The study analyses the degree of the thermic severity and snowiness of winters in Lublin during the period of 1960/61-1994/95. The data used come from the UMCS meteorological observatory in Lublin and include 35 winter seasons (December-March). The thermic severity and snowiness of winters were defined by using numerical indices proposed by Paczos. On the basis of the results obtained it can be said that the most severe winter of the period analysed was that of 1962/63 (WOz = 6.62) while the most snowy winter was that of 1969/70 (Wsn = 6.77). On the other hand, the mildest with regard to both severity and snowiness was the winter of 1988/89 (WOz = 0.82 and Wsn = 0.74).