![]() However, starting on the evening of Saturday January 31st and continuing through Sunday February 1st in Rockford and into Monday the 2nd in Chicago, both locations received more snow in just over a day than they had all season. As of January 30th, Rockford had received only 11.8 inches of snow for the season, while Chicago had received only 15.5 inches. The highest amounts of snow reported in the area were 22.0" in Lincolnshire (Lake, IL), 21.5" in Oak Lawn (Cook), 20.8" in Elmhurst (DuPage), and 20.0" in Sauk Village and Westchester, both in Cook County, IL.Īcross northern Illinois and northwest Indiana the winter of 2014-2015 had been relatively quiet through the end of January with only a handful of light snow events.NWS Chicago saw 15.3" of snow and the Midway Airport 3SW Cooperative observer saw 19.2" of snow. ![]() There were 27 consecutive hourly observations in which snow was reported at Rockford. The 10.5 inches recorded on February 1st ranked #2 all time for the date and #3 all time for any February day in Rockford. Rockford saw 11.9" of snow which ranks as #10 out of all snowfall events for Rockford.There were 33 consecutive hourly observations in which snow was reported at O'Hare. Likewise, the 0.87" of liquid-equivalent precipitation was a record for the day, exceeding the 0.77" measured on 1 February 2011. ![]() The snow total on February 1st also made it the 4th snowiest day in any month on record in the city. ![]() The 16.2 inches recorded on February 1st were the most ever for any February day in Chicago. Chicago saw 19.3" of snow at O'Hare which ranks as #5 out of all snowfall events for Chicago. ![]()
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