Snowiest Winter Season in Sanford History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Sanford, Maine during a winter season from 1953–2024. 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 Sanford History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Sanford, Maine has ever received over a winter season is 151.5 inches which occurred in 1970–1971.

Sanford 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	53	27.5
2022–2023	24	63.9
2021–2022	38	42.6
2020–2021	29	56.2
2019–2020	31	54.6
2018–2019	28	58.1
2017–2018	13	92.5
2016–2017	7	104.4
2015–2016	45	35.5
2014–2015	27	59.5
2013–2014	10	93.7
2012–2013	18	80.1
2011–2012	52	27.7
2010–2011	41	39.6
2009–2010	39	41.7
2008–2009	42	39.3
2007–2008	30	56.2
2006–2007	51	28.2
2005–2006	47	33.3
2004–2005	25	62.5
2003–2004	55	20.0
2002–2003	36	43.3
2001–2002	61	8.2
2000–2001	37	43.3
1999–2000	46	35.1
1998–1999	59	15.8
1997–1998	49	29.3
1996–1997	60	10.5
1995–1996	54	24.0
1994–1995	43	36.5
1993–1994	58	16.2
1992–1993	35	47.1
1991–1992	56	18.9
1990–1991	57	17.6
1989–1990	32	53.7
1988–1989	67	0.0
1987–1988	67	0.0
1986–1987	67	0.0
1985–1986	67	0.0
1984–1985	67	0.0
1983–1984	62	8.0
1982–1983	66	1.0
1981–1982	65	5.5
1980–1981	62	8.0
1979–1980	64	7.2
1978–1979	21	73.2
1977–1978	34	51.0
1976–1977	23	69.3
1975–1976	22	70.0
1974–1975	48	33.0
1973–1974	50	28.2
1972–1973	44	36.0
1971–1972	2	132.5
1970–1971	1	151.5
1969–1970	14	87.5
1968–1969	4	114.0
1967–1968	15	85.0
1966–1967	3	116.5
1965–1966	16	83.8
1964–1965	33	51.5
1963–1964	5	111.2
1962–1963	11	93.5
1961–1962	19	79.9
1960–1961	9	96.9
1959–1960	17	82.5
1958–1959	20	76.0
1957–1958	8	102.0
1956–1957	12	93.0
1955–1956	6	110.0
1954–1955	26	59.5
1953–1954	40	40.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1953–2024	Sanford 2 NNW	location