Most Monthly Snow in Wilmington History

This is a list of the largest daily snowfall totals ever recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina history from 1870–2024.

What Was the Snowiest Month in Wilmington History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Wilmington, North Carolina has ever received in a single month is 15.3 inches which occurred in December 1989.

Wilmington Most Snow in One Month

Rank	Snow	Month
1	15.3 inches	December 1989
2	12.5 inches	February 1973
3	12.1 inches	February 1896
4	9.8 inches	February 1912
5	9.0 inches	February 1901
6	8.6 inches	January 1912
7	8.0 inches	February 1942
8	7.5 inches	December 1915
9	6.6 inches	March 1980
10	6.5 inches	January 1936
11	6.2 inches	March 1960
12	6.1 inches	January 2000
13	6.0 inches	December 1943
14	5.4 inches	January 1988
15	5.0 inches	February 1899
16	4.5 inches	January 1904
17	4.5 inches	March 1927
18	4.2 inches	December 1917
18	4.2 inches	March 1983
20	4.0 inches	December 1970