Snowiest Winter Season in Tucson History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Tucson, Arizona during a winter season from 1894–2024. 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 Tucson History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Tucson, Arizona has ever received over a winter season is 6.8 inches which occurred in 1971–1972.

Tucson 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	47	0.0
2022–2023	31	1.5
2021–2022	47	0.0
2020–2021	39	1.0
2019–2020	47	0.0
2018–2019	20	2.3
2017–2018	47	0.0
2016–2017	47	0.0
2015–2016	47	0.0
2014–2015	47	0.0
2013–2014	47	0.0
2012–2013	22	2.0
2011–2012	47	0.0
2010–2011	47	0.0
2009–2010	47	0.0
2008–2009	47	0.0
2007–2008	47	0.0
2006–2007	47	0.0
2005–2006	47	0.0
2004–2005	47	0.0
2003–2004	47	0.0
2002–2003	47	0.0
2001–2002	42	0.6
2000–2001	47	0.0
1999–2000	47	0.0
1998–1999	47	0.0
1997–1998	47	0.0
1996–1997	47	0.0
1995–1996	47	0.0
1994–1995	47	0.0
1993–1994	47	0.0
1992–1993	47	0.0
1991–1992	47	0.0
1990–1991	41	0.9
1989–1990	8	5.0
1988–1989	47	0.0
1987–1988	15	3.6
1986–1987	11	4.7
1985–1986	47	0.0
1984–1985	21	2.2
1983–1984	47	0.0
1982–1983	47	0.0
1981–1982	47	0.0
1980–1981	47	0.0
1979–1980	47	0.0
1978–1979	38	1.2
1977–1978	47	0.0
1976–1977	47	0.0
1975–1976	6	5.8
1974–1975	43	0.5
1973–1974	45	0.4
1972–1973	47	0.0
1971–1972	1	6.8
1970–1971	47	0.0
1969–1970	47	0.0
1968–1969	45	0.4
1967–1968	30	1.6
1966–1967	47	0.0
1965–1966	31	1.5
1964–1965	12	4.0
1963–1964	3	6.0
1962–1963	47	0.0
1961–1962	47	0.0
1960–1961	47	0.0
1959–1960	36	1.3
1958–1959	2	6.4
1957–1958	47	0.0
1956–1957	47	0.0
1955–1956	22	2.0
1954–1955	47	0.0
1953–1954	47	0.0
1952–1953	43	0.5
1951–1952	16	3.4
1950–1951	17	2.8
1949–1950	35	1.4
1948–1949	10	4.8
1947–1948	47	0.0
1946–1947	47	0.0
1945–1946	18	2.5
1944–1945	47	0.0
1943–1944	47	0.0
1942–1943	47	0.0
1941–1942	22	2.0
1940–1941	47	0.0
1939–1940	47	0.0
1938–1939	47	0.0
1937–1938	47	0.0
1936–1937	6	5.8
1935–1936	47	0.0
1934–1935	47	0.0
1933–1934	47	0.0
1932–1933	18	2.5
1931–1932	47	0.0
1930–1931	47	0.0
1929–1930	47	0.0
1928–1929	22	2.0
1927–1928	22	2.0
1926–1927	47	0.0
1925–1926	47	0.0
1924–1925	47	0.0
1923–1924	47	0.0
1922–1923	47	0.0
1921–1922	3	6.0
1920–1921	47	0.0
1919–1920	47	0.0
1918–1919	47	0.0
1917–1918	47	0.0
1916–1917	12	4.0
1915–1916	22	2.0
1914–1915	47	0.0
1913–1914	47	0.0
1912–1913	22	2.0
1911–1912	31	1.5
1910–1911	47	0.0
1909–1910	47	0.0
1908–1909	47	0.0
1907–1908	12	4.0
1906–1907	39	1.0
1905–1906	22	2.0
1904–1905	47	0.0
1903–1904	47	0.0
1902–1903	9	4.9
1901–1902	31	1.5
1900–1901	47	0.0
1899–1900	47	0.0
1898–1899	36	1.3
1897–1898	3	6.0
1896–1897	47	0.0
1895–1896	47	0.0
1894–1895	47	0.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1947–2024	Tucson International Airport	location
1894–1946	Tucson WFO	location