Maximum Snow Accumulation in Watertown by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Watertown, South Dakota for each available year between 1902 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Watertown History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Watertown was 42.0 inches which was recorded on January 31, 2011.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 5.9 January 19
2023 11.8 February 23
2022 11.8 December 26
2021 7.1 February 17
2020 22.0 February 9
2019 26.0 March 2
2018 11.8 December 31
2017 15.0 January 11
2016 13.0 December 17
2015 7.9 December 2
2014 9.8 January 27
2013 16.0 February 14
2012 8.0 December 9
2011 42.0 January 31
2010 31.0 February 9
2009 18.0 December 28
2008 19.0 April 26
2007 29.0 March 3
2006 8.0 January 1
2005 14.0 December 3
2004 13.0 February 9
2003 13.0 November 23
2002 11.0 March 14
2001 19.0 February 7
2000 16.0 December 29
1999 none
1998 none
1996 15.0 January 29
1995 11.0 April 12
1994 22.0 February 9
1993 11.0 November 27
1992 7.0 December 23
1991 6.0 February 19
1990 5.0 December 20
1989 17.0 March 4
1988 4.0 January 24
1987 3.0 February 16
1986 16.0 February 20
1985 19.0 December 2
1984 9.0 March 12
1983 10.0 December 21
1982 12.0 January 25
1981 5.0 February 10
1980 4.0 February 5
1979 24.0 February 18
1978 14.0 March 3
1977 12.0 November 10
1976 8.0 January 6
1975 16.0 January 12
1974 6.0 January 1
1973 6.0 December 25
1972 9.0 February 2
1971 10.0 December 11
1970 8.0 January 17
1969 33.0 March 1
1968 18.0 December 30
1967 11.0 February 17
1966 6.0 March 5
1965 10.0 March 29
1964 6.0 March 20
1963 10.0 March 19
1962 15.0 March 5
1961 7.0 December 19
1960 9.0 March 11
1959 10.0 February 14
1958 10.0 November 18
1957 7.0 February 22
1956 12.0 January 28
1955 15.0 December 15
1954 6.0 March 13
1953 15.0 February 21
1952 13.0 February 20
1951 14.0 March 17
1950 5.0 January 24
1949 4.0 January 5
1948 15.0 March 6
1947 12.0 November 21
1946 15.0 February 7
1945 10.0 December 31
1944 8.0 December 31
1943 10.0 March 19
1942 3.0 March 15
1941 6.0 January 7
1940 9.0 March 13
1939 13.0 February 10
1938 12.0 January 13
1937 20.0 March 24
1936 32.0 February 20
1935 11.0 December 31
1934 2.0 March 31
1933 2.0 November 6
1932 10.0 January 17
1931 3.0 March 23
1930 9.0 January 25
1929 3.0 November 19
1928 2.0 December 21
1926 4.0 January 19
1925 10.0 January 25
1924 14.0 March 29
1923 4.0 February 5
1922 22.0 February 2
1921 8.0 November 21
1920 6.0 January 18
1919 7.0 February 28
1918 6.0 December 30
1917 12.0 January 27
1914 4.0 February 15
1910 3.0 December 31
1909 6.0 November 16
1908 none
1906 3.0 January 3
1905 5.0 February 1
1904 3.0 December 16
1903 9.0 January 4
1902 9.0 December 20
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1893–2024 Watertown Regional Airport location