Snowiest Winter Season in Yellowknife History

This is a list of the largest snowfall totals ever recorded in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories during a winter season from 1942–2024. 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 Yellowknife History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Yellowknife, Northwest Territories has ever received over a winter season is 214.3 cm which occurred in 1960–1961.

Yellowknife Snowfall by Winter Season

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Snow (cm)
2023–2024	49	126.5
2022–2023	29	149.4
2021–2022	78	74.3
2020–2021	67	92.3
2019–2020	64	109.8
2018–2019	63	111.5
2017–2018	36	143.0
2016–2017	48	127.2
2015–2016	21	158.2
2014–2015	35	143.4
2013–2014	58	117.8
2012–2013	61	113.3
2011–2012	26	151.8
2010–2011	56	119.5
2009–2010	32	145.5
2008–2009	2	212.5
2007–2008	13	181.1
2006–2007	5	202.3
2005–2006	17	170.2
2004–2005	4	202.7
2003–2004	43	132.9
2002–2003	51	125.3
2001–2002	38	142.9
2000–2001	9	187.3
1999–2000	53	123.5
1998–1999	52	123.8
1997–1998	80	58.0
1996–1997	54	120.6
1995–1996	45	131.3
1994–1995	10	184.8
1993–1994	46	131.1
1992–1993	66	94.2
1991–1992	6	198.0
1990–1991	11	183.9
1989–1990	25	154.0
1988–1989	37	142.9
1987–1988	14	180.6
1986–1987	39	138.4
1985–1986	16	176.1
1984–1985	12	183.8
1983–1984	24	156.7
1982–1983	34	144.0
1981–1982	59	116.8
1980–1981	47	131.0
1979–1980	41	135.1
1978–1979	30	147.5
1977–1978	57	118.3
1976–1977	69	86.7
1975–1976	22	157.9
1974–1975	7	193.1
1973–1974	20	160.0
1972–1973	18	164.6
1971–1972	31	146.6
1970–1971	55	119.6
1969–1970	44	132.0
1968–1969	62	112.9
1967–1968	19	162.1
1966–1967	40	135.3
1965–1966	28	151.6
1964–1965	77	77.3
1963–1964	68	91.9
1962–1963	42	133.2
1961–1962	15	177.7
1960–1961	1	214.3
1959–1960	8	191.0
1958–1959	3	208.9
1957–1958	27	151.6
1956–1957	33	144.5
1955–1956	74	79.0
1954–1955	60	113.4
1953–1954	72	82.6
1952–1953	75	78.7
1951–1952	71	83.0
1950–1951	73	81.2
1949–1950	70	83.6
1948–1949	76	77.7
1947–1948	82	51.7
1946–1947	50	126.5
1945–1946	65	95.7
1944–1945	79	71.9
1943–1944	81	54.3
1942–1943	23	156.8

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
2013–2024	Yellowknife A	location
1942–2013	Yellowknife A	location