Most Yearly Snow in Ottawa History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Ottawa, Kansas history from 1895–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Ottawa History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Ottawa, Kansas has ever received in a single calendar year is 64.2 inches which occurred in 1960.

Year to date though February 29, 2024: 10.5 inches

Ottawa Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	96	10.5
2023	110	6.5
2022	76	14.1
2021	104	9.2
2020	109	7.2
2019	34	24.5
2018	96	10.5
2017	125	2.1
2016	119	4.4
2015	115	5.5
2014	80	13.4
2013	42	21.7
2012	126	1.7
2011	10	31.3
2010	78	14.0
2009	81	13.3
2008	76	14.1
2007	70	14.6
2006	129	1.0
2005	51	19.5
2004	88	12.3
2003	69	14.7
2002	114	5.8
2001	124	2.3
2000	60	17.3
1999	123	2.4
1998	122	3.2
1997	63	16.1
1996	75	14.2
1995	112	6.0
1994	120	4.3
1993	29	25.6
1992	118	4.5
1991	106	8.6
1990	94	10.7
1989	86	12.8
1988	70	14.6
1987	13	29.3
1986	116	5.0
1985	20	27.3
1984	101	9.9
1983	8	33.4
1982	90	12.0
1981	102	9.3
1980	57	18.1
1979	23	26.3
1978	16	28.0
1977	72	14.5
1976	99	10.0
1975	25	26.1
1974	130	0.0
1973	62	16.3
1972	36	23.7
1971	14	28.7
1970	53	19.2
1969	22	26.8
1968	79	13.6
1967	74	14.3
1966	68	14.8
1965	55	18.8
1964	66	15.5
1963	92	11.3
1962	19	27.6
1961	47	20.3
1960	1	64.2
1959	33	24.8
1958	3	42.1
1957	87	12.6
1956	4	38.1
1955	15	28.7
1954	82	13.2
1953	49	20.0
1952	9	31.4
1951	82	13.2
1950	116	5.0
1949	5	36.7
1948	18	27.8
1947	27	26.0
1946	111	6.2
1945	12	29.4
1944	25	26.1
1943	37	23.6
1942	61	17.1
1941	59	17.5
1940	24	26.1
1939	45	20.7
1938	54	19.1
1937	38	23.5
1936	102	9.3
1935	127	1.2
1934	44	21.5
1933	113	6.0
1932	43	21.5
1931	73	14.4
1930	65	15.8
1929	51	19.5
1928	107	8.5
1927	46	20.5
1926	40	22.0
1925	50	19.7
1924	7	35.5
1923	91	11.5
1922	67	15.0
1921	85	13.0
1920	99	10.0
1919	64	16.0
1918	39	23.5
1917	98	10.3
1916	17	28.0
1915	6	36.0
1914	11	30.7
1913	21	26.8
1912	2	43.3
1911	94	10.7
1910	93	10.9
1909	56	18.3
1908	127	1.2
1907	82	13.2
1906	28	25.7
1905	58	17.7
1904	108	8.4
1903	40	22.0
1902	30	25.5
1901	48	20.2
1900	35	24.1
1899	30	25.5
1898	32	24.8
1897	89	12.1
1896	121	3.8
1895	105	8.9