Most Yearly Snow in Waterloo History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Waterloo, Iowa history from 1895–2023. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Waterloo History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Waterloo, Iowa has ever received in a single calendar year is 64.7 inches which occurred in 2019.

Year to date though December 6, 2023: 22.9 inches

Waterloo Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2023	59	22.9
2022	32	35.4
2021	20	42.8
2020	42	30.2
2019	1	64.7
2018	15	45.2
2017	56	23.4
2016	43	29.8
2015	9	50.0
2014	25	39.1
2013	3	63.6
2012	34	34.5
2011	47	27.6
2010	8	50.2
2009	6	51.6
2008	4	62.8
2007	17	43.4
2006	94	10.6
2005	23	40.0
2004	62	22.4
2003	39	31.2
2002	61	22.6
2001	88	12.4
2000	2	64.3
1999	29	36.8
1998	46	27.7
1997	7	50.2
1996	16	44.3
1995	53	24.8
1994	13	48.9
1993	11	49.0
1992	36	32.4
1991	26	38.2
1990	48	27.3
1989	70	16.9
1988	71	16.7
1987	52	25.4
1986	30	36.5
1985	19	43.2
1984	27	37.8
1983	10	49.9
1982	31	36.1
1981	49	26.7
1980	45	29.2
1979	37	31.8
1978	33	34.5
1977	24	39.4
1976	73	16.4
1975	22	41.5
1974	51	25.7
1973	38	31.6
1972	14	48.0
1971	5	56.0
1970	54	24.3
1969	44	29.6
1968	60	22.7
1967	66	18.7
1966	69	17.5
1965	41	30.3
1964	58	23.0
1963	40	30.4
1962	21	41.7
1961	18	43.3
1960	28	36.8
1959	12	49.0
1958	72	16.4
1957	50	26.6
1956	63	19.4
1955	106	7.4
1954	109	6.3
1953	125	2.5
1952	82	14.3
1951	74	16.0
1950	107	7.2
1949	35	32.4
1948	64	18.9
1947	81	14.4
1946	115	5.1
1945	83	13.6
1944	101	8.6
1943	120	4.6
1942	65	18.7
1941	92	10.9
1940	55	23.6
1939	105	7.7
1938	96	9.9
1937	86	12.8
1936	75	15.9
1935	77	15.3
1934	104	8.0
1933	110	5.7
1932	80	14.6
1931	100	9.0
1930	68	17.7
1929	79	14.9
1928	127	0.7
1927	123	3.4
1926	113	5.4
1925	90	11.7
1924	116	5.0
1923	85	13.3
1922	128	0.7
1921	87	12.5
1920	113	5.4
1919	67	18.5
1918	88	12.4
1917	102	8.6
1916	111	5.6
1915	93	10.8
1914	97	9.2
1913	95	10.0
1912	97	9.2
1911	122	4.0
1910	116	5.0
1909	84	13.5
1908	121	4.3
1907	129	0.6
1906	57	23.3
1905	116	5.0
1904	124	3.0
1903	97	9.2
1902	108	6.7
1901	103	8.5
1900	76	15.5
1899	112	5.5
1898	91	11.2
1897	119	4.7
1896	125	2.5
1895	78	15.2