Lincoln Climate -- Seasonal Snowfall Records

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Seasonal Snowfall Records for Lincoln

SNOWIEST AUTUMN SEASON
(Sep 1 -Nov 30)
Rank	Total	Season
1	10.0 inches	1926
2	9.0 inches	1951
3	8.0 inches	1942
4	7.2 inches	1932
5	7.1 inches	2018
6	7.0 inches	1980
7	6.2 inches	1937
8 (tie)	6.0 inches	1975
8 (tie)	6.0 inches	1941
10	5.5 inches	1972

**SNOWIEST AND LEAST SNOWIEST CALENDAR WINTERS**
Rank	Total	Season	Rank	Total	Season
1	46.3 inches	2013-14	1	5.1 inches	1948-49
2	45.0 inches	1981-82	2	6.5 inches	1994-95
3	42.4 inches	1913-14	3	6.6 inches	1970-71
4	39.2 inches	1959-60	4	7.0 inches	2011-12
5	39.1 inches	1964-65	5	7.6 inches	2022-23
6	39.0 inches	1911-12	6	8.1 inches	1953-54
7	38.3 inches	1977-78	7	8.9 inches	1957-58
8	37.3 inches	1961-62	8	9.0 inches	1982-83
9	33.3 inches	1963-64	9	9.2 inches	1949-50
10	33.2 inches	1909-10	10	9.7 inches	2001-02

SNOWIEST AND LEAST SNOWIEST WINTER SEASON
(Dec-Feb)
Rank	Total	Season	Rank	Total	Season
1	41.1 inches	2013-14	1	2.3 inches	1930-31
2	37.0 inches	1981-82	2	3.4 inches	1906-07
3	36.0 inches	1913-14	3	3.9 inches	1953-54
4	32.4 inches	1961-62	4	4.6 inches	1952-53
5	30.9 inches	2010-11	5	4.7 inches	1948-49
6	29.0 inches	1973-74	6	5.0 inches	1931-32
7 (tie)	28.5 inches	1963-64	7	5.1 inches	1970-71
7 (tie)	28.5 inches	1909-10	8	5.4 inches	2011-12
9	28.3 inches	1944-45	9	5.5 inches	1972-73
10 (tie)	27.7 inches	1977-78	10	5.7 inches	2022-23
10 (tie)	27.7 inches	1935-36

**SNOWIEST SPRING SEASON (Mar-May)**
Rank	Total	Season
1	21.0 inches	1934
2	19.5 inches	1960
3	15.4 inches	1926
4	14.6 inches	1965
5	13.5 inches	1912
6	13.0 inches	1924
7	12.7 inches	2013
8	11.0 inches	1957
9	10.5 inches	1947
10	10.0 inches	1931

**LEAST SNOWIEST PERIODS**
Rank	Sep 1 - Jan 31	Sep 1 - Feb 29	Sep 1 - Mar 31	Sep 1 - Apr 30
1	1.0 inch (1906-07)	3.4 inches (1906-07)	3.4 inches (1906-07)	3.4 inches (1906-07)
2	1.1 inches (2021-22)	3.9 inches (1953-54)	5.1 inches (1948-49)	5.1 inches (1948-49)
3	1.2 inches (1912-13, 1933-34)	4.1 inches (1930-31)	6.5 inches (1994-95)	6.5 inches (1994-95)
4	1.3 inches (1949-50, 1965-66)	4.7 inches (1948-49)	6.6 inches (1970-71)	6.6 inches (1970-71)
5	1.7 inches (1948-49)	4.8 inches (1952-53)	7.0 inches (2011-12	7.0 inches (2011-12)

**MISCELLANEOUS RECORDS**
Element	Amount	Date
Earliest first measurable snowfall	2.0 inches	Oct. 20, 1916
Latest measurable snowfall	4.0 inches	Apr. 24, 1910
Most snow in a 24-hour period	13.0 inches	Feb. 23, 1914
Greatest snow depth	17 inches	Feb. 23, 1914

Records began in 1906

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