Snowfall Data for Charlotte and Mooresville

The data  represents snowfall at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, N.C. ( 1948 to present) and Mooresville, N.C. (1997 to present).   

Mooresville is located in Iredell County, about 30 miles north of Charlotte.

Heavy snows (4" or more) are shown in RED.

Below the table are heaviest snowfalls before 1948 in Charlotte (shown in green), and white Christmases.

If you think there is an error, let me know.   

ronaldpatterson@windstream.net

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12/3/24 1/4" Mooresville Trace Charlotte          
Winter 2023-2024 NONE            
Winter 2022-2023 NONE            
1/29/22 Dusting Mooresville 0.2" Charlotte          
1/16/22 4" Mooresville 2.2" Charlotte 1/21/22 1" Mooresville  ** 1.9" Charlotte    
1/8/21 1/4" Mooresville 0.1"  Charlotte 2/6-7/21 0.5" Mooresville 0.2" Charlotte    
1/31/20 Trace Mooresville Trace Charlotte 2/20/20 Dusting  Mooresville 0.3" Charlotte    
2019 NONE            
12/8-10/18 5" Mooresville 2.9" Charlotte          
3/12/18 Dusting Mooresville Dusting Charlotte          
12/8-9/17 1" Mooresville 0.1" Charlotte 1/17/18 5" Mooresville 3.5" Charlotte    
3/11/17 1.4 " Mooresville 1.1 Charlotte          
12/16/16 Trace Charlotte   1/6-7/17 6" Mooresville 1" Charlotte    
1/17/16 Trace Mooresville & Charlotte   1/22-23/16 3.3" Charlotte 2.5" Mooresville    
2/25-26/15 3.5" Mooresville 1.8" Charlotte          
2/24/15 1" Mooresville 1" Charlotte          
2/16-17/15 1" Mooresville (mostly sleet) 0.5" Charlotte (mostly sleet)          
2/12/14 4.5" Mooresville 4.6" Charlotte 2/13/14 4" Mooresville 2.8" Charlotte    
1/28/14 1" Mooresville 1" Charlotte 2/11/14 1" Charlotte none Mooresville     
2/16/13 1" Mooresville  3" Charlotte           
2012 NONE            
1/10/11 4.1" Charlotte            
1/10/10 3.5" Mooresville  4.1" Charlotte 2/10/11 Dusting Mooresville Dusting Charlotte    
12/16/10 Dusting Mooresville   12/25-26/10 Mooresville 3"(12/25)       1"(12/26) Charlotte   0.4"(25th)         1.6"(26th)     
1/12/10 2.5" Mooresville 2.8" Charlotte 3/2/10 0.4" Mooresville 0.4" Charlotte    
1/8/10 Trace Mooresville   1/29-30/10 6" Mooresville 2.7" Charlotte    
12/18/09 2-3" Mooresville Trace Charlotte          
3/1-2/09 5" Mooresville 4" Charlotte          
1/20/09 Trace Mooresville Trace Charlotte (1 ) 2/3-4/09 1" Mooresville  Trace Charlotte    
11/21/08 Trace Mooresville & Charlotte            
1/17/08 2" Mooresville  1.4" Charlotte 1/19/08 Trace Mooresville Trace Charlotte    
 2/1/07 1" Mooresville & Charlotte            
11/21/06 Trace Charlotte            
 12/15/05 Trace Mooresville &  Charlotte            
2/1-2/05   Trace Mooresville &  Charlotte   1/29-30/05 Trace Mooresville &  Charlotte      
2/12/04 0.25" Mooresville     2/26-27  2004 12.8" Charlotte 8" Mooresville    
1/9/04 1" Mooresville 1" Charlotte 1/25/04 2" Sn./Sleet Moor. 2" Sn./Sleet Clt.    
1/22-23/03 6" Mooresville 8.5" Charlotte 2/16/03 1" Sleet Moor. 1" Sleet Clt.    
12/4-5/02 2.5" Mooresville <0.5" Charlotte* 1/16/03 1" Mooresville 1" Charlotte    
1/2-3/02 3.5" Mooresville 4" Charlotte          
2001 NONE            
11/19/00 0.5" Mooresville 2.5" Charlotte          
1/22/00 3" Mooresville 4.5" Charlotte 1/24/00 4" Charlotte 0" Mooresville    
12/24/99 Trace Mooresville None Charlotte 1/18/00 3" Mooresville 1" Charlotte    
3/9/99 0.5" Mooresville Trace Charlotte          
2/19/99 1" Mooresville 1.4" Charlotte 2/24/99 1" Mooresville 0" Charlotte    
12/25/98 Trace Mooresville            
3/11/98 1.0" Charlotte 0.5" Mooresville 3/16/98 Trace Mooresville      
1/19/98 1.5" Charlotte 0" Mooresville          
12/29/97 2.8" Charlotte 4" Mooresville          

