Snowiest Winter Season in Raleigh History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Raleigh, North Carolina during a winter season from 1892–2024. 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 Raleigh History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Raleigh, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 25.8 inches which occurred in 1999–2000.

Raleigh 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	78	0.0
2022–2023	78	0.0
2021–2022	53	2.7
2020–2021	64	1.6
2019–2020	56	2.5
2018–2019	23	8.9
2017–2018	24	8.9
2016–2017	73	0.8
2015–2016	67	1.4
2014–2015	27	7.9
2013–2014	38	5.8
2012–2013	63	1.7
2011–2012	70	0.9
2010–2011	22	9.0
2009–2010	26	8.0
2008–2009	32	7.1
2007–2008	76	0.5
2006–2007	64	1.6
2005–2006	78	0.0
2004–2005	72	0.9
2003–2004	7	14.9
2002–2003	31	7.4
2001–2002	17	10.8
2000–2001	55	2.6
1999–2000	1	25.8
1998–1999	78	0.0
1997–1998	58	2.4
1996–1997	77	0.4
1995–1996	9	14.6
1994–1995	59	2.2
1993–1994	46	4.4
1992–1993	56	2.5
1991–1992	78	0.0
1990–1991	78	0.0
1989–1990	53	2.7
1988–1989	13	12.0
1987–1988	27	7.9
1986–1987	18	10.8
1985–1986	70	0.9
1984–1985	47	4.1
1983–1984	34	6.9
1982–1983	15	11.8
1981–1982	35	6.6
1980–1981	39	5.7
1979–1980	4	18.3
1978–1979	5	17.6
1977–1978	19	10.6
1976–1977	49	3.6
1975–1976	52	3.0
1974–1975	75	0.6
1973–1974	40	5.7
1972–1973	16	11.3
1971–1972	30	7.7
1970–1971	37	5.9
1969–1970	60	2.0
1968–1969	12	12.0
1967–1968	40	5.7
1966–1967	19	10.6
1965–1966	14	11.8
1964–1965	10	13.5
1963–1964	50	3.5
1962–1963	25	8.3
1961–1962	8	14.8
1960–1961	48	3.8
1959–1960	3	18.7
1958–1959	10	13.5
1957–1958	27	7.9
1956–1957	78	0.0
1955–1956	60	2.0
1954–1955	6	16.8
1953–1954	32	7.1
1952–1953	78	0.0
1951–1952	44	4.7
1950–1951	66	1.5
1949–1950	78	0.0
1948–1949	78	0.0
1947–1948	2	24.9
1946–1947	50	3.5
1945–1946	21	10.3
1944–1945	78	0.0
1943–1944	43	5.5
1942–1943	35	6.6
1941–1942	42	5.6
1940–1941	62	1.8
1939–1940	69	1.0
1938–1939	45	4.5
1937–1938	68	1.1
1936–1937	78	0.0
1935–1936	78	0.0
1934–1935	73	0.8
1933–1934	78	0.0
1932–1933	78	0.0
1931–1932	78	0.0
1930–1931	78	0.0
1929–1930	78	0.0
1928–1929	78	0.0
1927–1928	78	0.0
1926–1927	78	0.0
1925–1926	78	0.0
1924–1925	78	0.0
1923–1924	78	0.0
1922–1923	78	0.0
1921–1922	78	0.0
1920–1921	78	0.0
1919–1920	78	0.0
1918–1919	78	0.0
1917–1918	78	0.0
1916–1917	78	0.0
1915–1916	78	0.0
1914–1915	78	0.0
1913–1914	78	0.0
1912–1913	78	0.0
1911–1912	78	0.0
1910–1911	78	0.0
1909–1910	78	0.0
1908–1909	78	0.0
1907–1908	78	0.0
1906–1907	78	0.0
1905–1906	78	0.0
1904–1905	78	0.0
1903–1904	78	0.0
1902–1903	78	0.0
1901–1902	78	0.0
1900–1901	78	0.0
1899–1900	78	0.0
1898–1899	78	0.0
1897–1898	78	0.0
1896–1897	78	0.0
1895–1896	78	0.0
1894–1895	78	0.0
1893–1894	78	0.0
1892–1893	78	0.0
1891–1892	78	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1944–2024	Raleigh Durham International Airport	location
1940–1944	Raleigh Municipal Airport	location
1892–1939	Raleigh State University	location