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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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