Snowfall Totals
Lake effect winds off Lake Michigan, unusual for the Chicago shoreline, resulted in enhanced snowfall for communities within about 10 miles (16 km) of the lake. Chicago and its northern suburbs received between 18 and 22 inches (45–55 cm) of snow. Chicago broke a one-day snowfall record with 18.6 inches (47 cm) falling on January 2. The total snowfall figures are below:
- Chicago/O'Hare, IL: 21.6 (55 cm)
- Chicago/Midway, IL: 20.6 (52 cm)
- Slinger, WI: 20.5 (52 cm)
- Galesburg, IL: 20.0 (51 cm)
- Barrington, IL: 18.0 (45 cm)
- Lake Villa, IL: 17.9 (45 cm)
- Chatsworth, IL: 17.0 (43 cm)
- Dixon, IL: 16.4 (41 cm)
- Toronto, ON: 16.0 (40 cm)
- Portage, IN: 16.0 (40 cm)
- Glenwood, IL: 16.0 (40 cm)
- Olympia Fields, IL: 15.8 (40 cm)
- Brookfield, IL: 15.1 (38 cm)
- LaGrange Park, IL: 15.0 (38 cm)
- Remington, IN: 15.0 (38 cm)
- Aurora, IL: 14.4 (37 cm)
- Crestwood, IL: 14.2 (36 cm)
- Bloomington/Normal, IL: 14.0 (35 cm)
- Algonquin, IL: 14.0 (35 cm)
- Bourbonnais, IL: 14.0 (35 cm)
- Streamwood, IL: 14.0 (35 cm)
- Lafayette, IN: 14.0 (35 cm)
- Orland Park, IL: 13.8 (35 cm)
- Channahon, IL: 13.0 (33 cm)
- Coal City, IL: 13.0 (33 cm)
- Fairbury, IL: 13.0 (33 cm)
- Geneva, IL: 13.0 (33 cm)
- DeKalb, IL: 12.4 (31 cm)
- Valparaiso, IN: 12.0 (30 cm)
- Willow Springs, IL: 12.0 (30 cm)
- Detroit, MI: 11.3 (29 cm)
- Earlville, IL: 11.3 (29 cm)
- Monticello, IN: 11.0 (28 cm)
- Naperville, IL: 11.0 (28 cm)
- Ottawa, ON: 10.6 (27 cm)
- Mundelein, IL: 10.0 (25 cm)
- Compton, IL: 9.7 (24 cm)
- Rochelle, IL: 9.6 (24 cm)
- Harvard, IL: 9.0 (23 cm)
- Rockford, IL: 9.0 (23 cm)
- Flint, MI: 8.5 (21 cm)
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