Over the entire history of Chicago weather records, which day of the year has received the most total amount of snow? – WGN-TV

Dear Tom,

Over the entire history of Chicago weather records, which day of the year has received the most total amount of snow?

Which day has most often had measurable snowfall?

Kent Rhodes, Lisle

Dear Kent,

Chicagos snowfall climatology dates back to the 1884-85 snow season and over the course of those 138 seasons, Jan. 26 with a total of 87.4 inches boasts the most snowfall of any day of the year. That total is buoyed by the 16.4 inches that fell in 1967, the first day of the citys benchmark 23.0 inch Big Snow. The runners-up snowiest days are Jan. 13 with 70.7 inches and Feb. 6 with 70.0 inches. This data was provided by Meteorologist Steve Bowen, head of Aons Catastrophe Insight Unit. The date with the most measurable snowfalls is Jan. 13 with 48 occurrences, followed by Feb. 6 with 46, and Dec. 25 with 43.

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Over the entire history of Chicago weather records, which day of the year has received the most total amount of snow? - WGN-TV