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Chicago snow in 2016-17

Chicago recorded 26.1 inches of snow in 2016-17, against a 1991-2020 normal of 38.4 inches. Measurable snow, at 0.1 inch or more, fell on 15 days at Chicago O'Hare International Airport, and the largest single fall was 6.4 inches on Dec 4, 2016.

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Chicago snow in 2016-17

Chicago snow in 2016-17
Season total26.1 inches2016-17
1991-2020 normal38.4 inchesNormals, the 1991-2020 average, come from NCEI.
Measurable days15
Largest day6.4 inchesDec 4, 2016

Snow by month in 2016-17

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly snow totals for 2016-17. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every measurable snow day in 2016-17

Every measurable snow day in 2016-17: Chicago
DateSnowfall
Mar 14, 20173.4 inches
Mar 13, 20173.9 inches
Mar 12, 20170.4 inches
Mar 4, 20170.1 inches
Jan 30, 20170.1 inches
Jan 29, 20170.1 inches
Jan 12, 20170.2 inches
Jan 9, 20170.2 inches
Dec 18, 20160.5 inches
Dec 17, 20161.7 inches
Dec 16, 20161.2 inches
Dec 13, 20160.1 inches
Dec 11, 20165.1 inches
Dec 10, 20162.7 inches
Dec 4, 20166.4 inches

The readings come from Chicago O'Hare International Airport, a GHCN-Daily station whose record begins in 1958. Station observations from GHCN-Daily, with a 1 to 3 day lag and quality checks.

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