Most Yearly Snow in Seattle History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Seattle, Washington history from 1894–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Seattle History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Seattle, Washington has ever received in a single calendar year is 63.6 inches which occurred in 1916.

Year to date though April 18, 2024: 0.3 inches

Seattle Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	109	0.3
2023	90	2.3
2022	64	5.8
2021	16	21.6
2020	95	1.2
2019	17	21.0
2018	100	1.0
2017	39	13.2
2016	100	1.0
2015	114	0.0
2014	79	3.7
2013	96	1.1
2012	48	11.1
2011	69	4.8
2010	82	3.0
2009	55	9.4
2008	35	13.9
2007	114	0.0
2006	114	0.0
2005	114	0.0
2004	114	0.0
2003	114	0.0
2002	114	0.0
2001	114	0.0
2000	114	0.0
1999	114	0.0
1998	114	0.0
1997	114	0.0
1996	49	11.0
1995	111	0.2
1994	74	4.2
1993	85	2.7
1992	61	6.7
1991	83	2.9
1990	36	13.6
1989	33	14.2
1988	114	0.0
1987	94	1.4
1986	96	1.1
1985	11	24.9
1984	88	2.4
1983	109	0.3
1982	57	9.0
1981	96	1.1
1980	45	11.7
1979	92	2.1
1978	68	5.1
1977	67	5.4
1976	107	0.7
1975	65	5.7
1974	37	13.5
1973	76	4.0
1972	15	22.2
1971	7	25.8
1970	83	2.9
1969	3	45.4
1968	4	30.1
1967	54	9.5
1966	53	9.6
1965	14	22.6
1964	46	11.4
1963	72	4.6
1962	51	9.7
1961	87	2.7
1960	41	12.5
1959	51	9.7
1958	111	0.2
1957	31	14.7
1956	30	15.1
1955	8	25.5
1954	13	23.3
1953	114	0.0
1952	62	6.7
1951	5	27.7
1950	2	60.6
1949	9	25.5
1948	73	4.4
1947	78	3.8
1946	50	9.9
1945	105	0.8
1944	108	0.4
1943	21	18.4
1942	100	1.0
1941	114	0.0
1940	105	0.8
1939	111	0.2
1938	85	2.7
1937	12	24.1
1936	60	7.8
1935	25	17.6
1934	114	0.0
1933	92	2.1
1932	59	8.1
1931	114	0.0
1930	58	8.8
1929	18	20.6
1928	91	2.3
1927	80	3.0
1926	66	5.5
1925	114	0.0
1924	56	9.1
1923	19	19.5
1922	32	14.3
1921	20	18.8
1920	88	2.4
1919	100	1.0
1918	63	6.0
1917	42	12.3
1916	1	63.6
1915	100	1.0
1914	99	1.1
1913	27	15.8
1912	75	4.1
1911	44	11.8
1910	39	13.2
1909	24	17.7
1908	80	3.0
1907	29	15.3
1906	69	4.8
1905	71	4.7
1904	34	14.1
1903	43	11.8
1902	28	15.4
1901	38	13.3
1900	76	4.0
1899	10	25.1
1898	21	18.4
1897	47	11.2
1896	6	27.4
1895	23	17.7
1894	26	16.6