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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 2023-24 season finished as the 11th least-snowiest winter in the city since reliable weather records began, dating back to the 1880s. ... • AccuWeather is predicting 20-30 inches of snow in ...
The 2023–24 North American winter was the warmest winter on record across the contiguous United States, with below-average snowfall primarily in the Upper Midwest and parts of the Northeastern United States. However, some areas, especially in the states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York saw considerably more snow than the previous winter.
It was the first time in 65 years that Chicago had ever seen a triad of 100 °F (38 °C) days. [39] Chicago nearly recorded a fourth consecutive 100 °F (38 °C) day, but the temperature reached 98 degrees at O'Hare in late morning before a weak cold front came through the area and cooled temperatures off slightly in the city area, holding in ...
As of Thursday, the last time Chicago experienced measurable snowfall of 0.1 of an inch or more was earlier this year on March 15 when 1.8 inches fell. Though snow has fallen on five days since ...
While portions of New Jersey received over 8 inches (20 cm) of snow, [64] very little snow fell close to the coast in lower elevations, with Newark, New Jersey recording 0.4 inches (1.0 cm) of snow. [60] Wind gusts in New Jersey reached as high as 54 mph (87 km/h) in Beach Haven, with a 44 mph (71 km/h) gust occurring in Newark. [62]
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 International Airport.
A snow emergency was declared due to the storm in Bridgeport, Connecticut. [131] Despite the snow that fell, however, it wound up being one of the least snowy December–February periods across the region, [132] and the least snowy winter on record in Central Park. [133] The snow led to a 15-car pileup on the Massachusetts Turnpike. [134]