The forecasted high temperatures for Monday is in the lower 30s, and temperatures are expected drop to blow 20 that evening heading into Tuesday. Snow tapered off early Monday as the storm moves east out of the city. The National Weather Service office in Romeoville measured 12.9 inches, which is believed to be the highest reported snowfall from this storm, weather service forecaster Casey Sullivan said. Some areas outside of Chicago recorded over a foot of snow Sunday. Chicago’s snowfall drought has officially reached record status, and AccuWeather meteorologists say it could be until 2022 before any measurable snow is recorded. It was the first time the city’s had two 6-inch-plus snow events within a week since January 2014, the weather service said. Including last week’s snowstorm, O’Hare recorded 16.8 inches of snow. For totals & more: #ILwx #INwx (1/4) /U7MCNjTThi- NWS Chicago February 1, 2021 Thank you! We will have a final full list later this morning. What a storm! Widespread 6-12" of snow from our observers and many of you. AccuWeather Now is now available on your preferred streaming platform.Happy February! Before we march forward, let's recap this past weekend.❄️❄️❄️ Watch the AccuWeather Network on DIRECTV, Frontier, Spectrum, fuboTV, Philo, and Verizon Fios. Still, there could be airline delays and flight cancellations due to aircraft and crews being displaced from the stormy pattern in the West.įor the latest weather news check back on. While the ongoing lack of snow may be disappointing to some around the holidays, it will ease holiday travel in much of the Central and Eastern states with near-perfect weather conditions for last-minute holiday shopping. It would not take much for cold waves to be a bit more persistent and for snow to dip farther south in the Midwest with only a slight shift in the storm track we have the whole winter to go," Sosnowski said.Īstronomical winter officially began on Tuesday, Dec. 1, Minneapolis has picked up 17.8 inches compared to an average of 18.2 inches through Dec. Portions of the northern Plains and Upper Midwest have been getting snow by managing to stay on the colder side of the storms. The last time Salt Lake had a first measurable snowfall in December was 2017, and this has occurred only two times before then. This year, the city's first measurable snowfall occurred on Dec. Salt Lake City also had an abnormally dry and warm fall this year, as its average first measurable snowfall is around Nov. There was no daily snowfall of 0.1 of an inch or more from April 22 to Dec. In 1887, it did not snow enough to measure from March 5 to Oct. ![]() 23, snowfall has remained scarce and it has not snowed enough to measure since.ĭenver managed to tie its record for all-time consecutive days without measurable snow this year with 232 days, a mark that was also reached in 1887, according to the National Weather Service. "After setting a record for the latest in the season for the first measurable snow, the Mile High City finally got its first snowfall with 0.3 of an inch on Dec. It also tied the daily high record for Dec. This was the highest temperature Denver had reported for the month in more than 40 years. December began with a high temperature more reflective of a summer day in the Mile High City as the mercury rose to 73 F. Those storms have been riding well to the north over the Midwest as they travel across the country.Ĭhicago's situation is similar to Denver from earlier this season. this December with warmth and snowless streaks," Sosnowski said, adding that the jet stream has allowed storms to hammer much of the western third of the nation. "There seems to be a theme for much of the central U.S. ![]() Last week, Chicagoland set two new high temperature records in the middle 60s. The temperature soared above 50 degrees Fahrenheit four days so far this month and has reached into the 60s three times. ![]() To put that in perspective, highs typically trend downward from the low 40s to start the month to the lower 30s by the end of the month and low temperatures trend downward through the 20s as December progresses. "Temperatures during the first 22 days of this December have averaged 6.7 degrees above normal, and the overall weather has been more typical of October," Sosnowski said. This seasonal lack of snow is in part due to the overall unusually warm conditions this month. "The majority of precipitation with most storms every few days through the end of the month looks to be rain, but since it only takes 0.1 of an inch of snow to snap the record, it could still be tough to get all the way to Dec.
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