Snowiest Winter Season in Wilmington History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Wilmington, Delaware during a winter season from 1894–2024. 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 Wilmington History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Wilmington, Delaware has ever received over a winter season is 72.7 inches which occurred in 2009–2010.

Wilmington 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	93	11.6
2022–2023	124	0.4
2021–2022	99	10.9
2020–2021	82	14.3
2019–2020	123	0.9
2018–2019	52	20.5
2017–2018	21	28.0
2016–2017	103	9.0
2015–2016	33	25.4
2014–2015	41	23.4
2013–2014	2	56.1
2012–2013	115	5.2
2011–2012	114	5.2
2010–2011	25	27.0
2009–2010	1	72.7
2008–2009	71	16.1
2007–2008	101	9.2
2006–2007	89	12.6
2005–2006	43	22.1
2004–2005	28	26.9
2003–2004	58	18.8
2002–2003	5	46.0
2001–2002	120	2.4
2000–2001	90	12.6
1999–2000	53	20.3
1998–1999	105	8.5
1997–1998	125	0.0
1996–1997	73	15.7
1995–1996	3	55.9
1994–1995	108	8.3
1993–1994	65	17.7
1992–1993	33	25.4
1991–1992	119	3.5
1990–1991	87	13.1
1989–1990	55	19.9
1988–1989	97	11.0
1987–1988	79	14.7
1986–1987	13	40.0
1985–1986	83	14.2
1984–1985	75	15.6
1983–1984	77	14.9
1982–1983	35	25.1
1981–1982	36	24.9
1980–1981	92	12.1
1979–1980	72	15.9
1978–1979	8	44.2
1977–1978	6	45.6
1976–1977	64	17.8
1975–1976	86	13.2
1974–1975	98	11.0
1973–1974	54	20.0
1972–1973	121	1.2
1971–1972	100	9.5
1970–1971	91	12.2
1969–1970	60	18.5
1968–1969	68	16.8
1967–1968	80	14.6
1966–1967	10	43.5
1965–1966	24	27.2
1964–1965	62	18.1
1963–1964	14	39.1
1962–1963	57	19.0
1961–1962	40	24.1
1960–1961	9	44.1
1959–1960	44	21.8
1958–1959	111	7.3
1957–1958	4	49.5
1956–1957	104	8.8
1955–1956	23	27.3
1954–1955	76	15.2
1953–1954	38	24.3
1952–1953	70	16.5
1951–1952	66	17.4
1950–1951	116	4.8
1949–1950	122	1.0
1948–1949	48	21.0
1947–1948	15	35.3
1946–1947	51	20.7
1945–1946	85	13.5
1944–1945	61	18.4
1943–1944	69	16.7
1942–1943	56	19.1
1941–1942	107	8.5
1940–1941	31	26.1
1939–1940	50	20.7
1938–1939	25	27.0
1937–1938	110	7.4
1936–1937	88	13.0
1935–1936	11	42.3
1934–1935	12	40.7
1933–1934	7	44.9
1932–1933	20	32.0
1931–1932	106	8.5
1930–1931	113	5.7
1929–1930	95	11.2
1928–1929	73	15.7
1927–1928	45	21.5
1926–1927	59	18.7
1925–1926	37	24.9
1924–1925	81	14.5
1923–1924	41	23.4
1922–1923	49	20.8
1921–1922	16	34.4
1920–1921	78	14.7
1919–1920	46	21.4
1918–1919	117	4.3
1917–1918	18	32.1
1916–1917	19	32.1
1915–1916	31	26.1
1914–1915	22	27.8
1913–1914	27	27.0
1912–1913	84	13.6
1911–1912	39	24.2
1910–1911	30	26.5
1909–1910	95	11.2
1908–1909	94	11.5
1907–1908	47	21.0
1906–1907	17	33.6
1905–1906	125	0.0
1904–1905	125	0.0
1903–1904	125	0.0
1902–1903	125	0.0
1901–1902	118	4.2
1900–1901	125	0.0
1899–1900	125	0.0
1898–1899	63	18.0
1897–1898	109	7.5
1896–1897	67	17.2
1895–1896	102	9.1
1894–1895	29	26.8
1893–1894	112	6.0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	New Castle Airport	location
1932–1947	Wilmington Porter Research	location
1894–1931	Wilmington City Hall	location