Chicago’s Top Ten Snowstorms and 2007 to 2008 Snowstorms

                                                                    Chicago’s Ten Biggest Snowstorms

 
                       1.     23.0 inches on January 26-27, 1967 
                       2.     21.6 inches on January 1-3, 1999
                       3.    19.2 inches on March 25-26, 1930
                       4.    18.8 inches on January 13-14, 1979   
                       5.    16.2 inches on March 7-8, 1931
                       6.    15.0 inches on December 17-20, 1929
                       7.    14.9 inches on January 30, 1939
                       8.    14.9 inches on January 6-7, 1918
                       9.    14.3 inches on March 25-26, 1970
                     10.    14.0 inches on January 18-20, 1886 

                                                              Chicago (O’Hare) Snowstorms Winter 2007-2008

                       1.      7.4 inches on January 31-February 1
                       2.      5.5 inches on December 4-5
                       3.      4.4 inches on December 31-January 1
                       4.      4.1 inches on December 15-16  
                       5.      2.6 inches on February 3



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