One of the Coldest, Snowiest Starts to Winter on Record...UPDATED!

 
Northern Illinois experienced one of the coldest and snowiest Decembers on record, and is off to one of the coldest and snowiest starts to the winter season on record.
Rockford (official temperature and snowfall climate record 1906-2008)


Snowiest Starts To Season (July - December)
  1    34.1  2008 
  2    33.1  1951
  3    30.6  1977
  4    30.0  1893 
  5    29.8  2000 
  6    29.7  1978
  7    27.9  1909
  8    22.8  1950
  9    22.7  2007
 10    22.5  1895 
  
Coldest Decembers 
  1    12.5  2000
  2    12.7  1983
  3    13.1  1963
  4    14.2  1989
  5    14.6  1985
  6    14.9  1976
  7    17.1  1909
  8    18.0  1950
  9    18.1  1924
 10    18.7  1958
 11    19.5  2008







   

Snowiest Decembers
 
  1    29.4  2000 
  2    28.9  2008
  3    26.5  1909
  4    25.1  1978
  5    23.3  1977
  6    21.7  2007
  7    20.0  1973
  8    18.4  1951
  9    18.3  1983
 10    17.8  1950
 11    17.5  1893
 12    16.0  1969


 

Chicago (official temperature climate record 1871-2008, snowfall record 1884-2008)
Snowiest Starts To Season (July - December)
  1    46.3  1951
  2    38.5  1978
  3    34.1  1950
  4    31.0  2000
  5    27.4  1934
  6    26.0  1973
  7    25.5  1977
  8    24.0  1969
  9    22.5  2008
             1975
  
Coldest Decembers 


  1    14.3  1983
  2    16.0  2000
  3    17.0  1985
  4    17.4  1989
  5    17.9  1963
  6    18.4  1872
  7    19.4  1876
  8    19.6  1903
  9    19.6  1950
 10    20.0  1976
 .....
 17    22.9  2008

Snowiest Decembers 



  1    33.3  1951
  2    31.4  1978
  3    30.9  2000
  4    27.4  1934
  5    27.1  1950
  6    26.0  1973
  7    21.9  2008
  8    20.2  1969 
             1929
 10    19.2  1977
   
 


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