Chester County’s Snowiest Winters
Snowiest and least snowy seasons on record
The snowiest winter on record in Chester County was 1904–05, with 70.3 inches for the county as a whole, just ahead of 1898–99 (69.4), 2009–10 (67.0) and 2013–14 (65.2). Single stations have done far better: Devault measured 106.7 inches in 1957–58, Coatesville 95 inches in 1898–99 and East Nantmeal 86.6 inches in 2009–10. Choose a station below, or show every season, to see where any winter ranks.
Every snow season on record, ranked. 1904–05 is the snowiest the county has seen at 70.3", against an average of 25.8"; the quietest was 2022–23 at 1.8". Pick a station to see its own ranking — West Chester 2NW’s best is 1957–58 at 87.2", which does not even top the county list, because a county average is not one place’s snow.
A snow season runs July to June and is named for the year it opens, so 1995–96 is the winter of early 1996. For how the totals move over time see Snow Seasons; for the biggest individual storms, Top Snowfalls by Month.