Most Yearly Snow in Yankton History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Yankton, South Dakota history from 1932–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Yankton History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Yankton, South Dakota has ever received in a single calendar year is 68.0 inches which occurred in 2018.

Year to date though April 22, 2024: 23.6 inches

Yankton Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	57	23.6
2023	13	45.0
2022	66	19.5
2021	62	21.0
2020	37	29.5
2019	20	39.0
2018	1	68.0
2017	14	45.0
2016	10	46.5
2015	6	51.5
2014	45	28.0
2013	27	35.9
2012	58	23.0
2011	11	46.5
2010	32	34.3
2009	12	46.0
2008	3	56.6
2007	17	42.0
2006	48	27.0
2005	31	34.5
2004	15	44.0
2003	22	39.0
2002	37	29.5
2001	21	39.0
2000	28	35.8
1999	39	29.0
1998	16	43.5
1997	25	36.5
1996	47	27.5
1995	79	15.5
1994	2	59.0
1993	19	40.3
1992	59	23.0
1991	18	41.0
1990	46	27.6
1989	36	29.7
1988	26	36.0
1987	86	12.5
1986	61	21.0
1985	56	24.1
1984	29	34.6
1983	8	48.0
1982	9	46.7
1981	71	18.1
1980	80	15.0
1979	44	28.0
1978	49	25.7
1977	59	23.0
1976	67	19.0
1975	4	52.5
1974	85	13.0
1973	74	16.8
1972	64	20.0
1971	82	14.4
1970	63	20.7
1969	5	51.9
1968	91	7.4
1967	92	7.0
1966	52	25.4
1965	77	16.4
1964	87	12.4
1963	89	9.4
1962	34	30.9
1961	93	6.7
1960	55	24.3
1959	90	9.0
1958	69	18.6
1957	49	25.7
1956	73	17.4
1955	51	25.6
1954	41	28.7
1953	33	32.3
1952	40	28.8
1951	23	37.5
1950	65	19.8
1949	68	18.6
1948	30	34.5
1947	72	17.4
1946	42	28.3
1945	24	36.6
1944	53	24.9
1943	83	13.9
1942	81	14.8
1941	88	11.6
1940	43	28.2
1939	76	16.5
1938	84	13.5
1937	70	18.4
1936	7	50.0
1935	75	16.7
1934	78	16.1
1933	54	24.7
1932	35	30.8