Most Yearly Snow in Roanoke History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Roanoke, Virginia history from 1901–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Roanoke History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Roanoke, Virginia has ever received in a single calendar year is 72.5 inches which occurred in 1960.

Year to date though April 26, 2024: 3.9 inches

Roanoke Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	110	3.9
2023	118	0.6
2022	69	11.8
2021	84	8.4
2020	111	3.5
2019	105	4.4
2018	20	29.4
2017	94	6.1
2016	32	23.0
2015	38	21.2
2014	24	28.5
2013	46	18.0
2012	92	6.4
2011	112	3.2
2010	16	31.3
2009	30	23.0
2008	105	4.4
2007	107	4.3
2006	96	5.9
2005	41	20.2
2004	66	12.3
2003	22	29.3
2002	80	9.7
2001	102	4.7
2000	60	14.2
1999	89	7.0
1998	104	4.4
1997	91	6.5
1996	5	49.4
1995	36	22.4
1994	78	10.1
1993	14	33.3
1992	97	5.9
1991	119	0.4
1990	115	2.5
1989	28	24.6
1988	75	10.5
1987	3	57.7
1986	83	8.8
1985	92	6.4
1984	79	10.0
1983	20	29.4
1982	23	29.2
1981	42	19.7
1980	17	30.5
1979	34	22.8
1978	11	36.1
1977	62	13.2
1976	72	11.0
1975	52	17.2
1974	43	19.6
1973	50	17.4
1972	64	12.8
1971	19	29.7
1970	34	22.8
1969	6	42.1
1968	15	33.0
1967	13	33.9
1966	2	72.2
1965	39	20.5
1964	9	37.1
1963	32	23.0
1962	7	39.7
1961	8	38.4
1960	1	72.5
1959	98	5.6
1958	25	27.4
1957	90	6.8
1956	99	5.6
1955	51	17.4
1954	67	12.2
1953	85	8.2
1952	100	5.5
1951	71	11.2
1950	57	14.7
1949	86	8.1
1948	9	37.1
1947	12	34.2
1946	73	10.8
1945	65	12.5
1944	55	15.2
1943	82	8.9
1942	58	14.6
1941	70	11.5
1940	59	14.5
1939	45	18.4
1938	81	9.5
1937	76	10.5
1936	54	15.9
1935	74	10.6
1934	44	19.5
1933	116	2.5
1932	46	18.0
1931	114	3.0
1930	37	21.4
1929	18	30.1
1928	112	3.2
1927	87	7.8
1926	53	17.0
1925	95	6.0
1924	107	4.3
1923	56	14.8
1922	63	13.0
1921	27	26.5
1920	120	0.0
1919	120	0.0
1918	30	23.0
1917	49	17.5
1916	77	10.3
1915	68	12.0
1914	4	54.8
1913	117	2.0
1912	29	23.6
1911	120	0.0
1910	120	0.0
1909	120	0.0
1908	48	17.8
1907	107	4.3
1906	61	13.8
1905	40	20.3
1904	26	26.8
1903	88	7.1
1902	101	4.8
1901	103	4.6