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ORD approaching 6" on the season. Gonna need a quick shutoff to winter to not surpass the big boy.

Agreed, and if the latest CFS look for March of normal to slightly above normal temps and well above normal precip ends up close, you'd think there would be a snow event or 2 in that sort of scenario.

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Agreed, and if the latest CFS look for March of normal to slightly above normal temps and well above normal precip ends up close, you'd think there would be a snow event or 2 in that sort of scenario.

Don't let Chicago Storm get near the snow board at ORD anytime soon. Desperate times may become desperate "measures". :lol:

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Here's something else to watch. The last time there were consecutive sub 20" seasons in Chicago was 1920-21 and 1921-22.

One thing we wrote in the winter outlook was that even if this winter ended up on the warmer side of average and less snow than normal, the probabilities and overall (teleconnections etc) pattern leading up to the winter favored it being colder and snowier than last winter. It's looking better for it not being warmer than last winter but if we end up sub 20" again, I'm going to announce my retirement from doing winter outlooks ;). So there better be a couple big events coming later this month and in March.

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0.2" of snow fell at ORD this morning, which brings the season total up to 6.0"...6th latest date to reach this seasonal total.

 

Latest 6.0"+ Total Seasonal Snowfall:
1. 2/17/1937
2. 2/10/1944
3. 2/7/1890
4. 2/4/1906
4. 2/4/1900
6. 2/3/2013

7. 1/30/2002
8. 1/28/1913
9. 1/27/1923
10. 1/22/1983
10. 1/22/1899

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ORD picked up 2.4" so far today, which is the first calender day 2.0"+ snowfall of the season. This will make it the 10th latest on record. This period is also tied for the 10th longest period without a 2.0"+ snowfall. The season total is now up to 8.7", which tied for the 6th latest date to reach 7.0"+ total seasonal snowfall.

 

Latest 2.0"+ Snowfall:
1. 1920/21 - No Occurance
1. 1901/02 - No Occurance
3. 3/25/1937
4. 3/19/1906
5. 3/7/1931
6. 2/26/1913
7. 2/22/1899
8. 2/12/1923
9. 2/7/1890
10. 2/4/2013

 

Days Since Last 2.0"+ Calender Day Snowfall:
1. 649 - 3/31/1901-12/23/1902
2. 621 - 4/5/1920-12/16/1921
3. 420 - 12/18/1921-2/12/1923
4. 369 - 3/15/1905-3/18/1906
5. 365 - 2/22/1898-2/21/1899
6. 357 - 4/2/1936-3/24/1937
6. 357 - 2/17/1925-2/8/1926
8. 353 - 1/20/1892-1/6/1893
9. 345 - 2/25/2012-2/3/2013

9. 345 - 3/27/1930-3/6/1931
 

Latest 7.0"+ Total Seasonal Snowfall:
1. 3/10/1937
2. 2/25/1913
3. 2/10/1944
4. 2/7/1890
5. 2/5/1906
6. 2/4/2013

6. 2/4/1900
8. 2/3/1989

9. 1/30/2002
10. 1/29/1899

 

I forgot to post this one a few days back, but it was the 4th longest period on record without a 2.0"+ snow depth.

 

Days Since Last 2.0"+ Snow Depth:
1. 404 - 12/19/1921-1/26/1923
2. 354 - 2/16/1988-2/3/1989
3. 346 - 3/29/1930-3/6/1931
4. 342 - 2/26/2012-2/1/2013
5. 337 - 1/20-12/21/1968
6. 332 - 2/24/1936-1/20/1937
7. 329 - 2/18/2011-1/12/2012
8. 326 - 2/24/1923-1/15/1924
9. 319 - 2/2-12/17/1921
10. 316 - 2/2-12/14/1987

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9.8

ORD is at 9.2" right now so you could argue that it's already out of reach for all intents and purposes but not yet in a technical sense.

 

Seasonal snow total low? 

 

Oh, thats toast whether you get a flake out of this storm... No way do you go from now till April 1st without an inch.

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Really shows how hard it is to get a sub 10" winter in Chicago.

Now watch the snow systems shut off right after the big daddy goes down.

 

 

yeah…salvaging a good winter is still pretty much a lost cause…this will just be a painful reminder that no matter how much the last two years sucked, it can get worse.

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True, but the next 2 weeks look seasonal to below normal. If the drought persists out west, next winter could suck far worse than this winter. Shudder....

I have a feeling at least half of this subforum will be in the normal range for seasonal snowfall by April. Chicago, no. But I doubt they rank in top 10 snowless winters either.

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Wow...when did that happen.

 

I cheked at Detroit quickly, and the least snow after Feb 1st was in 1953 when only 2.9" fell from Feb-Apr.

 

Least amount of snow, Feb 1 and after for Chicago: 0.7" in 1921

 

0.7" in 1921

2.2" in 1927

2.4" in 1958

3.7" in 1922

4.0" in 1995

4.1" in 1915

4.2" in 1996

4.7" in 1987

5.1" in 1976

5.3" in 1945

 

ORD at 10.1" for the season now. The witch is dead.

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I'll bet the futility weenies in '22 and '32 were po'd. Getting snow the last 2 days of March to break 11"?

 

Everyone rooted on futility back then.... With heating homes with messy coal and wood, everyone wanted snowless and warm.

 

I get the joke though.

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The latest snowfall ended a few more streaks...

 

Latest 11.0"+ Total Seasonal Snowfall:
1. 1920/21 - No Occurance
2. 3/31/1932
3. 3/30/1922
4. 3/25/1937
5. 2/28/1890
6. 2/26/1913

7. 2/21/2013
7. 2/21/1899
9. 2/15/1906
10. 2/14/1900
 

Latest 12.0"+ Total Seasonal Snowfall:
1. 1921/22 - No Occurance
1. 1920/21 - No Occurance
3. 4/2/1937
4. 3/7/1931
5. 3/4/1906
6. 3/2/1891
7. 2/28/1913
7. 2/28/1890
9. 2/25/1899
10. 2/22/2013

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Records continue...now in the opposite direction...

 

February 2013 is tied for the 18th snowiest on record, with 15.5" to date.

 

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1235 AM CST WED FEB 27 2013

..RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM SNOWFALL SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE

A RECORD SNOWFALL OF 4.8 INCH(ES) WAS SET AT CHICAGO-OHARE
YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 3.8 SET IN 1935.

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