Snowiest Winter Season in Portland History
This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in
Portland, Maine during a winter season from 1871–2024. 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 Portland History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Portland, Maine has ever received over a winter season is 141.5 inches which occurred in 1970–1971.
Portland Snowfall by Winter Season
Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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2023–2024
135
38.0
2022–2023
96
56.5
2021–2022
124
44.1
2020–2021
128
41.3
2019–2020
88
59.6
2018–2019
73
66.0
2017–2018
27
91.9
2016–2017
20
95.2
2015–2016
108
51.8
2014–2015
23
94.5
2013–2014
41
83.4
2012–2013
18
98.0
2011–2012
125
43.9
2010–2011
49
78.7
2009–2010
136
37.1
2008–2009
43
81.1
2007–2008
14
103.0
2006–2007
101
54.9
2005–2006
116
47.3
2004–2005
15
102.1
2003–2004
117
46.7
2002–2003
76
63.9
2001–2002
137
32.6
2000–2001
17
99.3
1999–2000
129
41.1
1998–1999
105
53.5
1997–1998
102
54.5
1996–1997
126
43.3
1995–1996
4
123.0
1994–1995
134
38.6
1993–1994
57
76.2
1992–1993
9
115.6
1991–1992
91
58.6
1990–1991
138
32.4
1989–1990
67
69.8
1988–1989
141
30.9
1987–1988
79
62.3
1986–1987
50
78.4
1985–1986
109
51.3
1984–1985
107
51.8
1983–1984
66
70.6
1982–1983
120
45.3
1981–1982
40
85.3
1980–1981
133
38.8
1979–1980
143
27.5
1978–1979
26
92.3
1977–1978
54
77.2
1976–1977
37
88.6
1975–1976
61
74.1
1974–1975
118
46.4
1973–1974
130
41.0
1972–1973
68
69.7
1971–1972
28
91.7
1970–1971
1
141.5
1969–1970
70
68.1
1968–1969
11
110.0
1967–1968
89
58.9
1966–1967
12
106.2
1965–1966
60
74.7
1964–1965
99
55.9
1963–1964
47
79.6
1962–1963
46
80.1
1961–1962
29
91.6
1960–1961
45
80.4
1959–1960
25
93.4
1958–1959
84
60.3
1957–1958
35
88.9
1956–1957
31
90.0
1955–1956
8
116.5
1954–1955
100
55.6
1953–1954
113
49.7
1952–1953
140
31.3
1951–1952
13
105.5
1950–1951
114
48.4
1949–1950
65
70.8
1948–1949
122
44.8
1947–1948
51
78.2
1946–1947
71
66.6
1945–1946
58
75.9
1944–1945
34
89.3
1943–1944
69
69.1
1942–1943
98
56.2
1941–1942
132
39.9
1940–1941
86
60.0
1939–1940
93
57.9
1938–1939
44
80.5
1937–1938
121
45.1
1936–1937
139
31.9
1935–1936
48
79.0
1934–1935
19
96.0
1933–1934
6
119.1
1932–1933
74
65.2
1931–1932
77
63.1
1930–1931
82
60.6
1929–1930
115
47.6
1928–1929
94
57.4
1927–1928
90
58.8
1926–1927
52
77.8
1925–1926
87
59.9
1924–1925
95
57.0
1923–1924
63
72.9
1922–1923
3
125.3
1921–1922
21
95.2
1920–1921
92
58.4
1919–1920
32
89.7
1918–1919
127
41.7
1917–1918
72
66.3
1916–1917
33
89.4
1915–1916
36
88.7
1914–1915
103
54.4
1913–1914
111
50.6
1912–1913
142
30.1
1911–1912
80
61.8
1910–1911
56
76.9
1909–1910
104
53.7
1908–1909
75
65.1
1907–1908
112
49.8
1906–1907
5
119.5
1905–1906
24
94.2
1904–1905
30
90.5
1903–1904
62
73.9
1902–1903
83
60.4
1901–1902
81
61.1
1900–1901
78
62.6
1899–1900
53
77.6
1898–1899
10
115.3
1897–1898
22
95.0
1896–1897
59
75.6
1895–1896
55
77.1
1894–1895
119
45.8
1893–1894
16
99.6
1892–1893
38
87.2
1891–1892
131
40.0
1890–1891
64
72.6
1889–1890
106
51.9
1888–1889
123
44.2
1887–1888
42
82.0
1886–1887
2
125.5
1885–1886
85
60.1
1884–1885
110
51.2
1883–1884
7
118.3
1882–1883
97
56.3
1881–1882
39
85.7
1880–1881
144
0.0
1879–1880
144
0.0
1878–1879
144
0.0
1877–1878
144
0.0
1876–1877
144
0.0
1875–1876
144
0.0
1874–1875
144
0.0
1873–1874
144
0.0
1872–1873
144
0.0
1871–1872
144
0.0
1870–1871
144
0.0
Weather Station Details
Years
Station
Coordinates
1940–2024
Portland International JetPort
location
1871–1940
Portland
location