

THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 2 DAYSĪS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERSĪND COCORAHS OBSERVERS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL The previous record was 3.0 inches set way back in 1893. A record maximum daily snowfall was set for November 21st for Chicago as 7.0 inches fell.The previous record was 1.0 inches set in 1989 and tied in 2007. A record maximum daily snowfall was set for November 21st for Rockford as 3.9 inches fell.The previous record was 2.4 inches set in 1964.


The official snowfall for Chicago was 11.2" observed at O'Hare International Airport.Snow began during the late afternoon hours of Friday, November 20th, and persisted through the late afternoon of Saturday, November 21st. Over 16 inches of snow fell across far northern portions of Illinois. The first winter storm of the season for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana left a nearly 300-mile-wide swath of snow across portions of the Midwest.
