December produced 5.3 inches of snow, most of it falling from Christmas Eve through Dec. Weather Today Weather Hourly 14 Day Forecast Yesterday/Past Weather Climate (Averages) Currently: 62 ☏.
28 and an additional 0.1 of an inch through November. Past Weather in Naperville, Illinois, USA Yesterday and Last 2 Weeks. Now that its June and the 2017-2018 snowfall season is clearly behind us, its time to rewind and take a look back at a winter that featured a noticeable difference in snow totals between northern/western portions of our 30-county coverage area (snowier) and southern portions of our area (less snow, especially in north central KS). Last year’s snow drought began in January with 0.6 of an inch and just a trace in February. The city’s least snowy year was 1922, with 8.3 inches, closely followed by 1921, with 9.7 inches, and 2001, with 9.8 inches.
Typically, snowfall is logged from autumn to spring, but annual totals are easily computed. How did Chicago’s 2017 snow totals compare with prior calendar years?Ĭhicago’s calendar-year snowfall in 2017 was anemic, totaling just 13.8 inches, the city’s fourth-lowest since 1885. I didn’t have to shovel a great deal of snow in 2017. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Though much snow has fallen in the past two weeks, Chicago is nowhere close to the city's snowiest winters.This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Still, Chicago is far from recording one of its snowiest winter seasons. How Does This Winter Compare to Chicago's Snowiest Ever? It Doesn't Here's how much snow has fallen in the past five seasons: Should those totals climb, the city could be well on its way to seeing its snowiest winter in at least five years. With 44.8 inches of snow recorded as of Tuesday morning, the city has already seen one of its snowiest winters in the past several years. Winter So Far is One of the Snowiest in Years for Chicago Typically, Chicago sees an average of 9.1 inches of snow in a typical February. If you thought this month seemed extra snowy, you aren't wrong.Īs of Tuesday, 18” of snow had fallen in Chicago this month alone, well above the city's average for the month. February 2021 Snowfall Well Above Chicago's Average For the Month Speaking of records, the city also set a daily snowfall record Monday.Īccording to the latest data, 6.1 inches of snow fell on Monday alone at O'Hare Airport, marking the most snow to ever fall on any Feb. 1 inches of snow fall Wednesday, a possibility as a weak system could bring small amounts to the area in the evening hours, a new record will be set. 3-11 in 2018, according to the National Weather Service. That ties the record for consecutive days with measurable snow in the city, which was set between Feb. 3 to 11, dumped a whopping 18.3-inches at OHare and left the Chicago area digging out. In fact, as of Tuesday, the city has seen nine straight days of measurable snowfall recorded at O'Hare Airport. City Nears Record for Most Consecutive Days of Measurable Snow Since then, a number of major storms have hit the area. 26, the city had only seen a cumulative total of 8.6 inches of snowfall. The city on average sees about 36 inches of snow in a winter, though some years have recorded more than 80 inches and others less than 10 inches.īut in the past 22 days, the city has seen 36.2 inches of snowfall.Īs of Tuesday morning, O'Hare Airport had recorded 44.8 inches of snowfall for the season, 7.5 of which had fallen in the previous 24 hours.įrom October through Jan.
Chicago Sees More Snow in Weeks Than City Typically Sees in An Entire WinterĬhicago has seen as much snow as it typically sees in an entire winter season in the last few weeks alone. Here are some statistics that put the recent winter weather into perspective. If you thought the last few weeks seemed like a lot of snow - you're not wrong.Īnd the data proves it.
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