Snowiest Winter Season in Ottawa History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Ottawa, Kansas during a winter season from 1895–2024. 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 Ottawa History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Ottawa, Kansas has ever received over a winter season is 62.5 inches which occurred in 1959–1960.

Ottawa Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023–2024	81	13.0
2022–2023	119	4.8
2021–2022	80	13.3
2020–2021	95	9.8
2019–2020	73	14.6
2018–2019	37	22.5
2017–2018	115	5.5
2016–2017	126	2.3
2015–2016	122	3.7
2014–2015	117	5.0
2013–2014	66	16.1
2012–2013	48	19.5
2011–2012	128	1.3
2010–2011	13	31.3
2009–2010	31	24.7
2008–2009	107	7.8
2007–2008	67	15.9
2006–2007	108	7.5
2005–2006	90	11.5
2004–2005	85	12.3
2003–2004	68	15.6
2002–2003	104	8.1
2001–2002	112	5.8
2000–2001	62	16.6
1999–2000	123	3.0
1998–1999	123	3.0
1997–1998	109	7.4
1996–1997	54	18.3
1995–1996	93	10.8
1994–1995	125	2.4
1993–1994	116	5.1
1992–1993	18	28.8
1991–1992	127	1.5
1990–1991	92	10.8
1989–1990	79	13.5
1988–1989	100	8.8
1987–1988	24	27.4
1986–1987	64	16.5
1985–1986	120	4.0
1984–1985	21	28.3
1983–1984	33	23.7
1982–1983	58	17.6
1981–1982	71	15.3
1980–1981	110	7.3
1979–1980	61	16.8
1978–1979	5	36.3
1977–1978	55	18.0
1976–1977	74	14.5
1975–1976	50	19.0
1974–1975	60	17.1
1973–1974	129	0.0
1972–1973	25	27.2
1971–1972	52	18.4
1970–1971	19	28.6
1969–1970	27	25.9
1968–1969	41	20.7
1967–1968	59	17.5
1966–1967	97	9.5
1965–1966	86	12.2
1964–1965	39	21.4
1963–1964	72	15.0
1962–1963	96	9.6
1961–1962	10	34.6
1960–1961	78	13.6
1959–1960	1	62.5
1958–1959	7	35.0
1957–1958	12	31.6
1956–1957	74	14.5
1955–1956	4	40.6
1954–1955	6	35.9
1953–1954	98	9.1
1952–1953	62	16.6
1951–1952	14	31.3
1950–1951	99	8.9
1949–1950	101	8.6
1948–1949	9	34.7
1947–1948	15	30.0
1946–1947	40	21.4
1945–1946	38	21.8
1944–1945	36	23.2
1943–1944	29	25.3
1942–1943	22	28.2
1941–1942	114	5.7
1940–1941	52	18.4
1939–1940	23	27.8
1938–1939	65	16.2
1937–1938	26	26.5
1936–1937	55	18.0
1935–1936	102	8.5
1934–1935	94	10.0
1933–1934	90	11.5
1932–1933	76	14.0
1931–1932	47	19.5
1930–1931	103	8.4
1929–1930	45	19.8
1928–1929	42	20.5
1927–1928	88	12.0
1926–1927	82	13.0
1925–1926	16	29.5
1924–1925	49	19.2
1923–1924	8	35.0
1922–1923	120	4.0
1921–1922	44	20.0
1920–1921	105	8.0
1919–1920	88	12.0
1918–1919	20	28.5
1917–1918	77	13.8
1916–1917	84	12.5
1915–1916	17	29.0
1914–1915	3	41.0
1913–1914	28	25.7
1912–1913	51	18.8
1911–1912	2	49.3
1910–1911	111	6.7
1909–1910	70	15.4
1908–1909	87	12.0
1907–1908	117	5.0
1906–1907	46	19.7
1905–1906	69	15.5
1904–1905	43	20.1
1903–1904	106	7.8
1902–1903	32	23.9
1901–1902	30	24.9
1900–1901	34	23.6
1899–1900	34	23.6
1898–1899	11	32.6
1897–1898	57	17.7
1896–1897	112	5.8
1895–1896	83	12.7
1894–1895	129	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1895–2024	Ottawa	location