All data below is for Charlotte only.
7 Jan.96 2.1" 12 Jan. 96 0.9"        
1995 NONE            
1994 NONE            
13 Mar.93 1.6" (Super Storm) 23 Dec. 93 2.6"        
6 Dec. 92 Trace            
24 Jan. 91 1.0" 9 Nov. 91 Trace        
1990 NONE            
23 Feb. 89 2.5" 24 Feb. 89 1.0" 9 Dec. 89 0.4" 22 Nov. 89 Trace
7 Jan. 88 12.1"            
22 Jan. 87 5.6" 16 Feb. 87 1.9" 18 Feb. 87 0.2" 12 Mar. 87 0.3"
4 Apr. 87 Trace            
14 Feb. 86 0.3"            
20 Jan. 85 0.4" 28 Jan. 85 1.3"        
6 Feb. 84 5.9"            
20 Jan. 83 0.3" 21 Jan. 83 0.5" 6 Feb. 83 1.5" 24 Mar. 83 10.3"
13 Nov. 83 Trace 26 Mar. 83 Trace        
12 Jan. 82 0.8" 13 Jan. 82 2.1" 14 Jan. 82 1.9" 26 Feb. 82 5.1"
27 Feb. 82 0.8" 8 Apr. 82 0.1"        
30 Jan. 81 1.8"            
4 Jan. 80 0.3" 5 Jan. 80 0.1" 4 Feb. 80 0.2" 6 Feb. 80 2.3"
9 Feb. 80 4.2" 10 Feb. 80 0.6" 1 Mar. 80 1.4" 2 Mar. 80 5.4"
27 Dec. 80 0.3"            
21 Jan. 79 0.4" 6 Feb. 79 4.8" 7 Feb. 79 0.1" 18 Feb. 79 10.0"
2 Feb. 78 0.3" 28 Feb.78 0.4" 2 Mar.78 4.7" 17 Mar.78 0.1"
16 Mar. 78 Trace            
3 Jan.77 1.0" 9 Jan.77 0.4" 20 Jan.77 0.3" 24 Jan. 77 1.7"
1976 NONE            
4 Feb. 75 1.0" 10 Mar. 75 0.2" 23 Nov. 75 0.5"    
25 Mar. 74 1.4" 1 Dec. 74 Trace        
7 Jan. 73 3.6" 8 Jan. 73 1.9" 10 Feb. 73 1.0" 16 Dec. 73 3.0"
17 Dec. 73 1.4" 21 Dec. 73 1.0" 10 Dec. 73 Trace    
18 Feb. 72 0.5" 25 Mar. 72 3.7" 16 Nov. 72 Trace    
8 Jan. 71 0.1" 13 Feb. 71 0.8" 3 Mar. 71 0.3" 25 Mar. 71 5.4"
3 Dec. 71 7.5"            
11 Jan. 70 0.8" 12 Jan. 70 1.7" 23 Jan. 70 2.0" 29 Dec. 70 2.0"
31 Dec. 70 0.7"            
15 Feb. 69 4.0" 16 Feb. 69 8.7" 17 Feb. 69 0.5" 1 Mar. 69 3.0"
11 Jan. 68 0.6" 12 Jan. 68 0.8" 24 Jan. 68 2.8" 25 Jan. 68 0.1"
29 Feb. 68 2.4" 11 Nov. 68 1.7" 12 Nov. 68 0.8"    
7 Dec. 68 Trace            
9 Feb. 67 5.4"            
25 Jan. 66 1.2" 26 Jan. 66 4.0" 29 Jan. 66 4.2" 30 Jan. 66 0.2"
23 Feb. 66 1.1"            
16 Jan. 65 10.0" 17 Jan. 65 0.2" 30 Jan. 65 1.0" 14 Feb. 65 1.0"
12 Jan. 64 0.2" 13 Jan. 64 0.4" 8 Feb. 64 0.2" 30 Nov. 64 Trace
26 Feb. 63 2.5" 23 Dec. 63 1.1" 29 Nov. 63 Trace    
1 Jan. 62 6.0" 10 Jan. 62 3.0" 19 Jan. 62 1.0" 28 Jan. 62 1.7"
5 Mar. 62 0.4" 9 Mar. 62 1.0" 5 Nov. 62 Trace    
26 Jan. 61 1.2" 3 Feb. 61 0.8"        
13 Feb. 60 3.0" 14 Feb. 60 0.3" 2 Mar. 60 8.0" 3 Mar. 60 1.5"
9 Mar. 60 7.6" 11 Mar. 60 2.2" 24 Dec. 60 0.3" 15 Mar. 60   Trace
2 Mar. 59 1.3"            
29 Jan. 58 1.0" 15 Feb. 58 2.2" 11 Dec. 58 0.1" 14 Dec. 58 2.9"
1957 NONE            
24 Jan. 56 0.5" 26 Nov. 56 Trace        
19 Jan. 55 4.1" 23 Jan. 55 4.3" 24 Jan. 55 0.2" 12 Mar. 55 0.1"
10 Nov. 55 Trace            
11 Jan. 54 0.7" 22 Jan. 54 1.5" 23 Jan. 54 1.3" 4 Nov. 54 Trace
1953 NONE            
26 Feb. 52 4.0"            
20 Dec. 51 0.1" 27 Nov. 51 Trace        
24 Nov. 50 Trace 25 Nov. 50 Trace        
30 Jan. 49 0.4" 31 Jan. 49 0.2" 15 Dec. 49 0.1" 3 Nov. 49 Trace
23 Jan. 48 0.2" 24 Jan. 48 2.3" 31 Jan. 48 0.9" 9 Feb. 48 6.6"
10 Feb. 48 1.3"            

