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The 23 inches (58.4 cm) inches of snow that fell on Chicago for 29 hours from the morning of January 26, 1967 is a record for a single storm. [ 1 ] [ 3 ] [ 8 ] [ 10 ] The 19.8 inches (50.3 cm) that fell on January 26–27 was the greatest amount of snow for a 24-hour period, later surpassed by Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011 with 20.0 inches (50 ...
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 ...
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). [25] Most winters produce many snow falls during the season in light accumulations of around 2 in (5.1 cm).
Winter storms can produce both ice and snow, but are usually more notable in one of these two categories. The "Maximum accumulation" sections reflect the more notable category which is represented in inches of snow unless otherwise stated. Only category 1 and higher storms as defined by their regional snowfall index are included here.
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 most recent record setters and the oldest. Six U.S. states have 24-hour snowfall records that were tied or broken this century. Those states include Connecticut (2013), Oklahoma (2011), Kansas ...
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 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 ...