Charlotte Just Witnessed Her First Snowless Winter In Recorded History

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Although Charlotte is a southern city, we still experience all 4 seasons, including a decent snowfall or two each winter.

Ever since meteorological records started in Charlotte in 1878, our city has seen at least a trace dusting of snow every year during the winter months.

With winter now officially over and no recorded snowfall, the 2022-2023 winter season has just officially become the first snowless winter in Charlotte’s recorded history.

According to the National Weather Service, these are the official records for the snowfall totals in our city:

CHARLOTTE MONTHLY SNOW 1878 Present
SEASON OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY TOTAL
1878 1879 0.0 0.0 T 0.8 2.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1
1879 1880 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 3.5 0.0 4.0
1880 1881 0.0 0.0 15.0 3.6 0.0 T 0.1 0.0 18.7
1881 1882 0.0 0.0 2.5 6.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.8
1882 1883 0.0 0.0 11.9 2.9 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 14.8
1883 1884 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0 2.4
1884 1885 0.0 0.0 T 0.8 4.9 11.7 0.0 0.0 17.4
1885 1886 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 2.6 T 0.0 0.0 3.5
1886 1887 0.0 T 7.2 6.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 13.2
1887 1888 T 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1888 1889 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.5
1889 1890 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1890 1891 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 2.0
1891 1892 0.0 T 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8
1892 1893 0.0 0.0 4.0 13.5 1.5 T 0.0 0.0 19.0
1893 1894 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 7.2 T 0.0 0.0 7.2
1894 1895 0.0 0.0 2.2 1.0 14.5 T T 0.0 17.7
1895 1896 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 2.0
1896 1897 0.0 0.0 11.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.1
1897 1898 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 T T 0.0 0.0 1.0
1898 1899 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 6.5 T T 0.0 12.0
1899 1900 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.1 T 0.0 0.0 0.9
1900 1901 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 T 0.0 1.0
1901 1902 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 17.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.4
1902 1903 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1903 1904 0.0 T T 1.5 1.6 0.0 0.8 0.0 3.9
1904 1905 0.0 T 3.3 T 3.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
1905 1906 0.0 0.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 3.0
1906 1907 0.0 1.5 T T 2.8 0.0 T 0.0 4.3
1907 1908 0.0 0.0 1.8 0.8 2.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 5.6
1908 1909 0.0 0.0 0.1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1909 1910 0.0 0.0 0.2 3.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
1910 1911 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
1911 1912 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 3.8 2.6 0.0 0.0 12.4
1912 1913 0.0 1.3 T T 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
1913 1914 0.0 T T 0.1 8.1 6.6 T 0.0 14.8
1914 1915 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 6.7 0.6 0.0 7.3
1915 1916 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 3.0 0.0 T 0.0 3.4
1916 1917 0.0 0.0 0.8 T 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1917 1918 0.0 0.0 6.8 1.5 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3
1918 1919 0.0 0.0 0.3 T 3.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
1919 1920 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2 T T 0.0 0.0 2.2
1920 1921 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.7 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.6
1921 1922 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 1.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1922 1923 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7
1923 1924 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.3 0.0 0.0 4.7
1924 1925 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 1.0
1925 1926 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 T 6.7 T 0.0 9.5
1926 1927 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8 T 13.3 0.0 0.0 15.1
1927 1928 0.0 0.0 1.3 T T T T 0.0 1.3
1928 1929 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5
1929 1930 0.0 T 2.3 6.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.3
1930 1931 0.0 T 10.4 2.0 T 4.7 0.0 0.0 17.1
1931 1932 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
1932 1933 0.0 0.0 3.8 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
1933 1934 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.4
1934 1935 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1935 1936 0.0 T 10.5 4.7 6.7 T T 0.0 21.9
1936 1937 0.0 T T 0.0 5.1 T 0.0 0.0 5.1
1937 1938 0.0 0.0 T T T 0 T 0.0 T
1938 1939 0.0 T T 0.2 0 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.6
1939 1940 0.0 0.0 T 7.8 T 2.8 0.0 0.0 10.6
1940 1941 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 2.8 1.3 0.0 0.0 4.1
1941 1942 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4 8.1 2.9 0.0 0.0 12.4
1942 1943 0.0 0.0 0.6 T T 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.8
1943 1944 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.8 0.3 0.0 T 0.0 2.8