* Huge Ice Storm in Carolinas. Over 1.2 million w/o power in Charlotte, Mooresville, and Piedmont.

** Snow on snow.  New snow fell on  snow cover left from previous snowfall.  This is quite rare for this area.   The first official one for this chart is Jan 21, 2022 in Mooresville; however, other instances have occurred.

** Other occurrences of snow on snow  in Charlotte probably occurred in :   Jan. 1955, Mar. 1960, Jan. 1966, Dec. 1973, Jan. 1977, Feb. 1980, Mar. 1983, Feb. 1987, Jan. 1996, Jan. 2000 .

(1)  Charlotte Airport got a trace; east Charlotte got 1" to 1.5".  (1/20/09)

Significant April Snows:

3.0"   8 April 1880   

0.8"   20 April 1904

Trace   28 April 1928  (last snow on ground)

Very Heavy Snows Before 1948:

14" on 15 Feb. 1902

11" on 29 Dec. 1880

10.4" on 17 Dec. 1930

10.4" on 2 Mar. 1927

10" on 2 Dec. 1896

Charlotte White Christmases (at least 1" on the ground) :

0.4"  in 2010 (does not count);  Mooresville 3"  in 2010

5.8"  in 1947     ***** The big one *****

4.0"  in 1880

0.2" in 1909 (does not count)

trace in 1962 (does not count)

several other times with just flakes, including BIG ice storm on 25 Dec. 1969.