Maximum Snow Accumulation in Wilmington by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Wilmington, Delaware for each available year between 1919 and 2024.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Wilmington History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Wilmington was 25.0 inches which was recorded on February 18, 2003.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2024 7.9 January 20
2023 none
2022 3.1 January 7
2021 3.9 February 11
2020 2.0 December 17
2019 3.9 January 14
2018 5.9 March 22
2017 3.9 December 10
2016 11.8 January 24
2015 5.9 March 6
2014 9.8 January 22
2013 5.9 December 9
2012 2.0 January 21
2011 8.0 January 27
2010 21.0 February 11
2009 13.0 December 20
2008 1.0 January 18
2007 3.0 December 6
2006 10.0 February 12
2005 7.0 January 23
2004 7.0 January 28
2003 25.0 February 18
2002 5.0 December 6
2001 5.0 February 23
2000 10.0 January 26
1999 2.0 March 15
1998 2.0 December 24
1997 5.0 February 9
1996 12.0 January 8
1995 7.0 February 4
1994 7.0 February 11
1993 9.0 March 14
1992 1.0 January 26
1991 3.0 January 8
1990 6.0 December 28
1989 6.0 November 23
1988 6.0 January 9
1987 14.0 February 23
1986 4.0 February 15
1985 4.0 January 18
1984 5.0 January 19
1983 14.0 February 12
1982 12.0 January 23
1981 4.0 January 17
1980 4.0 January 6
1979 20.0 February 20
1978 15.0 February 7
1977 5.0 January 8
1976 6.0 March 10
1975 2.0 January 21
1974 6.0 February 9
1973 5.0 December 18
1972 3.0 February 20
1971 5.0 January 1
1970 5.0 January 7
1969 4.0 March 3
1968 3.0 January 1
1967 10.0 February 8
1966 13.0 February 3
1965 6.0 January 11
1964 6.0 January 14
1963 5.0 December 24
1962 4.0 February 14
1961 13.0 February 4
1960 10.0 December 12
1959 3.0 January 28
1958 10.0 February 16
1957 10.0 December 4
1956 8.0 March 19
1955 3.0 February 3
1954 8.0 January 15
1953 9.0 November 7
1952 5.0 March 1
1951 7.0 December 14
1950 none
1949 5.0 February 10
1948 10.0 February 5
1947 9.0 February 21
1946 none
1945 8.0 December 19
1944 6.0 March 5
1943 5.0 January 28
1942 3.0 December 9
1941 7.0 March 1
1940 4.0 February 15
1939 4.0 January 13
1938 4.0 November 25
1937 2.0 February 17
1936 7.0 February 9
1935 16.0 January 23
1934 9.0 February 2
1933 8.0 February 11
1932 9.0 December 18
1930 2.0 February 16
1929 none
1928 5.0 December 9
1927 none
1926 8.0 February 10
1924 none
1922 8.0 January 28
1920 8.0 February 6
1919 1.0 December 29
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 New Castle Airport location
1932–1947 Wilmington Porter Research location
1894–1931 Wilmington City Hall location