Most Yearly Snow in Wilmington History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Wilmington, Delaware history from 1894–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Wilmington History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Wilmington, Delaware has ever received in a single calendar year is 57.0 inches which occurred in 2010.

Year to date though May 1, 2024: 10.9 inches

Wilmington Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	99	10.9
2023	125	1.1
2022	100	10.8
2021	95	11.6
2020	120	3.4
2019	63	17.8
2018	41	23.2
2017	66	16.8
2016	31	25.4
2015	45	22.9
2014	6	44.7
2013	67	16.7
2012	115	5.2
2011	39	23.4
2010	1	57.0
2009	16	34.6
2008	114	6.3
2007	67	16.7
2006	78	14.8
2005	18	33.9
2004	90	12.6
2003	8	43.5
2002	96	11.4
2001	101	10.5
2000	47	22.4
1999	113	6.5
1998	123	2.0
1997	74	15.7
1996	5	47.2
1995	65	17.0
1994	76	15.3
1993	26	27.7
1992	120	3.4
1991	111	6.9
1990	94	11.8
1989	32	25.3
1988	93	12.1
1987	9	42.5
1986	88	13.1
1985	67	16.7
1984	77	15.2
1983	59	19.3
1982	25	27.9
1981	89	13.0
1980	84	13.9
1979	7	43.6
1978	3	48.8
1977	73	15.8
1976	71	16.2
1975	97	11.3
1974	85	13.9
1973	110	7.3
1972	105	9.5
1971	106	9.0
1970	80	14.8
1969	42	23.1
1968	117	4.4
1967	19	32.8
1966	4	48.7
1965	70	16.5
1964	20	32.7
1963	61	18.1
1962	40	23.3
1961	10	40.6
1960	22	31.9
1959	103	9.8
1958	12	38.9
1957	56	20.0
1956	49	22.1
1955	58	19.5
1954	87	13.3
1953	37	23.6
1952	75	15.6
1951	102	9.9
1950	122	2.5
1949	81	14.3
1948	15	36.0
1947	29	26.2
1946	119	3.5
1945	35	24.0
1944	50	21.6
1943	82	14.1
1942	86	13.5
1941	53	21.1
1940	33	24.2
1939	57	19.7
1938	71	16.2
1937	91	12.5
1936	28	27.5
1935	2	55.2
1934	11	39.7
1933	43	23.0
1932	43	23.0
1931	116	5.0
1930	104	9.7
1929	92	12.4
1928	51	21.5
1927	54	20.2
1926	30	25.6
1925	64	17.3
1924	45	22.9
1923	55	20.0
1922	23	28.6
1921	48	22.3
1920	60	18.7
1919	112	6.7
1918	27	27.6
1917	38	23.4
1916	17	34.1
1915	21	32.3
1914	24	28.5
1913	124	1.5
1912	14	36.3
1911	83	14.0
1910	51	21.5
1909	108	7.7
1908	36	24.0
1907	13	36.6
1906	126	0.0
1905	126	0.0
1904	126	0.0
1903	126	0.0
1902	118	4.2
1901	126	0.0
1900	126	0.0
1899	62	18.0
1898	109	7.5
1897	98	11.2
1896	78	14.8
1895	34	24.1
1894	106	9.0