Snowiest Winter Season in Sioux City History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Sioux City, Iowa during a winter season from 1948–2024. 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 Sioux City History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Sioux City, Iowa has ever received over a winter season is 65.9 inches which occurred in 1961–1962.

Sioux City 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	32	35.1
2022–2023	37	32.1
2021–2022	77	4.4
2020–2021	25	38.3
2019–2020	28	36.0
2018–2019	41	29.5
2017–2018	13	45.2
2016–2017	44	28.6
2015–2016	7	57.6
2014–2015	64	21.5
2013–2014	56	23.8
2012–2013	14	45.1
2011–2012	70	18.3
2010–2011	18	41.3
2009–2010	4	59.8
2008–2009	30	35.5
2007–2008	15	43.8
2006–2007	10	50.6
2005–2006	31	35.2
2004–2005	74	13.9
2003–2004	6	58.3
2002–2003	38	31.4
2001–2002	54	25.5
2000–2001	11	48.2
1999–2000	72	17.1
1998–1999	20	40.2
1997–1998	57	23.1
1996–1997	33	34.4
1995–1996	68	20.1
1994–1995	29	35.6
1993–1994	17	43.4
1992–1993	16	43.6
1991–1992	40	30.0
1990–1991	35	32.9
1989–1990	60	21.9
1988–1989	47	27.1
1987–1988	53	25.7
1986–1987	61	21.8
1985–1986	42	29.2
1984–1985	55	23.8
1983–1984	3	60.8
1982–1983	5	59.5
1981–1982	8	56.8
1980–1981	72	17.1
1979–1980	63	21.7
1978–1979	26	36.4
1977–1978	50	26.6
1976–1977	69	19.4
1975–1976	71	18.2
1974–1975	21	40.0
1973–1974	65	21.2
1972–1973	51	26.4
1971–1972	45	27.3
1970–1971	58	22.7
1969–1970	23	39.7
1968–1969	9	51.1
1967–1968	76	7.9
1966–1967	67	20.2
1965–1966	62	21.8
1964–1965	12	47.0
1963–1964	59	22.4
1962–1963	39	30.0
1961–1962	1	65.9
1960–1961	34	34.4
1959–1960	2	65.8
1958–1959	36	32.4
1957–1958	52	25.8
1956–1957	26	36.4
1955–1956	66	20.9
1954–1955	49	26.8
1953–1954	47	27.1
1952–1953	22	40.0
1951–1952	19	41.3
1950–1951	43	28.8
1949–1950	46	27.3
1948–1949	24	39.2
1947–1948	75	13.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Sioux City Gateway Airport	location