SNOW-STUNNED: Stranded motorists, firefighters on snowmobiles, and an urban coyote walking the streets of Chicago during the blizzard.
Record breaking snow is reported at 13.6 inches at Chicago O’Hare International Airport for the calendar date February 1, which was previously set at 4.0 inches on February 1, 1967. The record also tops any calendar date record for the entire month of February, which was previously 11.5 inches, which occurred on February 18, 1908.
Arlington Heights 17 inches — preliminary Arlingtoncardinal.com official.
More readings, including total storm reading, will be added to the table in the next few days.
City Snow 24-hour 24-hr 24-hr Observation Suburb Depth Snowfall max(F) min(F) Time (Local) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arlington Heights* 21 17.0 8:00am 2/02 Bloomington 5 W 13.0 19 15 6:00am 2/02 Bourbonnais 3 NW 13 12.5 7:00am 2/02 Chicago Botanical Garden 10.0 25 18 8:00am 2/02 Chicago Midway Ap 3 SW 15.6 24 21 6:00am 2/02 De Kalb 15.7 22 14 7:00am 2/02 Dwight 16.0 21 15 7:00am 2/02 Edwardsville 2 W 1 1.0 8:00am 2/02 Elburn 23 17.0 6:00am 2/02 Galena 9.5 7:00am 2/02 Genoa 2 SW 23 17.1 7:00am 2/02 Glen Ellyn 4 S 21 17.2 10:00am 2/02 Harvard 16 9.0 7:00am 2/02 Kankakee Metro Wastwtr 7.5 24 15 7:00am 2/02 Marseilles Lock 13.5 23 16 6:00am 2/02 Mattoon 3 2.5 8:00am 2/02 Morris 1 NW 11.4 25 16 8:00am 2/02 Mundelein 4 WSW 17.5 21 16 7:00am 2/02 Oak Brook 2w 20 17.7 8:00am 2/02 Park Forest 19.0 22 16 10:00am 2/02 Quincy Dam 21 22.0 23 15 6:00am 2/02 Romeoville Wfo 11.9 23 19 12:00pm 2/01 Spring Grove 28 20.8 7:00am 2/02 Urbana 7 6.0 9:00am 2/02 Woodstock 5 NW 15 21.1 7:00am 2/02
* The Cardinal -- Arlingtoncardinal.com measurement no averaging/minimal measurement
12 HR SNOWFALL 12 HR SNOWFALL TOTAL
LOCATION ENDING 6AM ENDING 6PM SNOW
TODAY YESTERDAY DEPTH AT 6AM
ILLINOISBEACH PARK 20.0 / 1.7 / 24
BEECHER 7.5 / 4.2 / 14
DOWNERS GROVE 13.4 / 4.2 / 20
GRAYSLAKE 14.0 / 2.7 / 23
MOUNT MORRIS 4.0 / 7.6 / 20
NAPERVILLE 10.6 / 2.8 / 16
PEOTONE 13.0 / 3.6 / 14
PLAINFIELD 4SW 12.0 / 1.9 / 17
RICHTON PARK / 4.0 /
WILLOWBROOK / 6.0 /
WOODSTOCK 14.0 / 3.5 / 25
YORKVILLE 2SE 9.0 / 3.0 / 14NORTHWEST INDIANA
HIGHLAND 11.0 / / 20
SCHERERVILLE 15.2 / 1.8 / 16
National Weather Service Office Chicago snowfall map showing Arlington Heights in a 15 to18 inch range (dark purple). The heaviest snow fell in Lake County, Illinois, Kenosha County and Racine County.