Snowiest Winter Season in Wilmington History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina during a winter season from 1870–2024. 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, North Carolina has ever received over a winter season is 18.4 inches which occurred in 1911–1912.

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	81	0.0
2022–2023	81	0.0
2021–2022	63	0.5
2020–2021	81	0.0
2019–2020	81	0.0
2018–2019	81	0.0
2017–2018	21	3.8
2016–2017	47	1.1
2015–2016	81	0.0
2014–2015	69	0.3
2013–2014	49	1.0
2012–2013	81	0.0
2011–2012	81	0.0
2010–2011	20	4.0
2009–2010	21	3.8
2008–2009	49	1.0
2007–2008	81	0.0
2006–2007	81	0.0
2005–2006	81	0.0
2004–2005	81	0.0
2003–2004	81	0.0
2002–2003	28	3.0
2001–2002	38	1.8
2000–2001	73	0.2
1999–2000	12	6.1
1998–1999	81	0.0
1997–1998	81	0.0
1996–1997	46	1.2
1995–1996	60	0.6
1994–1995	81	0.0
1993–1994	59	0.7
1992–1993	81	0.0
1991–1992	43	1.4
1990–1991	81	0.0
1989–1990	2	15.3
1988–1989	30	2.5
1987–1988	14	5.4
1986–1987	81	0.0
1985–1986	81	0.0
1984–1985	81	0.0
1983–1984	81	0.0
1982–1983	18	4.2
1981–1982	76	0.1
1980–1981	49	1.0
1979–1980	10	6.9
1978–1979	73	0.2
1977–1978	81	0.0
1976–1977	56	0.9
1975–1976	81	0.0
1974–1975	81	0.0
1973–1974	66	0.4
1972–1973	3	14.4
1971–1972	81	0.0
1970–1971	19	4.0
1969–1970	35	2.1
1968–1969	57	0.8
1967–1968	23	3.4
1966–1967	81	0.0
1965–1966	81	0.0
1964–1965	24	3.3
1963–1964	81	0.0
1962–1963	42	1.4
1961–1962	26	3.1
1960–1961	81	0.0
1959–1960	11	6.2
1958–1959	26	3.1
1957–1958	28	3.0
1956–1957	81	0.0
1955–1956	57	0.8
1954–1955	69	0.3
1953–1954	81	0.0
1952–1953	81	0.0
1951–1952	81	0.0
1950–1951	30	2.5
1949–1950	81	0.0
1948–1949	81	0.0
1947–1948	81	0.0
1946–1947	76	0.1
1945–1946	81	0.0
1944–1945	81	0.0
1943–1944	13	6.0
1942–1943	60	0.6
1941–1942	7	8.4
1940–1941	81	0.0
1939–1940	44	1.3
1938–1939	81	0.0
1937–1938	81	0.0
1936–1937	81	0.0
1935–1936	5	10.2
1934–1935	81	0.0
1933–1934	49	1.0
1932–1933	81	0.0
1931–1932	81	0.0
1930–1931	76	0.1
1929–1930	66	0.4
1928–1929	81	0.0
1927–1928	81	0.0
1926–1927	9	7.2
1925–1926	60	0.6
1924–1925	81	0.0
1923–1924	81	0.0
1922–1923	73	0.2
1921–1922	32	2.4
1920–1921	81	0.0
1919–1920	81	0.0
1918–1919	45	1.2
1917–1918	17	4.3
1916–1917	81	0.0
1915–1916	8	7.5
1914–1915	49	1.0
1913–1914	69	0.3
1912–1913	49	1.0
1911–1912	1	18.4
1910–1911	81	0.0
1909–1910	81	0.0
1908–1909	81	0.0
1907–1908	66	0.4
1906–1907	81	0.0
1905–1906	76	0.1
1904–1905	81	0.0
1903–1904	16	4.5
1902–1903	81	0.0
1901–1902	63	0.5
1900–1901	6	9.0
1899–1900	76	0.1
1898–1899	15	5.2
1897–1898	81	0.0
1896–1897	81	0.0
1895–1896	4	12.1
1894–1895	63	0.5
1893–1894	25	3.2
1892–1893	36	2.0
1891–1892	81	0.0
1890–1891	81	0.0
1889–1890	69	0.3
1888–1889	34	2.2
1887–1888	81	0.0
1886–1887	81	0.0
1885–1886	38	1.8
1884–1885	81	0.0
1883–1884	40	1.5
1882–1883	36	2.0
1881–1882	81	0.0
1880–1881	48	1.1
1879–1880	40	1.5
1878–1879	81	0.0
1877–1878	81	0.0
1876–1877	81	0.0
1875–1876	81	0.0
1874–1875	49	1.0
1873–1874	81	0.0
1872–1873	81	0.0
1871–1872	81	0.0
1870–1871	32	2.4

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Wilmington International Airport	location
1870–1947	Wilmington WB City	location