Snowiest Winter Season in Philadelphia History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania during a winter season from 1894–2024. 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 Philadelphia History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has ever received over a winter season is 114.1 inches which occurred in 1910–1911.
Philadelphia Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
104
11.2
2022–2023
124
0.3
2021–2022
95
12.9
2020–2021
49
23.9
2019–2020
124
0.3
2018–2019
80
17.1
2017–2018
32
29.8
2016–2017
90
15.0
2015–2016
36
27.5
2014–2015
38
27.0
2013–2014
6
68.0
2012–2013
109
8.3
2011–2012
120
4.0
2010–2011
19
44.0
2009–2010
3
78.7
2008–2009
56
22.9
2007–2008
113
6.3
2006–2007
94
13.4
2005–2006
72
19.5
2004–2005
31
30.4
2003–2004
78
18.0
2002–2003
17
46.3
2001–2002
120
4.0
2000–2001
41
26.1
1999–2000
65
21.0
1998–1999
98
12.5
1997–1998
123
0.8
1996–1997
95
12.9
1995–1996
8
65.5
1994–1995
107
9.8
1993–1994
53
23.1
1992–1993
47
24.3
1991–1992
117
4.7
1990–1991
92
14.6
1989–1990
81
17.0
1988–1989
103
11.2
1987–1988
90
15.0
1986–1987
42
25.7
1985–1986
85
16.4
1984–1985
84
16.5
1983–1984
63
21.6
1982–1983
24
37.9
1981–1982
44
25.4
1980–1981
89
15.4
1979–1980
66
20.9
1978–1979
22
40.2
1977–1978
12
54.9
1976–1977
73
18.7
1975–1976
79
17.5
1974–1975
93
13.6
1973–1974
67
20.8
1972–1973
126
0.0
1971–1972
99
12.2
1970–1971
76
18.3
1969–1970
70
20.3
1968–1969
50
23.7
1967–1968
87
15.9
1966–1967
18
44.3
1965–1966
37
27.4
1964–1965
40
26.2
1963–1964
28
32.9
1962–1963
69
20.5
1961–1962
33
29.2
1960–1961
15
49.1
1959–1960
62
21.8
1958–1959
115
5.1
1957–1958
21
41.8
1956–1957
110
7.9
1955–1956
54
23.0
1954–1955
100
12.1
1953–1954
57
22.6
1952–1953
83
16.8
1951–1952
86
16.2
1950–1951
118
4.6
1949–1950
122
2.0
1948–1949
71
19.5
1947–1948
30
31.7
1946–1947
48
24.0
1945–1946
74
18.5
1944–1945
64
21.1
1943–1944
88
15.7
1942–1943
68
20.7
1941–1942
115
5.1
1940–1941
51
23.6
1939–1940
75
18.3
1938–1939
44
25.4
1937–1938
110
7.9
1936–1937
105
11.0
1935–1936
34
28.6
1934–1935
39
27.0
1933–1934
27
35.0
1932–1933
35
28.0
1931–1932
112
7.3
1930–1931
114
6.0
1929–1930
108
8.5
1928–1929
101
11.8
1927–1928
81
17.0
1926–1927
106
11.0
1925–1926
61
22.3
1924–1925
95
12.9
1923–1924
58
22.6
1922–1923
77
18.0
1921–1922
16
47.0
1920–1921
102
11.4
1919–1920
42
25.7
1918–1919
119
4.3
1917–1918
26
35.2
1916–1917
25
35.3
1915–1916
46
24.9
1914–1915
13
53.9
1913–1914
2
93.1
1912–1913
20
43.3
1911–1912
4
73.4
1910–1911
1
114.1
1909–1910
9
65.4
1908–1909
5
69.0
1907–1908
10
64.5
1906–1907
14
53.2
1905–1906
126
0.0
1904–1905
126
0.0
1903–1904
59
22.5
1902–1903
126
0.0
1901–1902
23
39.0
1900–1901
54
23.0
1899–1900
126
0.0
1898–1899
126
0.0
1897–1898
52
23.5
1896–1897
29
32.3
1895–1896
60
22.4
1894–1895
11
61.0
1893–1894
7
67.5
Weather Station Details
Years
Station
Coordinates
1941–2024
Philadelphia International Airport
location
1916–1940
Philadelphia Naval Yard
location
1894–1915
Drexel University
location