Snowiest Winter Season in New York City History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
New York City during a winter season from 1869–2024. 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 New York City History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that New York City has ever received over a winter season is 75.6 inches which occurred in 1995–1996.
New York City Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
146
7.5
2022–2023
156
2.3
2021–2022
106
17.9
2020–2021
33
38.6
2019–2020
151
4.8
2018–2019
96
20.5
2017–2018
26
40.9
2016–2017
53
30.2
2015–2016
46
32.8
2014–2015
16
50.3
2013–2014
6
57.4
2012–2013
72
26.1
2011–2012
147
7.4
2010–2011
3
61.9
2009–2010
12
51.4
2008–2009
64
27.6
2007–2008
136
11.9
2006–2007
135
12.4
2005–2006
29
40.0
2004–2005
25
41.0
2003–2004
23
42.6
2002–2003
17
49.3
2001–2002
153
3.5
2000–2001
40
35.0
1999–2000
110
16.3
1998–1999
133
12.7
1997–1998
149
5.5
1996–1997
142
10.0
1995–1996
1
75.6
1994–1995
137
11.8
1993–1994
9
53.4
1992–1993
80
24.5
1991–1992
134
12.6
1990–1991
77
24.9
1989–1990
128
13.4
1988–1989
144
8.1
1987–1988
102
19.1
1986–1987
86
23.1
1985–1986
130
13.0
1984–1985
83
24.1
1983–1984
76
25.4
1982–1983
68
27.2
1981–1982
79
24.6
1980–1981
100
19.4
1979–1980
132
12.8
1978–1979
59
29.4
1977–1978
13
50.7
1976–1977
80
24.5
1975–1976
107
17.3
1974–1975
129
13.1
1973–1974
85
23.5
1972–1973
155
2.8
1971–1972
87
22.9
1970–1971
114
15.5
1969–1970
74
25.6
1968–1969
53
30.2
1967–1968
99
19.5
1966–1967
11
51.5
1965–1966
92
21.4
1964–1965
82
24.4
1963–1964
20
44.7
1962–1963
109
16.3
1961–1962
105
18.1
1960–1961
8
54.7
1959–1960
30
39.2
1958–1959
131
13.0
1957–1958
21
44.7
1956–1957
91
21.9
1955–1956
44
33.5
1954–1955
139
11.5
1953–1954
112
15.8
1952–1953
118
15.1
1951–1952
98
19.7
1950–1951
143
9.3
1949–1950
122
14.0
1948–1949
24
42.0
1947–1948
2
63.9
1946–1947
52
30.6
1945–1946
50
31.4
1944–1945
69
27.1
1943–1944
84
23.8
1942–1943
58
29.5
1941–1942
140
11.3
1940–1941
32
39.0
1939–1940
73
25.7
1938–1939
34
37.3
1937–1938
118
15.1
1936–1937
113
15.6
1935–1936
45
33.2
1934–1935
43
33.8
1933–1934
10
52.0
1932–1933
70
27.0
1931–1932
150
5.3
1930–1931
138
11.6
1929–1930
125
13.6
1928–1929
124
13.8
1927–1928
120
14.5
1926–1927
89
22.3
1925–1926
48
32.4
1924–1925
56
29.6
1923–1924
65
27.5
1922–1923
4
60.4
1921–1922
63
27.8
1920–1921
104
18.6
1919–1920
18
47.6
1918–1919
152
3.8
1917–1918
41
34.5
1916–1917
13
50.7
1915–1916
13
50.7
1914–1915
60
28.8
1913–1914
28
40.5
1912–1913
116
15.3
1911–1912
57
29.5
1910–1911
127
13.5
1909–1910
93
21.2
1908–1909
115
15.4
1907–1908
117
15.2
1906–1907
27
40.7
1905–1906
122
14.0
1904–1905
30
39.2
1903–1904
61
28.4
1902–1903
101
19.2
1901–1902
78
24.9
1900–1901
154
3.3
1899–1900
125
13.6
1898–1899
66
27.4
1897–1898
95
20.6
1896–1897
47
32.6
1895–1896
90
22.0
1894–1895
148
7.0
1893–1894
141
10.7
1892–1893
67
27.3
1891–1892
110
16.3
1890–1891
71
26.7
1889–1890
97
20.4
1888–1889
108
16.5
1887–1888
19
45.5
1886–1887
49
31.9
1885–1886
94
20.8
1884–1885
42
34.4
1883–1884
22
43.1
1882–1883
39
35.1
1881–1882
50
31.4
1880–1881
38
35.6
1879–1880
88
22.7
1878–1879
37
35.8
1877–1878
144
8.1
1876–1877
36
36.8
1875–1876
103
18.8
1874–1875
7
56.4
1873–1874
35
37.2
1872–1873
5
60.2
1871–1872
121
14.4
1870–1871
55
30.1
1869–1870
62
27.8
1868–1869
75
25.5
Weather Station Details
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1869–2024
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