Snowiest Winter Season in Rockford History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Rockford, Illinois during a winter season from 1893–2024. 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 Rockford History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Rockford, Illinois has ever received over a winter season is 74.5 inches which occurred in 1978–1979.

Rockford 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	77	27.3
2022–2023	52	35.5
2021–2022	96	21.9
2020–2021	46	36.5
2019–2020	58	34.3
2018–2019	6	57.8
2017–2018	55	34.8
2016–2017	95	22.1
2015–2016	88	24.0
2014–2015	52	35.5
2013–2014	8	56.9
2012–2013	37	40.5
2011–2012	87	24.3
2010–2011	19	51.6
2009–2010	24	50.7
2008–2009	10	56.6
2007–2008	2	72.9
2006–2007	79	26.8
2005–2006	83	26.3
2004–2005	65	32.1
2003–2004	111	17.2
2002–2003	109	18.3
2001–2002	78	27.0
2000–2001	40	39.4
1999–2000	62	33.6
1998–1999	85	25.9
1997–1998	122	7.6
1996–1997	105	19.4
1995–1996	80	26.6
1994–1995	64	32.4
1993–1994	20	51.5
1992–1993	22	51.1
1991–1992	69	30.6
1990–1991	45	36.7
1989–1990	56	34.7
1988–1989	61	33.7
1987–1988	28	45.0
1986–1987	106	19.3
1985–1986	36	40.7
1984–1985	34	41.3
1983–1984	33	41.4
1982–1983	75	28.0
1981–1982	35	41.0
1980–1981	100	21.1
1979–1980	60	33.9
1978–1979	1	74.5
1977–1978	18	51.7
1976–1977	68	31.4
1975–1976	91	23.3
1974–1975	20	51.5
1973–1974	25	49.6
1972–1973	80	26.6
1971–1972	44	37.0
1970–1971	67	31.6
1969–1970	32	43.3
1968–1969	89	23.7
1967–1968	118	11.0
1966–1967	43	37.8
1965–1966	108	18.9
1964–1965	26	47.6
1963–1964	39	39.8
1962–1963	51	35.7
1961–1962	23	51.0
1960–1961	93	22.9
1959–1960	12	55.2
1958–1959	13	54.9
1957–1958	110	17.5
1956–1957	101	21.0
1955–1956	112	16.8
1954–1955	84	26.0
1953–1954	97	21.8
1952–1953	102	20.1
1951–1952	14	54.7
1950–1951	31	43.3
1949–1950	86	25.1
1948–1949	98	21.5
1947–1948	38	40.3
1946–1947	125	1.0
1945–1946	27	46.0
1944–1945	70	30.3
1943–1944	48	36.1
1942–1943	4	61.0
1941–1942	46	36.5
1940–1941	57	34.4
1939–1940	71	29.8
1938–1939	73	29.5
1937–1938	104	19.4
1936–1937	114	15.3
1935–1936	15	53.8
1934–1935	50	35.9
1933–1934	121	8.8
1932–1933	113	16.0
1931–1932	63	33.3
1930–1931	90	23.5
1929–1930	54	35.2
1928–1929	98	21.5
1927–1928	115	13.2
1926–1927	82	26.5
1925–1926	9	56.7
1924–1925	116	12.5
1923–1924	49	36.0
1922–1923	42	37.9
1921–1922	120	8.9
1920–1921	123	4.7
1919–1920	103	20.0
1918–1919	72	29.6
1917–1918	29	44.3
1916–1917	107	19.1
1915–1916	94	22.8
1914–1915	74	29.1
1913–1914	92	23.0
1912–1913	76	27.6
1911–1912	11	55.9
1910–1911	116	12.5
1909–1910	16	53.3
1908–1909	119	10.5
1907–1908	66	31.8
1906–1907	124	2.8
1905–1906	59	34.0
1904–1905	127	0.0
1903–1904	127	0.0
1902–1903	125	1.0
1901–1902	127	0.0
1900–1901	127	0.0
1899–1900	127	0.0
1898–1899	127	0.0
1897–1898	3	62.8
1896–1897	7	57.1
1895–1896	17	53.0
1894–1895	41	38.2
1893–1894	5	58.1
1892–1893	30	43.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1951–2024	Greater Rockford Airport	location
1893–1950	Rockford	location