Snowiest Winter Season in Washington D.C. History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Washington D.C. during a winter season from 1851–2024. 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 Washington D.C. History?
According to NOAA records, the most snow that Washington D.C. has ever received over a winter season is 56.1 inches which occurred in 2009–2010.
Washington D.C. 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 112 8.0
2022–2023 142 0.4
2021–2022 83 13.2
2020–2021 125 5.4
2019–2020 140 0.6
2018–2019 65 16.9
2017–2018 114 7.8
2016–2017 131 3.4
2015–2016 43 22.2
2014–2015 56 18.3
2013–2014 21 32.0
2012–2013 135 3.1
2011–2012 138 2.0
2010–2011 98 10.1
2009–2010 1 56.1
2008–2009 116 7.5
2007–2008 128 4.9
2006–2007 100 9.5
2005–2006 81 13.6
2004–2005 86 12.5
2003–2004 88 12.4
2002–2003 9 40.4
2001–2002 134 3.2
2000–2001 117 7.4
1999–2000 72 15.4
1998–1999 91 11.6
1997–1998 143 0.1
1996–1997 118 6.7
1995–1996 6 46.0
1994–1995 98 10.1
1993–1994 83 13.2
1992–1993 90 11.7
1991–1992 119 6.6
1990–1991 111 8.1
1989–1990 74 15.3
1988–1989 123 5.7
1987–1988 31 25.0
1986–1987 22 31.1
1985–1986 73 15.4
1984–1985 95 10.3
1983–1984 107 8.6
1982–1983 27 27.6
1981–1982 41 22.5
1980–1981 130 4.5
1979–1980 53 20.1
1978–1979 13 37.7
1977–1978 39 22.7
1976–1977 93 11.1
1975–1976 137 2.2
1974–1975 85 12.8
1973–1974 67 16.7
1972–1973 143 0.1
1971–1972 66 16.8
1970–1971 89 11.7
1969–1970 79 14.0
1968–1969 103 9.1
1967–1968 45 21.4
1966–1967 14 37.1
1965–1966 25 28.4
1964–1965 64 17.1
1963–1964 17 33.6
1962–1963 45 21.4
1961–1962 76 15.0
1960–1961 11 40.3
1959–1960 34 24.3
1958–1959 128 4.9
1957–1958 10 40.4
1956–1957 78 14.2
1955–1956 92 11.3
1954–1955 119 6.6
1953–1954 58 18.0
1952–1953 108 8.3
1951–1952 97 10.2
1950–1951 96 10.2
1949–1950 132 3.4
1948–1949 70 15.8
1947–1948 36 23.5
1946–1947 54 20.0
1945–1946 44 21.6
1944–1945 109 8.2
1943–1944 115 7.6
1942–1943 47 20.5
1941–1942 81 13.6
1940–1941 60 17.9
1939–1940 30 25.3
1938–1939 75 15.1
1937–1938 124 5.6
1936–1937 49 20.3
1935–1936 18 33.0
1934–1935 20 32.4
1933–1934 19 32.5
1932–1933 35 23.8
1931–1932 127 5.0
1930–1931 136 2.5
1929–1930 48 20.4
1928–1929 113 8.0
1927–1928 80 13.7
1926–1927 106 8.8
1925–1926 60 17.9
1924–1925 51 20.2
1923–1924 38 22.8
1922–1923 69 16.0
1921–1922 4 46.5
1920–1921 104 9.1
1919–1920 63 17.4
1918–1919 133 3.3
1917–1918 12 38.9
1916–1917 55 19.1
1915–1916 59 17.9
1914–1915 71 15.5
1913–1914 24 30.1
1912–1913 105 8.8
1911–1912 41 22.5
1910–1911 8 40.7
1909–1910 50 20.2
1908–1909 5 46.0
1907–1908 56 18.3
1906–1907 26 28.3
1905–1906 28 25.7
1904–1905 3 46.8
1903–1904 52 20.2
1902–1903 109 8.2
1901–1902 77 14.6
1900–1901 102 9.1
1899–1900 16 35.6
1898–1899 2 54.4
1897–1898 94 11.0
1896–1897 68 16.2
1895–1896 101 9.3
1894–1895 32 24.8
1893–1894 29 25.4
1892–1893 23 31.0
1891–1892 7 41.7
1890–1891 15 37.1
1889–1890 121 6.5
1888–1889 87 12.5
1887–1888 39 22.7
1886–1887 139 1.0
1885–1886 37 23.4
1884–1885 33 24.3
1883–1884 145 0.0
1882–1883 145 0.0
1881–1882 145 0.0
1880–1881 145 0.0
1879–1880 145 0.0
1878–1879 145 0.0
1877–1878 145 0.0
1876–1877 145 0.0
1875–1876 145 0.0
1874–1875 145 0.0
1873–1874 145 0.0
1872–1873 145 0.0
1871–1872 145 0.0
1870–1871 145 0.0
1869–1870 145 0.0
1868–1869 145 0.0
1867–1868 145 0.0
1866–1867 145 0.0
1865–1866 145 0.0
1864–1865 145 0.0
1863–1864 145 0.0
1862–1863 145 0.0
1861–1862 145 0.0
1860–1861 145 0.0
1859–1860 141 0.5
1858–1859 122 6.0
1857–1858 126 5.0
1856–1857 62 17.6
1855–1856 145 0.0
1854–1855 145 0.0
1853–1854 145 0.0
1852–1853 145 0.0
1851–1852 145 0.0
1850–1851 145 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1945–2024 Washington Reagan Airport location
1851–1945 Washington D.C. location