What is Charlotte’s record snowfall? Here’s the answer....
By Steve Lyttle
Correspondent
This 2003 Charlotte snow storm left I-85 traffic at a standstill just west of the city. ROBERT LAHSER
Here are some of the biggest snowfalls in Charlotte weather history, along with snowfall totals from recent years (courtesy of National Weather Service):
Biggest snowstorms:
17.4 inches – Feb. 14-17, 1902
13.3 inches – March 1-2, 1927
13.2 inches – Feb. 26-27, 2004
13.2 inches – Feb. 15-17, 1969
12.1 inches – Jan. 7, 1988
Biggest 1-day snowfalls
14.0 inches – Feb. 15, 1902
12.1 inches – Jan. 7, 1988
11.6 inches – Feb. 26, 2004
11.0 inches – Dec. 29, 1880
10.4 inches – Dec. 17, 1930
10.4 inches – March 2, 1927
Seasonal snowfalls Season Snowfall (inches)
2015-16 3.3
2014-15 3.1
2013-14 9.3
2012-13 2.7
2011-12 Trace
2010-11 6.1
2009-10 5.9
2008-09 4.0
2007-08 1.4
2006-07 1.0
2005-06 Trace
2004-05 0.8
2003-04 14.5
2002-03 10.1
2001-02 4.4
Average: 5.8 inches a year
This story was originally publishedJanuary 6, 2017 at 8:15 AM.