Snowiest Winter Season in Watertown History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Watertown, South Dakota during a winter season from 1893–2024. 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 Watertown History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Watertown, South Dakota has ever received over a winter season is 81.7 inches which occurred in 2018–2019.

Watertown 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	92	20.4
2022–2023	19	48.1
2021–2022	71	27.2
2020–2021	56	32.6
2019–2020	41	36.6
2018–2019	1	81.7
2017–2018	10	53.1
2016–2017	32	40.7
2015–2016	66	28.7
2014–2015	77	25.3
2013–2014	67	28.2
2012–2013	22	47.1
2011–2012	95	19.6
2010–2011	2	79.4
2009–2010	4	58.5
2008–2009	8	54.3
2007–2008	20	47.3
2006–2007	16	49.5
2005–2006	55	32.7
2004–2005	113	12.7
2003–2004	18	48.9
2002–2003	59	30.9
2001–2002	35	38.5
2000–2001	80	23.4
1999–2000	121	9.7
1998–1999	129	0.0
1997–1998	129	0.0
1996–1997	129	0.0
1995–1996	31	41.1
1994–1995	34	38.6
1993–1994	5	57.9
1992–1993	48	35.0
1991–1992	85	21.6
1990–1991	98	19.2
1989–1990	116	11.6
1988–1989	29	44.2
1987–1988	90	20.8
1986–1987	94	20.0
1985–1986	42	36.3
1984–1985	51	34.1
1983–1984	44	35.5
1982–1983	49	34.5
1981–1982	57	31.4
1980–1981	120	10.2
1979–1980	74	26.0
1978–1979	26	44.8
1977–1978	15	49.6
1976–1977	70	27.5
1975–1976	50	34.3
1974–1975	9	53.8
1973–1974	100	18.8
1972–1973	101	18.5
1971–1972	72	26.8
1970–1971	62	29.7
1969–1970	61	29.9
1968–1969	12	50.6
1967–1968	114	12.5
1966–1967	54	32.8
1965–1966	85	21.6
1964–1965	40	36.7
1963–1964	87	21.2
1962–1963	78	24.3
1961–1962	24	45.9
1960–1961	97	19.5
1959–1960	43	35.6
1958–1959	60	30.1
1957–1958	119	10.5
1956–1957	69	27.6
1955–1956	26	44.8
1954–1955	109	14.9
1953–1954	25	44.9
1952–1953	35	38.5
1951–1952	52	34.0
1950–1951	58	30.9
1949–1950	103	18.0
1948–1949	118	11.0
1947–1948	6	55.3
1946–1947	73	26.3
1945–1946	21	47.2
1944–1945	14	49.7
1943–1944	115	12.1
1942–1943	46	35.3
1941–1942	110	14.3
1940–1941	47	35.1
1939–1940	93	20.3
1938–1939	63	29.3
1937–1938	10	53.1
1936–1937	3	59.2
1935–1936	23	46.9
1934–1935	89	20.9
1933–1934	117	11.5
1932–1933	83	22.4
1931–1932	45	35.4
1930–1931	106	15.5
1929–1930	65	29.0
1928–1929	53	33.8
1927–1928	82	22.9
1926–1927	81	23.3
1925–1926	104	16.2
1924–1925	64	29.1
1923–1924	68	28.0
1922–1923	76	25.5
1921–1922	17	49.0
1920–1921	107	15.0
1919–1920	33	39.2
1918–1919	88	21.0
1917–1918	105	16.0
1916–1917	37	38.4
1915–1916	13	50.0
1914–1915	95	19.6
1913–1914	99	19.0
1912–1913	111	14.0
1911–1912	107	15.0
1910–1911	91	20.5
1909–1910	75	25.8
1908–1909	79	24.0
1907–1908	28	44.5
1906–1907	7	54.4
1905–1906	39	37.2
1904–1905	84	22.3
1903–1904	102	18.0
1902–1903	112	13.1
1901–1902	128	0.1
1900–1901	122	7.9
1899–1900	124	4.8
1898–1899	125	4.5
1897–1898	123	7.5
1896–1897	126	0.9
1895–1896	129	0.0
1894–1895	126	0.9
1893–1894	38	37.5
1892–1893	30	42.5

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1893–2024	Watertown Regional Airport	location