1944 1945 0.0 0.0 T 0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1945 1946 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0
1946 1947 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 1.3 0.0 0.0 1.3
1947 1948 0.0 0.0 5.8 0.4 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.3
1948 1949 0.0 0.0 T 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
1949 1950 0.0 0.0 0.1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
1950 1951 0.0 T T 0.0 0.2 T T 0.0 0.2
1951 1952 0.0 T 0.1 T 4.0 T 0.0 0.0 4.1
1952 1953 0.0 T T T T T 0.0 0.0 T
1953 1954 0.0 0.0 T 3.5 0.0 T T 0.0 3.5
1954 1955 0.0 T T 8.6 T 0.1 0.0 0.0 8.7
1955 1956 0.0 T T 0.5 T T 0.0 0.0 0.5
1956 1957 0.0 T 0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1957 1958 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.2
1958 1959 0.0 0.0 3.0 T T 1.3 0.0 0.0 4.3
1959 1960 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 3.3 19.3 0.0 0.0 22.6
1960 1961 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.2 0.8 T 0.0 0.0 2.3
1961 1962 0.0 0.0 T 11.7 T T 1.4 0.0 13.1
1962 1963 0.0 T T T 2.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
1963 1964 0.0 T 1.1 0.6 0.2 T 0.0 0.0 1.9
1964 1965 0.0 T 0.0 11.2 1.0 T 0.0 0.0 12.2
1965 1966 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.7
1966 1967 0.0 0.0 T T 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.4
1967 1968 0.0 0.0 T 4.3 2.4 T 0.0 0.0 6.7
1968 1969 0.0 2.5 T T 13.2 3.0 0.0 0.0 18.7
1969 1970 0.0 0.0 T 4.5 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
1970 1971 0.0 0.0 2.7 0.1 0.8 5.7 0.0 0.0 9.3
1971 1972 0.0 T 7.5 0.0 0.5 3.7 0.0 0.0 11.7
1972 1973 0.0 T 0.0 5.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
1973 1974 0.0 0.0 5.4 0.0 T 1.4 0.0 0.0 6.8
1974 1975 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.2
1975 1976 0.0 0.5 T T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
1976 1977 0.0 T T 3.4 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4
1977 1978 0.0 0.0 T T 0.7 4.8 0.0 0.0 5.5
1978 1979 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 14.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.3
1979 1980 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 7.3 6.8 0.0 0.0 14.5
1980 1981 0.0 0.0 0.3 1.8 T T 0.0 0.0 2.1
1981 1982 0.0 0.0 T 4.8 5.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 10.8
1982 1983 0.0 0.0 T 0.8 1.5 10.3 0.0 0.0 12.6
1983 1984 0.0 T T T 5.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.9
1984 1985 0.0 0.0 T 1.7 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
1985 1986 0.0 0.0 T T 0.3 T 0.0 0.0 0.3
1986 1987 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 2.1 0.3 T 0.0 8.0
1987 1988 0.0 T 0.0 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.1
1988 1989 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 3.5 T 0.0 0.0 3.5
1989 1990 0.0 T 0.6 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.6
1990 1991 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 T T 0.0 0.0 1.0
1991 1992 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1992 1993 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.6
1993 1994 0.0 0.0 2.6 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
1994 1995 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1995 1996 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 T T 0.0 0.0 3.0
1996 1997 0.0 0.0 T 0.1 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
1997 1998 0.0 0.0 2.9 1.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 4.9
1998 1999 0.0 0.0 T T 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.9
1999 2000 0.0 0.0 T 9.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.2
2000 2001 0.0 2.5 0.2 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 2.7
2001 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4
2002 2003 0.0 0.0 T 9.5 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.1
2003 2004 0.0 0.0 T 1.3 13.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.5
2004 2005 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.8
2005 2006 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
2006 2007 0.0 T 0 T 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
2007 2008 0.0 0.0 T 1.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.4
2008 2009 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
2009 2010 0.0 0.0 T 2.7 2.8 0.4 0.0 0.0 5.9
2010 2011 0.0 0.0 2.0 4.1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.1
2011 2012 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
2012 2013 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.7 T 0.0 0.0 2.7
2013 2014 0.0 T 0.0 0.9 8.4 T 0.0 0.0 9.3
2014 2015 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.1
2015 2016 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.3
2016 2017 0.0 0.0 T 1.1 0.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 2.2
2017 2018 0.0 0.0 0.1 3.9 0.0 0.2 T 0.0 4.2
2018 2019 0.0 T 2.9 T T T 0.1 0.0 3.0
2019 2020 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
2020 2021 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
2021 2022 0.0 0.0 T 4.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.3
2022 2023 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
TOTAL T 9.1 145.6 247.6 253.3 133.5 6.6 0.0 795.6
NORMAL 0.0 0.1 0.3 2.1 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 4.3

 

There is still hope of seeing some snowfall this Spring, as it’s not overly uncommon for Charlotte to get one last cold snap before the eternal heatwaves of summer arrive.