Snowiest Winter Season in Springfield History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Springfield, Illinois during a winter season from 1901–2024. 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 Springfield History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Springfield, Illinois has ever received over a winter season is 52.1 inches which occurred in 1977–1978.
Springfield Snowfall by Winter Season
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Year Rank Snow (inches)
2023–2024 90 14.4
2022–2023 122 6.3
2021–2022 43 24.6
2020–2021 61 20.7
2019–2020 23 31.4
2018–2019 22 31.6
2017–2018 102 11.8
2016–2017 108 10.3
2015–2016 81 15.7
2014–2015 15 33.9
2013–2014 3 45.7
2012–2013 17 33.1
2011–2012 113 9.2
2010–2011 14 34.7
2009–2010 47 23.7
2008–2009 77 17.0
2007–2008 13 35.5
2006–2007 41 24.7
2005–2006 38 25.8
2004–2005 76 17.1
2003–2004 92 14.3
2002–2003 40 25.1
2001–2002 106 10.8
2000–2001 96 13.4
1999–2000 87 15.0
1998–1999 30 28.2
1997–1998 68 19.2
1996–1997 53 21.9
1995–1996 59 20.8
1994–1995 118 8.5
1993–1994 79 16.5
1992–1993 27 30.0
1991–1992 103 11.4
1990–1991 63 20.1
1989–1990 112 9.3
1988–1989 42 24.7
1987–1988 55 21.4
1986–1987 59 20.8
1985–1986 62 20.3
1984–1985 92 14.3
1983–1984 12 35.6
1982–1983 107 10.4
1981–1982 2 50.4
1980–1981 73 17.5
1979–1980 25 30.5
1978–1979 20 31.8
1977–1978 1 52.1
1976–1977 9 38.6
1975–1976 39 25.6
1974–1975 18 32.9
1973–1974 6 41.4
1972–1973 96 13.4
1971–1972 51 22.1
1970–1971 100 13.0
1969–1970 33 27.0
1968–1969 45 24.2
1967–1968 29 28.5
1966–1967 88 14.9
1965–1966 95 14.2
1964–1965 7 40.4
1963–1964 11 35.9
1962–1963 52 22.0
1961–1962 8 40.2
1960–1961 54 21.5
1959–1960 5 42.1
1958–1959 104 11.3
1957–1958 109 10.1
1956–1957 80 16.2
1955–1956 50 22.2
1954–1955 91 14.4
1953–1954 124 5.8
1952–1953 85 15.3
1951–1952 35 26.7
1950–1951 31 27.5
1949–1950 116 8.8
1948–1949 110 9.9
1947–1948 94 14.2
1946–1947 58 20.9
1945–1946 72 18.2
1944–1945 26 30.4
1943–1944 34 26.9
1942–1943 65 19.8
1941–1942 65 19.8
1940–1941 68 19.2
1939–1940 71 18.6
1938–1939 64 19.9
1937–1938 121 7.0
1936–1937 86 15.1
1935–1936 56 21.0
1934–1935 101 12.5
1933–1934 36 26.6
1932–1933 70 18.6
1931–1932 117 8.6
1930–1931 78 16.9
1929–1930 37 26.2
1928–1929 115 8.9
1927–1928 83 15.6
1926–1927 67 19.7
1925–1926 49 23.2
1924–1925 111 9.9
1923–1924 48 23.6
1922–1923 114 8.9
1921–1922 81 15.7
1920–1921 98 13.2
1919–1920 89 14.6
1918–1919 99 13.1
1917–1918 28 29.6
1916–1917 123 6.2
1915–1916 19 32.1
1914–1915 32 27.1
1913–1914 4 42.9
1912–1913 83 15.6
1911–1912 16 33.3
1910–1911 119 8.1
1909–1910 44 24.5
1908–1909 75 17.2
1907–1908 21 31.7
1906–1907 105 11.2
1905–1906 10 36.3
1904–1905 74 17.4
1903–1904 46 23.7
1902–1903 24 31.2
1901–1902 56 21.0
1900–1901 120 7.2
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