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Winter Storm Watches and Warnings have been issued as two rounds of snow could bring over 10 inches of accumulation to parts of the Chicago area this week.
Overall, 17.9 inches of snow has fallen so far this season at O'Hare, which is well below the historical average through the end of February of 32.1 inches and only 56 percent of normal.
In Chicago alone, temperatures have been almost 8 degrees Fahrenheit above the historical average. However, a quick change h Storm dumps snow in Midwest, including Chicago and Indianapolis
The weather forecast on January 25 for the 26th was for rain or snow because the cold front was forecast to stall in the Chicago area. On the evening broadcast, the National Weather Service started talking about snow mixed with freezing rain, but it was not until the night that the forecast was changed to mention snowfall, giving an accumulation of 4 inches. [5]
That's almost 5 times the average annual snow in Chicago. In the Lower 48, Truckee, California, in the Sierra Nevada, is one of the snowiest. That small town picks up about 16 feet of snow each year.
The city saw up to 15 cm (6 in) of snow followed by sleet and freezing rain. Ice and snow in Chicago resulted in 70,000 ComEd power outages. [39] The storm's maximum snowfall accumulation was 26.5 inches (67 cm), which fell near Negaunee, Michigan. Ice secretion peaked at half an inch north of Toledo, Ohio. [40]
The official record high for Chicago for July 11 is also from 1936—but is recorded as just 97 °F (36 °C). Further west in what would today be the near and far suburbs (e.g. DuPage County and westward), temperatures reached a blistering 110 °F (43 °C) or still higher at points during this massive heat wave. These extreme temperatures are ...
Snow has arrived in Chicago! And the first measurable snow of the 2024-2025 season was impressive. According to the National Weather Service’s Chicago office, 2.9 inches of snow fell at O’Hare ...