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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 ...
Earlier this month, the city broke its record for the latest first snowfall of the season, which was previously Dec. 20, 2012. ... or 287 days ago. "[Dec.] 28, 2021, now stands as the latest date ...
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 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.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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.