
We have seen 88% of this season’s snow (26.0″) since February 1st. Yesterday’s snow brings the season to date snowfall to 29.5″, just 1.2″ shy of average and almost 10″ more compared to last winter at this point. Overnight and early morning snow totals appear to be heaviest to the west and north of Chicago, with 4.9 inches piling up in Ashton about 90 miles due west of downtown in Lee County. “After a record 9.2” of snow for the date at O’Hare yesterday and the most snowfall there since the Groundhog Day Blizzard of 2011, we are just about caught up on snowfall for the season. Taken from the wgn weather blog Posted on: March 6th, 2013 5:34 AM by Tim McGill This is the snowiest March since 10.4 inches fell in March 1999. This is the biggest March snow in Rockford on a calendar day since 10.4 inches fell March 29, 1972. People across the Chicago area woke up to snow Sunday morning with some areas seeing close to 5 inches of accumulation. Snowfall Totals From Across the Chicago Area. Will County was especially hard-hit by the snow, with Mokena racking up one of the. This is the most snow in the month of March since 11.2 inches fell in March 2002.Īs of midnight AM March 5 there was 9.6 inches in Rockford. Chicago Snowfall, Snowfall Totals 10:40:00 PM. Midway Airport in Chicago reported 11 inches of snow, which matched the total reported in suburban Homewood. This is the biggest March snow in Chicago in a calendar day since 11.5 inches fell on March 2, 1954. Storm and Precipitation Reports Outlooks Submit a Storm Report Experimental Graphical Hazardous Weather Outlook Current Conditions.

It was the 5th biggest snowstorm in Chicago history.Īs of midnight Mathere was 9.2 inches at O’Hare Airport. > Chicago, IL > March 1-2, 2014 Snowfall Totals. The largest March snowstorm in Chicago history was 19.2 inches on March 25 and 26, 1930. Six of them, or 13 percent, were in March. Febru/ 9:35 AM / CBS Chicago CHICAGO (CBS) - Some parts of the Chicago area got as much as 9 inches of snow from Thursdays winter storm, with the heaviest totals coming in northwest. The winter weather is set to continue, with bitter cold. The Chicago area was not as hard hit as other parts of the state by snowfall Saturday with the most accumulation in northern Illinois recorded in Streator, Ill., where 7 inches fell, according to. In Chicago there have been 45 snow storms that produced at least 10 inches of snow, since snowfall records began in 1886. Snow totals of more than a foot have been recorded in the Chicago area as snow plows begin clearing side streets Monday morning. Snow totals of more than a foot have been recorded in the Chicago area as snow plows begin clearing side streets Monday morning.
