Maximum Snow Accumulation in Washington D.C. by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Washington D.C. for each available year between 1893 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Washington D.C. History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Washington D.C. was 34.0 inches which was recorded on February 14, 1899.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 5.1 January 20
2023 none
2022 7.1 January 4
2021 2.0 February 1
2020 none
2019 9.8 January 14
2018 2.0 March 22
2017 2.0 March 14
2016 18.1 January 24
2015 5.1 February 17
2014 7.1 March 17
2013 1.0 March 25
2012 1.0 January 21
2011 4.0 January 27
2010 21.0 February 11
2009 16.0 December 20
2008 1.0 January 18
2007 3.0 February 26
2006 7.0 February 12
2005 3.0 February 25
2004 5.0 January 26
2003 16.0 February 18
2002 6.0 December 6
2001 3.0 February 23
2000 9.0 January 26
1999 8.0 March 10
1998 none
1997 3.0 February 9
1996 20.0 January 10
1995 4.0 January 29
1994 3.0 February 12
1993 5.0 March 14
1992 4.0 January 26
1991 2.0 January 11
1990 3.0 December 28
1989 6.0 December 13
1988 8.0 January 8
1987 18.0 January 26
1986 4.0 February 23
1985 3.0 January 17
1984 4.0 January 19
1983 17.0 February 12
1982 10.0 January 23
1981 2.0 January 2
1980 6.0 January 6
1979 22.0 February 20
1978 5.0 January 20
1977 6.0 January 7
1976 1.0 February 2
1975 3.0 January 21
1974 4.0 February 9
1973 8.0 December 17
1972 3.0 February 2
1971 8.0 January 1
1970 3.0 February 15
1969 3.0 December 26
1968 3.0 January 1
1967 10.0 February 8
1966 16.0 January 30
1965 4.0 January 11
1964 8.0 January 14
1963 5.0 January 1
1962 7.0 December 26
1961 13.0 February 4
1960 8.0 March 4
1959 1.0 January 17
1958 14.0 February 16
1957 8.0 December 5
1956 3.0 January 20
1955 2.0 February 12
1954 6.0 January 23
1953 4.0 November 7
1952 2.0 November 30
1951 3.0 December 14
1950 3.0 March 16
1949 2.0 January 31
1948 5.0 January 25
1947 8.0 February 21
1946 6.0 January 27
1945 7.0 December 19
1944 3.0 January 16
1943 4.0 January 28
1942 10.0 March 29
1941 8.0 March 7
1940 9.0 January 24
1939 5.0 January 13
1938 7.0 November 25
1937 6.0 February 16
1936 14.0 February 7
1935 11.0 January 23
1934 8.0 February 1
1933 4.0 February 4
1932 12.0 December 17
1931 none
1930 12.0 January 30
1929 6.0 February 21
1928 11.0 January 28
1927 3.0 February 20
1926 10.0 February 10
1925 8.0 January 2
1924 6.0 April 1
1923 4.0 March 6
1922 26.0 January 28
1921 4.0 February 20
1920 6.0 February 6
1919 4.0 December 19
1918 13.0 January 30
1917 4.0 December 14
1916 5.0 January 7
1915 3.0 April 3
1914 5.0 February 14
1913 none
1912 7.0 January 12
1911 4.0 February 6
1910 9.0 December 6
1909 5.0 February 7
1908 11.0 December 23
1907 5.0 February 5
1906 4.0 February 27
1905 5.0 December 15
1904 9.0 January 29
1903 3.0 February 17
1902 6.0 January 30
1901 3.0 January 25
1900 14.0 February 17
1899 34.0 February 14
1898 3.0 January 31
1897 5.0 January 28
1896 2.0 March 11
1895 12.0 February 8
1894 9.0 February 25
1893 8.0 January 12
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location