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Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

Chicago Snowfall Rankings
Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Seasonal

 

 

CHICAGO
MONTHLY SNOWFALL AMOUNTS
APRIL

 Normal 1.3 inches

*** Smallest to Largest Official Chicago Snowfall Data from 1885 - 2022***

 

 

0.0 1894   T 1958   0.6 1989
0.0 1904   T 1960   0.6 2011
0.0 1915   T 1963   0.8 1971
0.0 1924   T 1964   0.8 1974
0.0 1945   T 1965   0.8 1986
0.0 1954   T 1966   0.9 1897
0.0 1968   T 1969   1.0 1886
0.0 1979   T 1981   1.0 1928
0.0 1997   T 1985   1.0 1950
0.0 1998   T 1987   1.0 1952
0.0 1999   T 1988   1.0 2002
0.0 2008   T 1991   1.1 1992
0.0 2012   T 1994   1.1 2016
0.0 2015   T 1996   1.2 1983
T 2021   T 2004   1.4 2014
T 1887   T 2005   1.6 2000
T 1889   T 2006   1.9 1885
T 1890   T 2012   1.9 1907
T 1892   T 2017   2.0 1888
T 1895   0.1 1902   2.1 2009
T 1896   0.1 1912   2.2 1891
T 1898   0.1 1914   2.3 1957
T 1899   0.1 1933   2.4 1911
T 1901   0.1 1939   2.4 1951
T 1906   0.1 1940   2.7 1984
T 1908   0.1 1947   2.8 1973
T 1913   0.1 1959   3.0 2003
T 1916   0.1 1978   3.0 2007
T 1917   0.1 1990   3.1 1967
T 1918   0.1 1995   3.2 1903
T 1919   0.1 2013   3.2 2018
T 1922   0.2 1905   3.3 1972
T 1925   0.3 1909   3.6 1900
T 1929   0.3 1937   3.7 1993
T 1930   0.3 1943   4.2 1980
T 1931   0.3 1962   4.7 2020
T 1932   0.3 1976   4.8 1936
T 1934   0.3 2001   6.4 1920
T 1941   0.4 1921   6.6 1926
T 1942   0.4 2022   6.9 1910
T 1944   0.5 1927   7.9 2019
T 1946   0.5 1949   8.8 1961
T 1948   0.5 1977   10.0 1975
T 1953   0.6 1893   10.6 1982
T 1955   0.6 1923   10.7 1970
T 1956   0.6 1935   13.6 1938