Most Yearly Snow in Watertown History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Watertown, South Dakota history from 1893–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Watertown History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Watertown, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 79.5 inches which occurred in 2019.

Year to date though April 20, 2024: 17.3 inches

Watertown Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	105	17.3
2023	43	35.3
2022	55	31.8
2021	58	30.7
2020	53	32.8
2019	1	79.5
2018	2	65.9
2017	62	29.4
2016	45	34.6
2015	90	22.9
2014	57	31.0
2013	17	47.8
2012	71	26.3
2011	13	52.3
2010	5	61.6
2009	8	58.3
2008	3	65.1
2007	14	52.2
2006	114	11.8
2005	40	36.4
2004	82	24.0
2003	19	45.6
2002	31	40.3
2001	103	17.9
2000	78	24.3
1999	129	0.0
1998	129	0.0
1997	129	0.0
1996	92	22.6
1995	15	49.6
1994	27	41.6
1993	33	39.3
1992	42	35.4
1991	101	18.0
1990	111	13.1
1989	23	43.7
1988	88	23.0
1987	96	21.0
1986	108	15.6
1985	16	47.9
1984	63	28.4
1983	48	33.8
1982	34	38.6
1981	104	17.5
1980	89	23.0
1979	28	41.5
1978	76	24.6
1977	11	53.3
1976	51	33.3
1975	7	60.4
1974	110	13.8
1973	109	14.4
1972	91	22.8
1971	69	27.5
1970	47	33.9
1969	21	44.0
1968	64	28.2
1967	52	33.0
1966	87	23.4
1965	58	30.7
1964	79	24.3
1963	60	30.0
1962	46	34.3
1961	86	23.5
1960	67	27.6
1959	56	31.2
1958	94	22.5
1957	74	25.5
1956	95	22.1
1955	29	40.4
1954	81	24.2
1953	9	57.5
1952	75	25.4
1951	32	40.1
1950	99	19.4
1949	116	11.1
1948	54	32.6
1947	24	43.4
1946	36	38.1
1945	12	52.4
1944	73	25.7
1943	61	29.9
1942	112	12.8
1941	85	23.6
1940	37	37.7
1939	84	23.9
1938	25	42.6
1937	4	62.6
1936	20	45.4
1935	49	33.8
1934	121	9.1
1933	119	10.3
1932	44	35.0
1931	65	28.1
1930	80	24.2
1929	29	40.4
1928	122	9.1
1927	67	27.6
1926	72	25.9
1925	106	16.9
1924	39	37.1
1923	83	24.0
1922	22	44.0
1921	100	19.0
1920	50	33.5
1919	66	27.7
1918	102	18.0
1917	38	37.7
1916	18	46.7
1915	70	26.3
1914	97	19.8
1913	115	11.5
1912	113	12.0
1911	77	24.5
1910	117	11.0
1909	41	35.8
1908	26	42.5
1907	10	54.5
1906	93	22.6
1905	35	38.5
1904	107	16.8
1903	120	10.0
1902	118	10.7
1901	123	6.5
1900	127	3.7
1899	125	5.5
1898	124	6.0
1897	126	3.9
1896	129	0.0
1895	128	0.9
1894	98	19.5
1893	6	60.5