National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Two Storms Tracking through the Southwest and Southcentral U.S.

A storm over the southwest U.S. will shift east through Thursday while another Pacific storm pivots over the region Friday through the weekend. Widespread low elevation rain and high elevation snow showers are expected with each storm. Both storms will shift over the central U.S. with the first occurring tonight through Thursday and the second Saturday night into Monday. Flood Watches issued. Read More >

Chicago Seasonal Temperature, Precipitation, and Snow Rankings

Temperature: Spring Summer Fall Winter
Precipitation: Spring Summer Fall Winter
Snow: Spring   Fall Winter

CHICAGO WINTER PRECIPITATION RANKINGS
WINTER (DECEMBER - FEBRUARY)

Seasonal Total Precipitation
Normal: 6.07 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Precipitation Data from 1871 - 2021/2022***

 

1.60 1930 - 1931   4.96 1923 - 1924   6.53 1921 - 1922
1.85 1962 - 1963   4.96 1947 - 1948   6.54 1899 - 1900
1.94 1919 - 1920   5.01 1952 - 1953   6.60 1953 - 1954
2.23 1960 - 1961   5.04 1927 - 1928   6.74 1887 - 1888
2.30 1976 - 1977   5.09 1956 - 1957   6.77 2017 - 2018
2.41 1963 - 1964   5.09 1958 - 1959   6.79 2010 - 2011
2.45 1876 - 1877   5.11 1954 - 1955   6.91 1896 - 1897
2.48 2002 - 2003   5.12 2019 - 2020   6.94 1987 - 1988
2.75 1933 - 1934   5.19 1890 - 1891   6.94 2015 - 2016
2.77 1926 - 1927   5.21 1970 - 1971   6.98 1908 - 1909
2.88 1995 - 1996   5.23 1994 - 1995   7.02 1915 - 1916
2.93 1943 - 1944   5.33 1993 - 1994   7.10 1928 - 1929
3.04 1939 - 1940   5.38 1938 - 1939   7.13 1950 - 1951
3.08 1944 - 1945   5.38 1951 - 1952   7.14 1992 - 1993
3.15 2001 - 2002   5.39 1941 - 1942   7.24 2013 - 2014
3.16 1955 - 1956   5.40 1894 - 1895   7.30 1889 - 1890
3.18 1922 - 1923   5.40 1937 - 1938   7.31 1998 - 1999
3.25 1872 - 1873   5.48 1925 - 1926   7.32 1965 - 1966
3.29 1898 - 1899   5.49 1929 - 1930   7.34 2004 - 2005
3.40 1957 - 1958   5.50 1936 - 1937   7.52 1972 - 1973
3.44 2003 - 2004   5.50 2009 - 2010   7.67 1906 - 1907
3.58 1874 - 1875   5.53 1983 - 1984   7.72 1964 - 1965
3.65 2014 - 2015   5.68 1977 - 1978   7.73 1966 - 1967
3.75 1986 - 1987   5.69 1931 - 1932   7.75 1897 - 1898
3.78 1900 - 1901   5.73 2021 - 2022   7.81 1917 - 1918
3.86 1969 - 1970   5.75 2020 - 2021   7.86 1984 - 1985
3.89 1901 - 1902   5.80 2000 - 2001   7.96 1971 - 1972
3.97 1990 - 1991   5.82 1893 - 1894   8.09 2018 - 2019
3.97 1991 - 1992   5.86 1934 - 1935   8.14 1909 - 1910
3.99 1988 - 1989   5.87 1997 - 1998   8.15 1996 - 1997
4.20 1924 - 1925   5.88 1980 - 1981   8.22 1978 - 1979
4.21 1935 - 1936   5.94 2005 - 2006   8.32 1974 - 1975
4.36 1981 - 1982   6.00 1932 - 1933   8.42 1885 - 1886
4.38 1912 - 1913   6.00 1999 - 2000   8.47 1882 - 1883
4.39 1913 - 1914   6.02 1902 - 1903   8.50 1907 - 1908
4.46 1985 - 1986   6.05 1975 - 1976   8.78 1948 - 1949
4.49 1904 - 1905   6.15 1883 - 1884   8.80 2012 - 2013
4.57 1945 - 1946   6.15 1892 - 1893   8.89 1959 - 1960
4.59 1878 - 1879   6.15 2011 - 2012   8.91 1879 - 1880
4.65 1940 - 1941   6.16 2016 - 2017   8.95 2007 - 2008
4.68 1920 - 1921   6.17 1942 - 1943   9.40 1884 - 1885
4.68 1989 - 1990   6.18 1877 - 1878   9.42 1873 - 1874
4.72 1905 - 1906   6.22 1918 - 1919   9.67 1973 - 1974
4.76 1910 - 1911   6.23 1961 - 1962   9.74 1875 - 1876
4.79 1979 - 1980   6.24 1903 - 1904   9.99 1886 - 1887
4.80 1916 - 1917   6.24 1914 - 1915   10.32 2008 - 2009
4.87 1946 - 1947   6.26 1880 - 1881   11.28 1982 - 1983
4.88 1891 - 1892   6.33 1968 - 1969   11.30 1895 - 1896
4.89 1888 - 1889   6.44 1967 - 1968   13.79 1949 - 1950
4.95 1911 - 1912   6.46 1881 - 1882          
4.96 1871 - 1872   6.51 2006 - 2007