Snowiest Winter Season in Virginia Beach History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Virginia Beach, Virginia during a winter season from 1909–2024. 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 Virginia Beach History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Virginia Beach, Virginia has ever received over a winter season is 41.9 inches which occurred in 1979–1980.
Virginia Beach 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 94 0.0
2022–2023 94 0.0
2021–2022 26 11.2
2020–2021 66 3.4
2019–2020 86 0.4
2018–2019 92 0.1
2017–2018 14 15.1
2016–2017 51 5.4
2015–2016 55 5.0
2014–2015 24 12.7
2013–2014 13 15.5
2012–2013 72 1.8
2011–2012 82 0.5
2010–2011 6 21.8
2009–2010 33 9.3
2008–2009 82 0.5
2007–2008 91 0.2
2006–2007 92 0.1
2005–2006 80 0.8
2004–2005 36 8.2
2003–2004 44 6.2
2002–2003 54 5.1
2001–2002 38 7.4
2000–2001 81 0.7
1999–2000 32 9.4
1998–1999 94 0.0
1997–1998 94 0.0
1996–1997 94 0.0
1995–1996 9 18.9
1994–1995 89 0.3
1993–1994 23 12.8
1992–1993 64 3.9
1991–1992 94 0.0
1990–1991 94 0.0
1989–1990 82 0.5
1988–1989 4 24.9
1987–1988 59 4.7
1986–1987 65 3.8
1985–1986 59 4.7
1984–1985 62 4.3
1983–1984 52 5.2
1982–1983 66 3.4
1981–1982 46 6.1
1980–1981 89 0.3
1979–1980 1 41.9
1978–1979 20 13.7
1977–1978 22 12.8
1976–1977 40 7.1
1975–1976 94 0.0
1974–1975 77 1.1
1973–1974 29 9.8
1972–1973 19 13.8
1971–1972 72 1.8
1970–1971 42 6.6
1969–1970 49 5.8
1968–1969 43 6.5
1967–1968 39 7.3
1966–1967 27 10.3
1965–1966 15 14.7
1964–1965 16 14.5
1963–1964 37 8.0
1962–1963 17 13.9
1961–1962 18 13.9
1960–1961 55 5.0
1959–1960 25 11.8
1958–1959 12 15.8
1957–1958 61 4.5
1956–1957 63 4.1
1955–1956 76 1.3
1954–1955 11 17.4
1953–1954 74 1.6
1952–1953 82 0.5
1951–1952 94 0.0
1950–1951 58 4.8
1949–1950 71 2.2
1948–1949 86 0.4
1947–1948 3 25.4
1946–1947 20 13.7
1945–1946 34 8.5
1944–1945 94 0.0
1943–1944 53 5.1
1942–1943 68 2.8
1941–1942 55 5.0
1940–1941 31 9.5
1939–1940 8 19.1
1938–1939 44 6.2
1937–1938 78 1.0
1936–1937 40 7.1
1935–1936 2 37.0
1934–1935 94 0.0
1933–1934 94 0.0
1932–1933 94 0.0
1931–1932 94 0.0
1930–1931 94 0.0
1929–1930 48 6.0
1928–1929 94 0.0
1927–1928 94 0.0
1926–1927 94 0.0
1925–1926 94 0.0
1924–1925 75 1.5
1923–1924 94 0.0
1922–1923 94 0.0
1921–1922 50 5.6
1920–1921 94 0.0
1919–1920 68 2.8
1918–1919 47 6.0
1917–1918 10 17.9
1916–1917 86 0.4
1915–1916 35 8.4
1914–1915 70 2.5
1913–1914 5 22.1
1912–1913 78 1.0
1911–1912 7 19.5
1910–1911 29 9.8
1909–1910 28 10.0
1908–1909 94 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1946–2024 Norfolk International Airport location
1909–1945 Diamond Springs location