Most Yearly Snow in Spirit Lake History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Spirit Lake, Iowa history from 1893–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Spirit Lake History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Spirit Lake, Iowa has ever received in a single calendar year is 85.5 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 27, 2024: 16.7 inches

Spirit Lake Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	36	16.7
2023	18	35.8
2022	15	38.4
2021	23	27.9
2020	14	38.6
2019	2	58.2
2018	1	85.5
2017	20	33.6
2016	13	40.0
2015	7	50.6
2014	19	34.5
2013	11	43.5
2012	26	24.6
2011	21	30.8
2010	9	46.6
2009	6	52.8
2008	8	48.0
2007	3	57.3
2006	28	23.4
2005	16	37.6
2004	27	24.0
2003	12	40.1
2002	31	22.7
2001	30	23.0
2000	5	54.0
1999	17	36.6
1998	32	22.2
1997	44	0.0
1996	44	0.0
1995	44	0.0
1994	44	0.0
1993	44	0.0
1992	44	0.0
1991	44	0.0
1990	44	0.0
1989	44	0.0
1988	44	0.0
1987	44	0.0
1986	44	0.0
1985	44	0.0
1984	44	0.0
1983	44	0.0
1982	44	0.0
1981	44	0.0
1980	44	0.0
1979	44	0.0
1978	44	0.0
1977	44	0.0
1976	44	0.0
1975	44	0.0
1974	44	0.0
1973	44	0.0
1972	44	0.0
1971	44	0.0
1970	44	0.0
1969	44	0.0
1968	44	0.0
1967	44	0.0
1966	44	0.0
1965	44	0.0
1964	44	0.0
1963	44	0.0
1962	44	0.0
1961	44	0.0
1960	44	0.0
1959	44	0.0
1958	44	0.0
1957	44	0.0
1956	44	0.0
1955	44	0.0
1954	44	0.0
1953	43	0.4
1952	44	0.0
1951	44	0.0
1950	44	0.0
1949	44	0.0
1948	44	0.0
1947	44	0.0
1946	44	0.0
1945	41	7.0
1944	24	27.8
1943	10	46.5
1942	44	0.0
1941	44	0.0
1940	44	0.0
1939	44	0.0
1938	44	0.0
1937	44	0.0
1936	44	0.0
1935	44	0.0
1934	44	0.0
1933	44	0.0
1932	44	0.0
1931	44	0.0
1930	44	0.0
1929	44	0.0
1928	44	0.0
1927	44	0.0
1926	44	0.0
1925	44	0.0
1924	44	0.0
1923	44	0.0
1922	44	0.0
1921	44	0.0
1920	44	0.0
1919	44	0.0
1918	44	0.0
1917	44	0.0
1916	44	0.0
1915	44	0.0
1914	44	0.0
1913	44	0.0
1912	44	0.0
1911	44	0.0
1910	44	0.0
1909	44	0.0
1908	44	0.0
1907	44	0.0
1906	44	0.0
1905	44	0.0
1904	37	15.5
1903	35	19.0
1902	33	20.0
1901	34	20.0
1900	25	25.5
1899	29	23.0
1898	22	29.0
1897	4	55.1
1896	38	14.3
1895	40	11.5
1894	39	12.0
1893	42	6.0