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Normal annual snowfall exceeds 38 inches or 0.97 m in Chicago, while the southern portion of the state normally receives less than 14 inches or 0.36 m. [1] The highest temperature recorded in Illinois was 117 °F (47.2 °C), recorded on July 14, 1954, at East St. Louis , while the lowest temperature was −38 °F (−38.9 °C), recorded on ...
Lake Helen at Mount Lassen [10] and Kalmia Lake in the Trinity Alps are estimated to receive 600-700 inches of snow per year. Tamarack in Calaveras County holds the record for the deepest snowfall on earth (884 inches (2,250 cm)). 5. Alaska: Valdez: 314.1 inches (798 cm) 95 feet (29 m)
Here's how we compiled the list: We pored through 30-year average snowfall statistics of hundreds of locations in the U.S. from 1991 through 2020. We considered only those towns and cities with a ...
CHICAGO - The Chicago area’s first snowfall of the season is in the books, and it didn’t disappoint. Snow lovers rejoiced at the sight of moderate to heavy snow that began falling after ...
In addition, planned construction along the New York Thruway between Orange County and Ulster County was postponed by a week. [25] Despite over 1 ft (30 cm) of snow in Port Jervis, New York , the record snow drought in New York City continued, as Central Park only picked up 0.2 in (0.51 cm) of snow. [ 26 ]
Snowfall data is much less reliable before the 1970s, but starting the data in the 1970s also meant the analysis included some exceptionally snowy years for that part of the US.
Twelve years later, Opening Day for the Chicago White Sox was postponed due to another 9-inch (23 cm) snowfall that had occurred on April 5. [34] Even more extraordinary, over 18 in (46 cm) of snow fell on March 25–26, 1930, which remains one of the city's five biggest recorded snowstorms despite it occurring past the vernal equinox. [35]
The Old Farmer's Almanac divides Illinois into three different regions, all of which have very different winter forecasts.