Most Yearly Snow in Raleigh History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina history from 1892–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Raleigh History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Raleigh, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 28.1 inches which occurred in 2000.

Raleigh Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	79	0.0
2023	79	0.0
2022	52	2.7
2021	61	1.6
2020	55	2.5
2019	79	0.0
2018	6	17.5
2017	66	1.1
2016	63	1.4
2015	26	7.9
2014	33	5.8
2013	60	1.7
2012	68	0.9
2011	74	0.7
2010	8	16.2
2009	30	6.8
2008	68	0.9
2007	61	1.6
2006	79	0.0
2005	71	0.9
2004	10	14.9
2003	36	5.1
2002	15	13.1
2001	77	0.3
2000	1	28.1
1999	79	0.0
1998	57	2.0
1997	72	0.8
1996	11	14.6
1995	56	2.2
1994	64	1.3
1993	34	5.6
1992	79	0.0
1991	79	0.0
1990	79	0.0
1989	11	14.6
1988	27	7.4
1987	19	11.4
1986	68	0.9
1985	39	4.1
1984	29	6.9
1983	18	11.8
1982	31	6.6
1981	53	2.6
1980	3	21.4
1979	5	17.6
1978	22	10.6
1977	44	3.6
1976	76	0.4
1975	47	3.2
1974	50	2.9
1973	14	14.1
1972	40	4.0
1971	24	9.0
1970	54	2.6
1969	23	10.1
1968	32	6.2
1967	21	11.0
1966	17	12.8
1965	15	13.1
1964	41	3.9
1963	28	7.0
1962	9	16.1
1961	43	3.8
1960	4	18.7
1959	50	2.9
1958	6	17.5
1957	67	1.0
1956	57	2.0
1955	13	14.4
1954	25	8.9
1953	75	0.6
1952	38	4.7
1951	65	1.2
1950	77	0.3
1949	79	0.0
1948	2	24.5
1947	41	3.9
1946	35	5.4
1945	37	4.9
1944	46	3.5
1943	48	3.0
1942	20	11.2
1941	59	1.8
1940	79	0.0
1939	48	3.0
1938	44	3.6
1937	79	0.0
1936	79	0.0
1935	79	0.0
1934	72	0.8
1933	79	0.0
1932	79	0.0
1931	79	0.0
1930	79	0.0
1929	79	0.0
1928	79	0.0
1927	79	0.0
1926	79	0.0
1925	79	0.0
1924	79	0.0
1923	79	0.0
1922	79	0.0
1921	79	0.0
1920	79	0.0
1919	79	0.0
1918	79	0.0
1917	79	0.0
1916	79	0.0
1915	79	0.0
1914	79	0.0
1913	79	0.0
1912	79	0.0
1911	79	0.0
1910	79	0.0
1909	79	0.0
1908	79	0.0
1907	79	0.0
1906	79	0.0
1905	79	0.0
1904	79	0.0
1903	79	0.0
1902	79	0.0
1901	79	0.0
1900	79	0.0
1899	79	0.0
1898	79	0.0
1897	79	0.0
1896	79	0.0
1895	79	0.0
1894	79	0.0
1893	79	0.0
1892	79	0.0