Most Yearly Snow in Washington D.C. History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Washington D.C. history from 1851–2024. 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. has ever received in a single calendar year is 49.8 inches which occurred in 1899.

Year to date though April 16, 2024: 7.9 inches

Washington D.C. Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	118	7.9
2023	142	0.5
2022	81	13.2
2021	128	5.4
2020	144	0.2
2019	68	15.9
2018	120	7.3
2017	130	5.3
2016	43	22.2
2015	59	18.3
2014	21	30.5
2013	134	4.4
2012	138	2.2
2011	117	8.0
2010	7	41.6
2009	38	24.1
2008	137	2.3
2007	88	12.1
2006	109	8.8
2005	62	17.2
2004	124	6.3
2003	9	39.5
2002	102	10.3
2001	129	5.4
2000	61	17.4
1999	96	11.1
1998	142	0.5
1997	123	6.4
1996	3	44.6
1995	89	11.9
1994	100	10.6
1993	80	13.3
1992	119	7.6
1991	131	5.1
1990	127	5.8
1989	64	17.0
1988	74	14.7
1987	6	42.6
1986	74	14.7
1985	99	10.7
1984	112	8.6
1983	48	21.3
1982	29	27.4
1981	125	5.9
1980	51	20.1
1979	13	34.9
1978	32	25.5
1977	103	10.0
1976	136	3.2
1975	82	13.1
1974	126	5.8
1973	97	11.1
1972	73	15.3
1971	116	8.0
1970	87	12.4
1969	70	15.9
1968	114	8.2
1967	15	34.2
1966	4	44.3
1965	66	16.6
1964	28	27.9
1963	90	11.6
1962	27	28.7
1961	16	34.1
1960	18	33.0
1959	135	4.0
1958	26	29.0
1957	31	26.3
1956	111	8.7
1955	106	9.3
1954	93	11.4
1953	95	11.3
1952	107	9.1
1951	105	9.6
1950	110	8.8
1949	93	11.4
1948	35	24.3
1947	47	21.4
1946	79	13.5
1945	67	16.3
1944	104	9.8
1943	77	14.7
1942	55	19.2
1941	65	16.6
1940	44	22.0
1939	83	12.9
1938	86	12.6
1937	56	18.8
1936	39	23.5
1935	8	40.4
1934	19	32.0
1933	85	12.8
1932	58	18.5
1931	140	1.0
1930	50	20.3
1929	101	10.4
1928	92	11.4
1927	113	8.3
1926	57	18.7
1925	45	21.9
1924	46	21.6
1923	68	15.9
1922	5	42.8
1921	78	14.4
1920	84	12.8
1919	115	8.1
1918	24	29.6
1917	52	19.9
1916	42	22.6
1915	71	15.8
1914	17	33.6
1913	139	1.7
1912	25	29.5
1911	35	24.3
1910	22	30.0
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	121	7.1
1902	63	17.1
1901	108	8.9
1900	14	34.5
1899	1	49.8
1898	72	15.4
1897	74	14.7
1896	90	11.6
1895	40	23.4
1894	34	24.7
1893	33	25.3
1892	2	48.2
1891	30	26.6
1890	53	19.5
1889	98	11.0
1888	37	24.2
1887	140	1.0
1886	41	23.4
1885	54	19.4
1884	133	4.9
1883	145	0.0
1882	145	0.0
1881	145	0.0
1880	145	0.0
1879	145	0.0
1878	145	0.0
1877	145	0.0
1876	145	0.0
1875	145	0.0
1874	145	0.0
1873	145	0.0
1872	145	0.0
1871	145	0.0
1870	145	0.0
1869	145	0.0
1868	145	0.0
1867	145	0.0
1866	145	0.0
1865	145	0.0
1864	145	0.0
1863	145	0.0
1862	145	0.0
1861	145	0.0
1860	145	0.0
1859	122	6.5
1858	132	5.0
1857	60	17.6
1856	145	0.0
1855	145	0.0
1854	145	0.0
1853	145	0.0
1852	145	0.0
1851	145	0.0