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Seasonal snowfall in the city has ranged from 9.8 inches (24.9 cm) (in 1920–21) up to 89.7 in (228 cm) (in 1978–79), and the average annual snowfall in Chicago is 36 inches (91 cm). [27] Most winters produce many snow falls during the season in light accumulations of around 2 in (5.1 cm).
It was one of the largest Chicago snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. [1] Only 2 inches (5.1 cm) to 4 inches (10 cm) of snow was expected [2] but by the end of Sunday, January 14, the depth of snow on the ground peaked at 29 inches (74 cm). [3] The blizzard lasted for a total of 38 hours.
The Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting 23 inches (58 cm) snow fall in Chicago and its suburbs before the storm abated the next morning. As of 2024, it remains the greatest snowfall in one storm in Chicago history.
The area’s first measurable snowfall of the 2020 season recorded 0.7 inches of snow at O’Hare International Airport on Nov. 24, 2020, one week later than the city’s average first-snow date.
The most snow Chicago has ever received in one season was 89.7 inches during 1978-79. The least — 9.8 inches — occurred in 1920-21. Here’s a look back at how our current snowfall compares ...
The second month of the year is the snowiest for many regions of the United States, and for other areas, the peak in snowfall occurs even later toward the springtime. Climatologist Brian ...
Chicago and its northern suburbs received between 18 and 22 inches (46 and 56 cm) of snow. Chicago broke a one-day snowfall record with 18.6 inches (47 cm) falling on January 2. The total snowfall figures are below: South Haven, MI: 28.0 in (71 cm) Chicago/O'Hare, IL: 21.6 in (55 cm) [1] Chicago/Midway, IL: 20.6 in (52 cm)
21.2 inches (54 cm) of snow fell at Chicago-O'Hare International Airport, making this the third largest total snowfall in Chicago history, [77] after the infamous Chicago Blizzard of 1967, and the Blizzard of 1999. 24 inches (61 cm) fell at the 1 N Abingdon mesonet site in Knox County, in West Central Illinois. This was the largest snowfall in ...