Most Yearly Snow in Portland History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Portland, Maine history from 1871–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Portland History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Portland, Maine has ever received in a single calendar year is 150.1 inches which occurred in 1956.

Year to date though May 1, 2024: 37.3 inches

Portland Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	132	37.3
2023	105	52.5
2022	133	36.6
2021	138	33.4
2020	104	53.3
2019	68	71.0
2018	25	91.8
2017	18	97.4
2016	85	63.8
2015	32	87.9
2014	70	70.6
2013	19	97.0
2012	87	62.9
2011	61	74.2
2010	134	36.5
2009	74	67.7
2008	27	91.4
2007	28	89.1
2006	142	29.2
2005	5	116.0
2004	140	31.5
2003	77	66.4
2002	110	49.1
2001	36	85.5
2000	92	59.9
1999	125	41.8
1998	130	39.4
1997	81	65.8
1996	31	88.0
1995	63	73.4
1994	73	68.2
1993	3	123.2
1992	127	41.0
1991	116	47.9
1990	98	56.2
1989	115	48.0
1988	108	51.3
1987	39	83.7
1986	119	46.2
1985	110	49.1
1984	57	75.0
1983	107	51.6
1982	75	67.6
1981	128	40.9
1980	120	45.9
1979	64	73.3
1978	59	74.7
1977	29	88.8
1976	72	70.0
1975	84	63.9
1974	123	45.2
1973	143	26.2
1972	2	123.7
1971	12	105.4
1970	22	94.4
1969	13	104.4
1968	71	70.5
1967	6	114.0
1966	48	79.7
1965	124	45.1
1964	51	78.6
1963	44	82.4
1962	45	81.2
1961	35	86.9
1960	23	94.0
1959	60	74.3
1958	20	96.5
1957	117	46.3
1956	1	150.1
1955	112	49.0
1954	78	66.0
1953	141	30.0
1952	54	76.4
1951	67	71.4
1950	66	72.2
1949	114	48.0
1948	89	62.4
1947	97	57.1
1946	40	83.5
1945	33	87.5
1944	55	75.7
1943	80	65.8
1942	121	45.8
1941	117	46.3
1940	88	62.4
1939	65	72.4
1938	105	52.5
1937	135	36.5
1936	46	80.8
1935	30	88.4
1934	37	85.2
1933	10	108.1
1932	86	63.6
1931	103	53.5
1930	139	32.7
1929	50	78.7
1928	129	40.7
1927	49	79.4
1926	62	73.9
1925	94	58.2
1924	79	66.0
1923	15	103.4
1922	21	95.4
1921	82	64.6
1920	9	110.2
1919	136	34.3
1918	83	64.1
1917	56	75.4
1916	11	107.2
1915	109	51.0
1914	95	57.9
1913	137	33.6
1912	93	59.2
1911	69	70.6
1910	99	56.1
1909	91	60.0
1908	101	55.6
1907	26	91.7
1906	4	117.3
1905	43	83.0
1904	34	87.0
1903	122	45.4
1902	96	57.7
1901	47	79.8
1900	53	76.6
1899	24	91.9
1898	7	112.0
1897	41	83.3
1896	52	78.1
1895	126	41.1
1894	42	83.3
1893	17	100.9
1892	102	54.8
1891	113	48.9
1890	58	74.9
1889	131	38.9
1888	38	84.7
1887	14	103.7
1886	76	66.5
1885	100	55.6
1884	8	111.3
1883	90	62.2
1882	16	103.1
1881	144	0.0
1880	144	0.0
1879	144	0.0
1878	144	0.0
1877	144	0.0
1876	144	0.0
1875	144	0.0
1874	144	0.0
1873	144	0.0
1872	144	0.0
1871	144	0.0