Chicago Ties Coldest November Low In 29 Years Following 2nd Biggest November Snow

Written by on November 22, 2015 in Autumn 2015, United States of America with 0 Comments

Following a record breaking Midwest November snowstorm, temps plummeted over the fresh snow cover last night.

Visible satellite view of the blanket if fresh snow.

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Top snow totals for the weekend storm.

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Here is a sampling of official snowfall totals by state (compiled by TWC):

  • South Dakota: Tea (18 inches), Sioux Falls Regional Airport (7.2 inches)
  • Iowa: George (17 inches), Waterloo (12.7 inches), Dubuque (11.7 inches), Des Moines (6.9 inches)
  • Nebraska: Near Bloomfield (16 inches), South Sioux City (6.5 inches), Valentine (4 inches)
  • Minnesota: Worthington (8 inches)
  • Illinois: Grayslake (16 inches), Chicago O’Hare (11.1 inches), Moline (9.9 inches), Rockford (8.6 inches),
  • Wisconsin: Near Footville (17 inches), Janesville (11.5 inches), Milwaukee (6.7 inches), Madison (4.1 inches)
  • Michigan: Near Sandstone (10 inches), Highland (9 inches), Kalamazoo (9 inches), Flint (8 inches)
  • Indiana: Crown Point (5 inches), Lafayette (3.5 inches), near South Bend (3 inches), Tipton (2 inches)

How it ranked by city:

  • Moline, Illinois: Record November snowstorm (9.9 inches total). A Nov. 29 – Dec. 1, 1974 snowstorm produced 10.7 inches of snow, but only 9.8 inches of that was in those final two November days.
  • Rockford, Illinois: Second heaviest November snowstorm (8.6 inches); existing record is 9.5 inches from Nov. 6-7, 1951.
  • Dubuque, Iowa: Record heaviest November snowstorm (11.7 inches); previous record was 10.4 inches from Nov. 25-26, 1992.
  • Waterloo, Iowa: Snowiest November calendar day on record (10.5 inches Friday) topping the old record of 8.5 inches from Nov. 13, 1972. (records since 1895)
  • Mason City, Iowa: Tied their snowiest November calendar day on record (8 inches Friday); 8 inches of snow also was measured, there, on Nov. 18, 1957.
  • Des Moines, Iowa: Already the snowiest November since 1992 (6.9 inches total snow).
  • Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Second heaviest snowstorm so early in the season. Only the Nov. 5-6, 1896 was heavier so early (14.6 inches).
  • Chicago: Second heaviest November snowstorm (11.2 inches at O’Hare Airport); Record is 12 inches from Nov. 25-26, 1895.
  • Sioux Falls, South Dakota: Snowiest November day (7.2 inches Friday) since Nov. 26, 2001.
  • Chicago’s O’Hare Airport had its first November with 6 inches or more of snow since 1978.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
618 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 /718 PM EST SAT NOV 21 2015/

...SECOND LARGEST NOVEMBER SNOW STORM ON RECORD FOR CHICAGO...

THE NOVEMBER 20-21 2015 SNOW STORM IS ONE FOR THE NORTHERN 
ILLINOIS RECORD BOOKS IN TERMS OF ITS EARLY SEASON NATURE. 

THE FOLLOWING IS THE UPDATED LIST OF THE LARGEST SNOW EVENTS
DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER FOR CHICAGO DURING THE PERIOD OF
RECORD...WHICH IS SINCE 1884:

RANK DATES EVENT SNOWFALL /IN/
-----------------------------------------
1. NOV 25-26 1895 12.0
2. NOV 20-21 2015 11.2
3. NOV 6-7 1951 9.3
4. NOV 26-27 1975 8.6 
5. NOV 27-28 1891 6.0

THIS LIST CAN ALSO BE LOOKED AT AS THE EARLIEST SNOWFALLS PRIOR TO 
DECEMBER ON RECORD /THUS INCLUDING OCTOBER/.


AS FOR THE LARGEST NOVEMBER DAILY SNOWFALLS IN CHICAGO:

RANK DATES DAILY SNOWFALL /IN/
--------------------------------------
1. NOV 6 1951 8.0
2. NOV 26 1975 7.5
3. NOV 21 2015 7.0
 NOV 26 1895 7.0
5. NOV 27 1891 5.8 


LOOKING AT THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER...THIS NOVEMBER NOW RANKS AS THE
FOURTH SNOWIEST ON RECORD IN CHICAGO!

RANK MONTH MONTHLY SNOWFALL /IN/
-----------------------------------------
1. NOV 1940 14.8
2. NOV 1895 14.5
3. NOV 1951 14.3
4. NOV 2015* 11.2
5. NOV 1975 10.8 

* = THROUGH NOVEMBER 21ST.

THIS ABOVE CHART REALLY SHOWS HOW WEATHER CAN CHANGE FAST IN THE 
MIDWEST...AS ALL THE SNOW CAME DURING THE LAST TWO DAYS!

INTERESTINGLY...PRIOR TO SATURDAY...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR
THE MONTH HAD BEEN RUNNING 6.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. SO THIS COULD
END UP BEING ONE OF THE WARMER NOVEMBERS AS WELL AS ONE OF THE
SNOWIEST.

$$

MTF/MOTT/ACS/RC/LENNING

The thermometer dipped to 7 above at O’Hare this morning which tied last year for the coldest November low since 1986 when the temp hit 6. Aurora in Chicago’s western suburbs hit -3 this morning.

Credit: Weatherbell

Credit: Weatherbell

Credit: WGN TV

Credit: WGN TV

 

The core of cold shifts into the East tonight and tomorrow.

Credit: AccuWeather

Credit: AccuWeather

Credit: AccuWeather

Credit: AccuWeather

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