Most Yearly Snow in Wilmington History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina history from 1870–2024. 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, North Carolina has ever received in a single calendar year is 19.4 inches which occurred in 1912.

Wilmington Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	75	0.0
2023	75	0.0
2022	57	0.5
2021	75	0.0
2020	75	0.0
2019	75	0.0
2018	23	3.8
2017	44	1.1
2016	75	0.0
2015	62	0.3
2014	45	1.0
2013	75	0.0
2012	75	0.0
2011	21	3.9
2010	21	3.9
2009	45	1.0
2008	75	0.0
2007	75	0.0
2006	75	0.0
2005	75	0.0
2004	75	0.0
2003	28	3.0
2002	35	1.8
2001	75	0.0
2000	12	6.3
1999	75	0.0
1998	75	0.0
1997	43	1.2
1996	55	0.6
1995	75	0.0
1994	75	0.0
1993	54	0.7
1992	40	1.4
1991	75	0.0
1990	75	0.0
1989	2	16.1
1988	10	7.1
1987	75	0.0
1986	75	0.0
1985	75	0.0
1984	75	0.0
1983	19	4.2
1982	68	0.1
1981	45	1.0
1980	11	6.9
1979	66	0.2
1978	75	0.0
1977	52	0.9
1976	75	0.0
1975	75	0.0
1974	75	0.0
1973	3	14.8
1972	75	0.0
1971	75	0.0
1970	14	6.1
1969	57	0.5
1968	24	3.7
1967	75	0.0
1966	75	0.0
1965	25	3.3
1964	75	0.0
1963	39	1.4
1962	27	3.1
1961	75	0.0
1960	13	6.2
1959	75	0.0
1958	17	5.1
1957	45	1.0
1956	53	0.8
1955	75	0.0
1954	62	0.3
1953	75	0.0
1952	75	0.0
1951	30	2.5
1950	75	0.0
1949	75	0.0
1948	75	0.0
1947	68	0.1
1946	75	0.0
1945	75	0.0
1944	75	0.0
1943	15	6.0
1942	7	9.0
1941	75	0.0
1940	41	1.3
1939	75	0.0
1938	75	0.0
1937	75	0.0
1936	5	10.2
1935	75	0.0
1934	45	1.0
1933	75	0.0
1932	75	0.0
1931	68	0.1
1930	60	0.4
1929	75	0.0
1928	75	0.0
1927	9	7.2
1926	55	0.6
1925	75	0.0
1924	75	0.0
1923	75	0.0
1922	29	2.6
1921	75	0.0
1920	75	0.0
1919	42	1.2
1918	68	0.1
1917	19	4.2
1916	75	0.0
1915	8	8.5
1914	62	0.3
1913	75	0.0
1912	1	19.4
1911	75	0.0
1910	75	0.0
1909	75	0.0
1908	75	0.0
1907	60	0.4
1906	68	0.1
1905	75	0.0
1904	18	4.5
1903	75	0.0
1902	66	0.2
1901	6	9.3
1900	68	0.1
1899	16	5.2
1898	75	0.0
1897	75	0.0
1896	4	12.1
1895	57	0.5
1894	26	3.2
1893	75	0.0
1892	33	2.0
1891	75	0.0
1890	62	0.3
1889	32	2.2
1888	75	0.0
1887	75	0.0
1886	35	1.8
1885	75	0.0
1884	37	1.5
1883	33	2.0
1882	75	0.0
1881	45	1.0
1880	68	0.1
1879	37	1.5
1878	75	0.0
1877	75	0.0
1876	75	0.0
1875	45	1.0
1874	75	0.0
1873	75	0.0
1872	75	0.0
1871	75	0.0
1870	31	2.4