Snowiest Winter Season in Wilkes-Barre History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 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 Wilkes-Barre History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania has ever received over a winter season is 92.8 inches which occurred in 1995–1996.

Wilkes-Barre 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	101	21.0
2022–2023	100	21.3
2021–2022	82	26.8
2020–2021	26	53.2
2019–2020	98	21.6
2018–2019	67	32.5
2017–2018	30	52.1
2016–2017	23	55.5
2015–2016	112	15.5
2014–2015	34	49.3
2013–2014	19	58.8
2012–2013	65	33.9
2011–2012	105	18.5
2010–2011	24	55.1
2009–2010	36	48.5
2008–2009	71	31.4
2007–2008	49	41.5
2006–2007	122	0.0
2005–2006	122	0.0
2004–2005	122	0.0
2003–2004	122	0.0
2002–2003	122	0.0
2001–2002	122	0.0
2000–2001	122	0.0
1999–2000	122	0.0
1998–1999	122	0.0
1997–1998	122	0.0
1996–1997	122	0.0
1995–1996	1	92.8
1994–1995	89	25.0
1993–1994	2	90.4
1992–1993	15	60.3
1991–1992	91	24.5
1990–1991	72	31.3
1989–1990	55	37.3
1988–1989	120	7.3
1987–1988	41	45.7
1986–1987	39	47.5
1985–1986	34	49.3
1984–1985	62	35.3
1983–1984	53	39.4
1982–1983	18	59.1
1981–1982	16	59.6
1980–1981	51	40.5
1979–1980	87	25.5
1978–1979	44	44.5
1977–1978	8	73.5
1976–1977	22	56.4
1975–1976	60	36.2
1974–1975	48	43.2
1973–1974	29	52.2
1972–1973	95	23.2
1971–1972	13	62.6
1970–1971	21	56.7
1969–1970	3	76.8
1968–1969	57	36.7
1967–1968	66	32.6
1966–1967	5	75.3
1965–1966	41	45.7
1964–1965	69	31.9
1963–1964	6	74.7
1962–1963	12	64.1
1961–1962	63	34.9
1960–1961	7	73.7
1959–1960	20	57.2
1958–1959	78	29.5
1957–1958	25	53.6
1956–1957	54	37.4
1955–1956	28	52.4
1954–1955	121	2.2
1953–1954	90	24.9
1952–1953	117	12.6
1951–1952	79	29.5
1950–1951	73	30.4
1949–1950	61	35.6
1948–1949	94	23.2
1947–1948	56	37.2
1946–1947	70	31.7
1945–1946	83	26.8
1944–1945	77	29.9
1943–1944	115	14.0
1942–1943	80	28.0
1941–1942	112	15.5
1940–1941	14	61.0
1939–1940	92	24.5
1938–1939	73	30.4
1937–1938	110	15.7
1936–1937	103	19.3
1935–1936	31	51.5
1934–1935	59	36.4
1933–1934	81	27.3
1932–1933	109	17.0
1931–1932	116	13.5
1930–1931	104	18.7
1929–1930	99	21.5
1928–1929	107	17.5
1927–1928	96	22.5
1926–1927	93	23.5
1925–1926	45	44.5
1924–1925	84	26.0
1923–1924	119	10.0
1922–1923	43	45.5
1921–1922	75	30.0
1920–1921	111	15.5
1919–1920	52	39.7
1918–1919	114	14.3
1917–1918	50	40.8
1916–1917	97	22.4
1915–1916	32	51.4
1914–1915	101	21.0
1913–1914	58	36.5
1912–1913	118	11.5
1911–1912	106	18.0
1910–1911	75	30.0
1909–1910	64	34.0
1908–1909	33	49.5
1907–1908	47	44.0
1906–1907	11	65.5
1905–1906	45	44.5
1904–1905	4	76.0
1903–1904	37	48.0
1902–1903	38	47.9
1901–1902	27	53.0
1900–1901	108	17.0
1899–1900	85	26.0
1898–1899	68	32.0
1897–1898	88	25.1
1896–1897	85	26.0
1895–1896	40	47.5
1894–1895	9	71.5
1893–1894	10	69.0
1892–1893	17	59.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1949–2024	Wilkes-Barre International Airport	location
1893–1948	Wilkes-Barre	location