Most Yearly Snow in Washington D.C. History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Washington D.C., District of Columbia history from 1851–2023. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Washington D.C. History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Washington D.C., District of Columbia has ever received in a single calendar year is 49.8 inches which occurred in 1899.

Year to date though March 19, 2023: 0.4 inches

Washington D.C. Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023	139	0.4
2022	80	13.2
2021	125	5.4
2020	140	0.2
2019	67	16.0
2018	118	7.3
2017	127	5.3
2016	43	22.2
2015	59	18.4
2014	21	30.6
2013	130	4.4
2012	134	2.2
2011	116	8.0
2010	7	41.6
2009	38	24.1
2008	133	2.3
2007	87	12.2
2006	109	8.8
2005	61	17.2
2004	121	6.3
2003	9	39.6
2002	101	10.3
2001	126	5.4
2000	60	17.4
1999	95	11.1
1998	138	0.5
1997	120	6.5
1996	3	44.6
1995	88	11.9
1994	99	10.6
1993	79	13.3
1992	117	7.6
1991	128	5.1
1990	124	5.8
1989	63	17.0
1988	75	14.7
1987	6	42.6
1986	75	14.7
1985	98	10.7
1984	111	8.6
1983	48	21.3
1982	29	27.4
1981	122	5.9
1980	51	20.2
1979	13	34.9
1978	32	25.5
1977	102	10.0
1976	132	3.2
1975	80	13.2
1974	123	5.8
1973	95	11.1
1972	72	15.3
1971	115	8.0
1970	86	12.4
1969	68	15.9
1968	113	8.2
1967	15	34.2
1966	4	44.3
1965	65	16.6
1964	28	28.0
1963	89	11.6
1962	27	28.8
1961	16	34.2
1960	18	32.9
1959	131	4.0
1958	26	29.1
1957	31	26.3
1956	110	8.7
1955	105	9.3
1954	91	11.5
1953	94	11.3
1952	106	9.1
1951	104	9.6
1950	108	8.8
1949	93	11.4
1948	36	24.3
1947	47	21.4
1946	78	13.5
1945	66	16.3
1944	103	9.9
1943	73	14.8
1942	55	19.3
1941	64	16.6
1940	44	22.1
1939	82	13.0
1938	85	12.7
1937	56	18.8
1936	39	23.5
1935	8	40.4
1934	19	32.1
1933	83	12.8
1932	58	18.5
1931	137	1.0
1930	50	20.4
1929	100	10.4
1928	91	11.5
1927	112	8.3
1926	57	18.7
1925	45	22.0
1924	46	21.7
1923	69	15.9
1922	5	42.8
1921	77	14.4
1920	84	12.8
1919	114	8.1
1918	24	29.6
1917	52	19.9
1916	42	22.6
1915	70	15.8
1914	17	33.7
1913	135	1.7
1912	24	29.6
1911	35	24.4
1910	22	30.1
1909	10	37.7
1908	20	31.4
1907	23	29.7
1906	49	20.7
1905	12	35.1
1904	11	35.5
1903	119	7.1
1902	62	17.0
1901	107	9.0
1900	14	34.5
1899	1	49.8
1898	71	15.4
1897	74	14.7
1896	89	11.6
1895	40	23.4
1894	34	24.7
1893	33	25.2
1892	2	48.3
1891	30	26.6
1890	53	19.4
1889	97	11.0
1888	37	24.3
1887	136	1.0
1886	41	23.4
1885	54	19.4
1884	129	4.9
1883	141	0.0
1882	141	0.0
1881	141	0.0
1880	141	0.0
1879	141	0.0
1878	141	0.0
1877	141	0.0
1876	141	0.0
1875	141	0.0
1874	141	0.0
1873	141	0.0
1872	141	0.0
1858	141	0.0
1856	141	0.0
1851	141	0.0