Maximum Snow Accumulation in Yakima by Year

Here is a list of the maximum snow ground cover depth recorded in Yakima, Washington for each available year between 1898 and 2019.
Deepest Snow on the Ground in Yakima History
The most snow accumulation ever measured in Yakima was 27.0 inches which was recorded on December 29, 1996.
Year Max Depth (inches) Date
2019 1.2 January 9
2018 none
2017 11.0 February 3
2016 11.0 January 3
2015 9.1 December 28
2014 9.8 February 8
2013 6.0 January 1
2012 12.0 January 22
2011 4.0 January 12
2010 6.0 December 11
2009 8.0 January 5
2008 6.0 December 21
2007 6.0 November 29
2006 4.0 December 26
2005 6.0 January 8
2004 11.0 January 8
2003 3.0 December 12
2002 2.0 March 6
2001 10.0 November 28
2000 8.0 January 31
1999 1.0 January 18
1998 6.0 January 11
1997 21.0 January 1
1996 27.0 December 29
1995 4.0 January 9
1994 6.0 February 25
1993 15.0 January 1
1992 13.0 December 30
1991 2.0 October 29
1990 1.0 February 17
1989 6.0 February 18
1988 12.0 January 11
1987 6.0 January 26
1986 12.0 January 6
1985 10.0 December 3
1984 9.0 January 1
1983 10.0 December 30
1982 11.0 January 2
1981 13.0 December 16
1980 11.0 January 12
1979 10.0 January 11
1978 5.0 November 19
1977 4.0 November 24
1976 3.0 January 8
1975 8.0 January 12
1974 9.0 January 1
1973 12.0 December 30
1972 5.0 January 27
1971 10.0 January 15
1970 6.0 January 17
1969 17.0 January 28
1968 5.0 December 23
1967 2.0 November 28
1966 13.0 January 4
1965 15.0 January 11
1964 19.0 December 22
1963 14.0 February 1
1962 2.0 March 1
1961 8.0 December 17
1960 5.0 March 5
1959 4.0 February 10
1958 none
1957 6.0 January 20
1956 13.0 January 15
1955 12.0 December 19
1954 15.0 January 29
1953 6.0 January 2
1952 10.0 January 24
1951 7.0 March 8
1950 15.0 February 4
1949 10.0 February 4
1948 10.0 December 9
1947 2.0 January 14
1946 8.0 November 22
1945 1.0 February 2
1944 4.0 January 1
1943 6.0 January 25
1942 8.0 December 30
1941 2.0 January 6
1940 5.0 January 26
1939 2.0 January 4
1938 4.0 February 2
1937 11.0 February 4
1936 5.0 February 25
1935 2.0 January 21
1934 3.0 January 1
1933 6.0 December 26
1932 12.0 January 1
1931 14.0 December 31
1930 5.0 January 29
1929 13.0 January 31
1928 8.0 January 2
1927 6.0 January 24
1926 6.0 December 17
1925 5.0 December 21
1924 5.0 January 7
1923 4.0 January 1
1922 4.0 January 5
1921 16.0 November 21
1920 6.0 December 26
1919 3.0 January 11
1918 3.0 February 17
1917 7.0 January 2
1916 10.0 February 6
1915 13.0 January 14
1914 7.0 January 21
1913 8.0 January 18
1912 9.0 January 8
1911 2.0 February 12
1910 7.0 January 11
1909 8.0 January 15
1908 3.0 December 23
1907 10.0 February 8
1906 3.0 December 16
1904 none
1903 5.0 November 19
1902 5.0 February 7
1901 4.0 January 5
1900 2.0 February 18
1899 6.0 February 7
1898 none
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1946–2024 Yakima Air Terminal location
1892–1945 Moxee location