19
1944	7.0	February 12
1943	8.0	January 28
1942	3.0	December 13
1941	13.0	March 8
1940	9.0	February 15
1939	8.0	January 14
1938	9.0	November 27
1937	5.0	January 20
1936	9.0	January 19
1935	17.0	January 23
1934	13.0	February 26
1933	11.0	December 26
1932	6.0	December 18
1931	2.0	February 7
1930	3.0	February 16
1929	8.0	February 21
1928	4.0	March 9
1927	4.0	January 15
1926	20.0	February 10
1925	11.0	January 3
1924	7.0	April 1
1923	8.0	January 4
1922	5.0	January 29
1921	12.0	February 20
1920	12.0	February 6
1919	2.0	December 19
1918	6.0	January 22
1917	8.0	December 14
1916	12.0	December 15
1915	9.0	April 3
1914	13.0	March 1
1913	2.0	February 4
1912	12.0	December 24
1888	10.0	March 12

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1869–2024	Central Park	location