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Fresh Snow and Temperature Outlook Ahead of Christmas Day

If you are looking for fresh snow by Christmas morning or are curious about potential travel disruptions, the best chances for at least 1" of new snowfall early this week exist across the mountainous West, Great Lakes, and Northeast. Otherwise, temperatures this last full week of December will average above normal for much of the lower 48 states. Read More >

Snowfall Event of December 13th-14th

  

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  • Total snowfalls were 4.2" at Chicago and 2.1" at Rockford.
  • The calendar day snowfall of 4.0" at Chicago O'Hare on December 14th was the highest December daily total in since December 4, 2010 when 5.1" were measured.

 


 

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Official Totals:

Chicago O'Hare:  4.2"

Romeoville:  4.1"

Rockford:  2.1"

 

Storm Totals From Volunteer NWS Cooperative, CoCoRaHS and Official NWS Snowfall Observations Through 7 AM Sunday

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
1021 AM CST SUN DEC 15 2013

...2-DAY SNOWFALL ROUND-UP...

THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOW AMOUNTS FOR THE PREVIOUS 3 DAYS
AS MEASURED IN THE MORNING BY NWS COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS.
OBSERVATIONS ARE USUALLY TAKEN AT 7 AM.

  2-DAY SNOW TOTALS FOR SUNDAY (12/15/13)
     AS OF 10:20 AM CST

ILLINOIS                                 2-DAY SNOW FALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(IN)

  PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................7.0
  FAIRBURY (LIVINGSTON).........................7.0
  HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................6.5
  MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................6.2
  MAZON 0.5ENE (GRUNDY).........................6.0
  SCHAUMBURG  2E (COOK).........................5.9
  LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)...........................5.5
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................5.5
  CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................5.5
  NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)...........................5.2
  OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................5.0
  DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................5.0
  MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE)........................4.9
  OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................4.9
  YORKVILLE 1W (KENDALL)........................4.9
  CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................4.8
  ORLAND HILLS 1SE (COOK).......................4.8
  OTTAWA 1NW (LA SALLE).........................4.7
  MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................4.6
  NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................4.6
  STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE)......................4.6
  MONEE (WILL)..................................4.5
  JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................4.5
  ELBURN 3NNE (KANE)............................4.5
  BURNHAM-HEGEWISCH 2NNW (COOK).................4.5
  CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................4.5
  WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................4.4
  PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)......................4.4
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK).................4.4
  MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................4.3
  NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................4.3
  LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................4.3
  BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................4.3
  OHARE  (COOK).................................4.2
  ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................4.2
  SENECA 2SSW (LA SALLE)........................4.2
  ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE)........................4.2
  ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................4.1
  CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY).....................4.1
  COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................4.1
  WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK).........................4.0
  WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL).........................4.0
  PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL).........................4.0
  BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................4.0
  BURR RIDGE 2SW (DU PAGE)......................4.0
  HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)...................4.0
  SCHAUMBURG 3WSW (COOK)........................4.0
  LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)........................3.9
  OAK BROOK (DU PAGE)...........................3.9
  ELBURN (KANE).................................3.9
  LA GRANGE PARK 1SSW (COOK)....................3.9
  COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................3.9
  MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................3.8
  HOMER GLEN 4WNW (WILL)........................3.8
  MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................3.8
  BATAVIA (KANE)................................3.8
  PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................3.7
  HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................3.7
  SHERIDAN 3SSE (LA SALLE)......................3.7
  BRACEVILLE (GRUNDY)...........................3.7
  PALOS PARK 1SW (COOK).........................3.7
  CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................3.7
  INVERNESS 2S (COOK)...........................3.7
  ORLAND PARK 5WNW (WILL).......................3.6
  CHICAGO RIDGE (COOK)..........................3.6
  BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................3.6
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................3.5
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................3.5
  BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE).....................3.5
  AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................3.5
  ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK).................3.5
  WORTH (COOK)..................................3.5
  PEOTONE (WILL)................................3.4
  BOURBONNAIS 2NNE (KANKAKEE)...................3.4
  BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................3.3
  BARTLETT 1SSE (DU PAGE).......................3.3
  PAW PAW (LEE).................................3.2
  MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................3.2
  GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................3.2
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................3.2
  DOWNERS GROVE 2SE (DU PAGE)...................3.1
  FOX LAKE 2SE (LAKE)...........................3.0
  BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE)..........................3.0
  BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................2.9
  SUGAR GROVE 1NE (KANE)........................2.7
  OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................2.7
  YORKVILLE 2SE (KENDALL).......................2.6
  LAKE VILLA 1SSW (LAKE)........................2.6
  GENOA (DE KALB)...............................2.6
  WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)....................2.5
  AMBOY (LEE)...................................2.5
  BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)....................2.4
  HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK).....................2.3
  ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................2.2
  FOX LAKE HILLS 1NW (LAKE).....................2.2
  ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................2.1
  DIXON 2SW (LEE)...............................2.1
  STEWARD (LEE).................................2.0
  MUNDELEIN (LAKE)..............................2.0
  WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................1.9
  SPRING GROVE 2N (MCHENRY).....................1.8
  WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY).......................1.7
  DE KALB (DE KALB).............................1.4
  ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................0.6
  CAPRON (BOONE)................................0.6
  ROCKTON 1ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................0.5
  MACHESNEY PARK 3ENE (WINNEBAGO)...............0.3
  BYRON 3N (OGLE)...............................0.3
  ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO)........................0.2
  ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO).......................0.2

INDIANA                                    2-DAY SNOW FALL
  LOCATION (COUNTY):                         AMT(IN)

  DE MOTTE 1NNW (JASPER)........................7.2
  REMINGTON (JASPER)............................6.3
  MOROCCO (NEWTON)..............................6.0
  RENSSELAER (JASPER)...........................5.8
  VALPARAISO 6WSW (PORTER)......................5.6
  PORTER 1S (PORTER)............................5.6
  VALPARAISO 5NNE (PORTER)......................5.5
  LAKE VILLAGE (NEWTON).........................5.2
  HEBRON 4NE (PORTER)...........................5.1
  PORTAGE 1ESE (PORTER).........................5.0
  (W9MAL)MERRILLVILLE 2NNW (LAKE)...............5.0
  (W9OPR)WHEATFIELD 1ENE (JASPER)...............5.0
  VALPARAISO 1ENE (PORTER)......................4.9
  VALPARAISO 1SE (PORTER).......................4.7
  VALPARAISO 2NW (PORTER).......................4.5
  CROWN POINT 2WSW (LAKE).......................4.5
  VALPARAISO 1NNW (PORTER)......................4.3
  DE MOTTE 4SW (JASPER).........................4.3
  REMINGTON (JASPER)............................3.8

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