Chicago Snowfall Rankings
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr

 

CHICAGO
MONTHLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
JANUARY

 Normal 10.8 inches

***Smallest to Largest Official Chicago Snowfall Data from 1885 - 2013***

0.2 1928   5.9 2006   12.7 2008
0.3 1900   6.0 1889   12.8 1945
0.3 1934   6.0 1935   12.8 1971
0.4 1989   6.1 1913   12.9 1957
0.5 1949   6.2 1902   13.1 1897
0.8 1973   6.2 1951   13.1 1995
0.9 1933   6.2 1980   13.2 1908
1.2 1956   6.3 1938   13.6 2000
1.5 2001   6.3 1961   14.1 1930
1.8 1919   6.5 1894   14.2 1994
1.9 1932   6.5 1915   14.6 2004
1.9 1954   6.5 1955   14.8 1914
2.0 1896   6.8 1925   14.9 1910
2.0 1922   6.8 1969   15.2 1893
2.0 1981   6.9 1986   15.2 1993
2.1 1931   7.1 1912   15.3 1892
2.2 1911   7.2 1975   15.4 1895
2.4 1937   7.4 1947   15.5 1970
2.5 1964   8.3 1952   15.5 2002
2.6 1899   8.5 1905   15.6 1976
2.6 2013   8.6 1909   15.9 1898
2.7 1890   8.6 1940   17.0 1997
2.7 1916   9.1 1966   17.2 1929
2.9 1906   9.1 2010   17.2 1984
3.0 1950   9.2 1901   17.3 1987
3.2 1921   9.2 1958   17.7 1887
3.2 1990   9.9 1917   18.4 1959
3.3 1944   9.9 1948   18.9 1985
3.5 1891   10.0 1965   19.9 1977
3.5 1960   10.1 1974   20.1 1962
3.5 2007   10.7 1941   20.2 1885
3.9 1926   10.9 1907   20.8 1943
3.9 1946   11.0 1904   21.1 1963
4.3 2003   11.0 1998   21.1 1982
4.4 1923   11.1 1991   21.5 2009
4.6 1942   11.1 2011   24.7 1939
5.0 1903   11.6 1936   26.7 1886
5.0 1983   11.7 1972   27.8 2005
5.1 1953   11.9 1888   28.9 1967
5.4 1988   12.0 1920   29.6 1999
5.5 2006   12.2 1927   32.3 1978
5.6 1992   12.2 2012   40.4 1979

 5.7

 1924    12.7 1968   42.5 1918

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