Most Yearly Snow in Wilkes-Barre History

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

What Was the Snowiest Year in Wilkes-Barre History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has ever received in a single calendar year is 81.5 inches which occurred in 1994.

Year to date though April 27, 2024: 17.7 inches

Wilkes-Barre Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	107	17.7
2023	115	16.4
2022	70	31.6
2021	51	40.2
2020	78	29.2
2019	79	29.1
2018	21	56.9
2017	33	50.3
2016	85	27.3
2015	53	38.6
2014	21	56.9
2013	64	34.6
2012	100	20.6
2011	16	60.7
2010	57	37.7
2009	65	34.0
2008	69	32.4
2007	97	22.3
2006	123	0.0
2005	123	0.0
2004	123	0.0
2003	123	0.0
2002	123	0.0
2001	123	0.0
2000	123	0.0
1999	123	0.0
1998	123	0.0
1997	123	0.0
1996	18	58.2
1995	19	57.9
1994	1	81.5
1993	17	60.4
1992	72	31.4
1991	87	26.1
1990	63	35.2
1989	109	17.1
1988	66	34.0
1987	32	50.3
1986	42	44.2
1985	54	38.2
1984	40	45.8
1983	20	57.0
1982	30	52.3
1981	52	39.1
1980	61	36.6
1979	55	38.0
1978	10	66.4
1977	13	62.8
1976	43	43.9
1975	48	40.6
1974	44	43.4
1973	86	27.0
1972	35	48.6
1971	5	70.7
1970	29	52.8
1969	24	56.6
1968	83	28.3
1967	3	78.6
1966	14	61.0
1965	76	29.9
1964	12	64.6
1963	23	56.7
1962	46	41.6
1961	8	68.8
1960	9	67.6
1959	67	33.0
1958	27	53.5
1957	62	35.4
1956	36	48.1
1955	119	12.6
1954	110	17.0
1953	102	20.1
1952	108	17.3
1951	93	24.0
1950	34	49.5
1949	99	21.6
1948	47	41.1
1947	71	31.5
1946	112	16.5
1945	74	30.2
1944	80	29.0
1943	101	20.3
1942	94	23.2
1941	26	54.4
1940	88	25.6
1939	88	25.6
1938	98	21.9
1937	110	17.0
1936	84	27.9
1935	11	65.9
1934	117	15.2
1933	92	24.3
1932	105	18.0
1931	120	10.9
1930	106	17.8
1929	75	30.0
1928	103	19.0
1927	118	14.5
1926	28	53.5
1925	77	29.5
1924	121	10.0
1923	59	37.0
1922	58	37.5
1921	112	16.5
1920	60	37.0
1919	116	16.2
1918	82	28.4
1917	73	30.8
1916	41	45.5
1915	90	24.7
1914	49	40.5
1913	122	9.3
1912	104	18.7
1911	114	16.5
1910	49	40.5
1909	45	42.0
1908	39	46.0
1907	6	70.5
1906	25	56.5
1905	38	47.0
1904	14	61.0
1903	68	32.5
1902	7	70.4
1901	81	28.5
1900	95	22.5
1899	96	22.5
1898	91	24.6
1897	56	38.0
1896	31	51.5
1895	37	48.0
1894	4	73.0
1893	2	78.9