Most Yearly Snow in Yellowknife History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories history from 1942–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Yellowknife History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Yellowknife, Northwest Territories has ever received in a single calendar year is 224.3 cm which occurred in 1959.

Year to date though April 25, 2024: 35.8 cm

Yellowknife Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (cm)
2024	83	35.8
2023	56	121.6
2022	22	161.9
2021	74	85.9
2020	69	93.0
2019	59	111.9
2018	58	114.9
2017	11	180.0
2016	68	94.2
2015	18	166.4
2014	37	136.0
2013	66	96.5
2012	35	140.8
2011	47	129.5
2010	53	124.8
2009	15	174.1
2008	5	207.3
2007	6	199.8
2006	10	180.8
2005	9	192.1
2004	23	160.2
2003	41	132.2
2002	44	130.2
2001	21	165.1
2000	34	141.4
1999	17	167.9
1998	63	101.7
1997	80	56.0
1996	46	129.5
1995	20	165.4
1994	29	147.9
1993	64	97.4
1992	14	176.0
1991	12	178.6
1990	27	150.6
1989	26	154.5
1988	25	155.8
1987	7	196.1
1986	57	120.6
1985	3	213.3
1984	24	159.9
1983	28	149.5
1982	50	126.1
1981	52	125.0
1980	55	121.8
1979	33	143.3
1978	40	132.3
1977	54	123.3
1976	72	88.9
1975	30	147.1
1974	4	208.7
1973	19	166.0
1972	16	169.8
1971	31	144.2
1970	39	133.2
1969	60	105.7
1968	48	128.7
1967	32	143.9
1966	36	139.9
1965	51	125.8
1964	70	92.6
1963	61	104.9
1962	49	127.4
1961	2	216.8
1960	13	178.0
1959	1	224.3
1958	8	194.0
1957	45	130.0
1956	43	131.3
1955	75	84.1
1954	62	103.9
1953	78	67.3
1952	65	97.4
1951	77	67.8
1950	73	86.9
1949	67	94.3
1948	81	55.9
1947	76	79.3
1946	38	133.9
1945	71	90.8
1944	82	39.9
1943	42	132.2
1942	79	60.2