Most Yearly Snow in Tahoe City History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Tahoe City, California history from 1903–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Tahoe City History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Tahoe City, California has ever received in a single calendar year is 499.3 inches which occurred in 1952.

Year to date though April 23, 2024: 137.5 inches

Tahoe City Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	80	137.5
2023	24	238.3
2022	77	142.0
2021	45	204.0
2020	91	125.0
2019	15	256.0
2018	67	166.5
2017	28	232.5
2016	102	109.5
2015	110	78.0
2014	116	46.0
2013	117	41.5
2012	51	185.0
2011	37	218.0
2010	11	278.0
2009	71	158.0
2008	40	212.5
2007	92	124.5
2006	41	208.5
2005	50	187.0
2004	42	208.5
2003	65	172.0
2002	48	193.0
2001	46	202.3
2000	73	155.5
1999	31	232.0
1998	19	244.0
1997	96	120.5
1996	7	321.5
1995	18	246.0
1994	101	112.0
1993	85	135.0
1992	81	137.5
1991	109	87.5
1990	95	121.0
1989	87	134.0
1988	84	135.7
1987	107	90.5
1986	100	114.0
1985	49	189.0
1984	78	141.9
1983	27	233.0
1982	10	278.1
1981	98	116.0
1980	75	143.0
1979	52	183.5
1978	58	175.6
1977	103	105.5
1976	114	63.0
1975	34	221.5
1974	82	137.0
1973	54	182.5
1972	79	139.0
1971	59	175.5
1970	36	219.5
1969	26	233.8
1968	29	232.0
1967	6	361.5
1966	88	133.3
1965	32	231.1
1964	8	319.7
1963	66	167.6
1962	43	206.6
1961	76	142.9
1960	62	173.5
1959	99	114.5
1958	14	257.0
1957	69	162.0
1956	38	217.5
1955	33	229.5
1954	74	148.5
1953	61	173.5
1952	1	499.3
1951	9	290.7
1950	22	238.8
1949	47	201.0
1948	13	263.3
1947	111	76.7
1946	89	129.6
1945	21	242.4
1944	16	248.5
1943	97	118.1
1942	55	181.0
1941	60	175.5
1940	44	205.7
1939	93	123.8
1938	4	365.4
1937	104	104.9
1936	86	134.3
1935	90	128.2
1934	113	63.3
1933	53	183.4
1932	94	122.0
1931	25	234.5
1930	56	179.0
1929	119	0.0
1928	105	97.8
1927	23	238.6
1926	70	161.3
1925	68	165.0
1924	115	55.0
1923	64	173.0
1922	5	363.5
1921	63	173.0
1920	39	216.0
1919	17	246.0
1918	35	221.5
1917	57	176.0
1916	3	381.0
1915	20	243.5
1914	12	273.6
1913	30	232.0
1912	72	156.0
1911	2	427.1
1910	83	135.9
1909	108	89.1
1908	119	0.0
1907	119	0.0
1906	112	68.1
1905	118	21.2
1904	106	91.9
1903	119	0.0