Maximum Snow Accumulation in Wilkes-Barre by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania for each available year between 1901 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Wilkes-Barre History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Wilkes-Barre was 29.0 inches which was recorded on January 13, 1996.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 none
2023 none
2022 none
2007 none
1996 29.0 January 13
1995 10.0 December 20
1994 27.0 January 18
1993 21.0 March 14
1992 3.0 February 14
1991 4.0 February 16
1990 4.0 February 25
1989 3.0 December 16
1988 9.0 January 27
1987 14.0 January 23
1986 10.0 January 27
1985 7.0 February 6
1984 8.0 March 30
1983 14.0 April 20
1982 7.0 January 23
1981 9.0 December 16
1980 8.0 November 18
1979 7.0 February 19
1978 16.0 January 21
1977 9.0 February 21
1976 5.0 January 12
1975 7.0 February 13
1974 9.0 March 30
1973 7.0 December 18
1972 11.0 February 20
1971 17.0 November 26
1970 13.0 January 4
1969 22.0 December 27
1968 10.0 January 1
1967 12.0 March 7
1966 12.0 January 31
1965 3.0 January 11
1964 19.0 January 14
1963 11.0 March 2
1962 5.0 January 1
1961 25.0 February 5
1960 14.0 March 5
1959 6.0 March 13
1958 17.0 February 18
1957 4.0 January 11
1956 9.0 March 19
1955 3.0 December 10
1954 10.0 January 16
1953 8.0 November 8
1952 3.0 February 16
1951 10.0 December 18
1950 7.0 February 13
1949 7.0 January 2
1948 13.0 January 25
1947 12.0 February 21
1946 6.0 February 20
1945 12.0 December 20
1944 5.0 March 20
1943 9.0 January 30
1942 8.0 January 4
1941 11.0 March 9
1940 8.0 February 15
1939 7.0 January 14
1938 9.0 November 25
1937 5.0 March 15
1936 16.0 January 21
1935 14.0 November 18
1934 8.0 February 27
1933 8.0 February 12
1932 6.0 March 8
1931 6.0 February 10
1930 7.0 December 24
1929 8.0 February 21
1928 7.0 March 19
1927 3.0 December 6
1906 5.0 November 15
1902 11.0 December 7
1901 3.0 March 5
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1949–2024 Wilkes-Barre International Airport location
1893–1948 Wilkes-Barre location