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The Blizzard of 1967 dropped 23 inches of snow on the Windy City Jan. 26-27. That's just ahead of snow totals produced by major blizzards that struck Chicago in 1999 (21.6 inches), 2011 (21.2 ...
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 ...
How much snow did St. Louis get? Snow reports recorded in St. Louis on Tuesday morning show as much as 6 to 8 inches of accumulation within the last 24 hours, according to the NWS.
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 2025, it remains the greatest snowfall in one storm in Chicago history.
Record snowfall fell in Des Moines on January 9, with 8.3 in (21 cm) of snow, with the event total being 11.2 in (28 cm). Portions of Iowa recorded 15 in (38 cm) of snow. [ 14 ] Snow was lighter in the Chicago metropolitan area , with a peak of around 3.5 in (8.9 cm); [ 15 ] the snowfall resulted in a ground stop at Chicago O'Hare International ...
The city typically sees less snow in winter than other major cities near the Great Lakes, such as Cleveland or Buffalo, but more snow than on the East Coast in cities like Washington DC or New York City. 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 ...
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.
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)