Most Yearly Snow in New York City History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in New York City history from 1869–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in New York City History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that New York City has ever received in a single calendar year is 61.3 inches which occurred in 1996.

Year to date though April 17, 2024: 7.5 inches

New York City Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	149	7.5
2023	156	2.3
2022	110	17.7
2021	66	28.3
2020	134	12.8
2019	111	16.6
2018	29	39.6
2017	39	34.7
2016	36	36.0
2015	13	49.1
2014	12	50.0
2013	62	29.6
2012	145	9.6
2011	17	44.7
2010	3	59.1
2009	43	34.0
2008	118	15.0
2007	115	15.3
2006	56	30.3
2005	14	47.7
2004	78	25.8
2003	5	58.1
2002	121	14.5
2001	92	21.6
2000	60	29.7
1999	143	10.7
1998	150	7.5
1997	144	9.9
1996	1	61.3
1995	74	26.2
1994	16	46.5
1993	49	31.0
1992	139	12.3
1991	107	18.4
1990	121	14.5
1989	126	13.9
1988	113	15.7
1987	75	26.2
1986	135	12.7
1985	104	19.5
1984	64	29.3
1983	78	25.8
1982	82	25.5
1981	105	18.7
1980	140	12.1
1979	57	30.2
1978	8	52.8
1977	102	20.0
1976	101	20.1
1975	117	15.2
1974	98	20.9
1973	153	5.6
1972	89	22.9
1971	131	13.1
1970	95	21.2
1969	59	30.0
1968	109	17.8
1967	10	51.1
1966	53	30.5
1965	94	21.3
1964	35	36.5
1963	88	23.1
1962	120	14.9
1961	19	43.8
1960	23	41.5
1959	81	25.5
1958	27	39.8
1957	60	29.7
1956	58	30.1
1955	113	15.7
1954	128	13.7
1953	148	7.6
1952	76	26.1
1951	146	8.8
1950	112	16.0
1949	106	18.5
1948	4	59.0
1947	2	59.5
1946	130	13.4
1945	28	39.7
1944	55	30.5
1943	97	21.0
1942	103	19.5
1941	42	34.1
1940	68	27.8
1939	77	25.9
1938	67	28.1
1937	125	13.9
1936	71	27.1
1935	22	42.1
1934	33	37.6
1933	45	33.0
1932	137	12.6
1931	147	8.0
1930	132	13.0
1929	108	18.1
1928	123	14.4
1927	135	12.7
1926	21	42.3
1925	53	30.5
1924	73	26.9
1923	7	52.9
1922	63	29.5
1921	84	24.2
1920	25	40.5
1919	138	12.3
1918	99	20.4
1917	11	50.6
1916	6	57.1
1915	41	34.3
1914	20	42.8
1913	155	3.4
1912	46	32.2
1911	99	20.4
1910	119	15.0
1909	91	22.3
1908	141	11.8
1907	18	44.7
1906	124	14.3
1905	83	25.0
1904	34	37.2
1903	142	11.2
1902	30	38.3
1901	154	4.2
1900	129	13.6
1899	132	13.0
1898	65	29.0
1897	44	33.7
1896	72	27.0
1895	151	6.5
1894	152	5.9
1893	70	27.3
1892	93	21.6
1891	116	15.3
1890	80	25.8
1889	96	21.0
1888	32	37.8
1887	50	30.8
1886	48	31.1
1885	87	23.3
1884	47	31.6
1883	9	52.7
1882	38	35.1
1881	85	24.0
1880	69	27.7
1879	31	38.1
1878	127	13.7
1877	86	23.9
1876	52	30.7
1875	15	47.3
1874	36	36.0
1873	24	41.2
1872	26	40.5
1871	40	34.3
1870	90	22.5
1869	50	30.8