National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Winter Storm Bringing Widespread Hazardous Weather to the Eastern U.S.

A rapidly-intensifying winter storm continues to bring heavy snow, high winds, and blizzard conditions over the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes through today. An Arctic front will lead in a period of gusty to high winds and sharply colder temperatures over the entire eastern U.S. Heavy lake effect snow is then expected from Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual

 

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
NOVEMBER

Normal: 2.42 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Precipitation Data from 1871 - 2022**

 

0.31 1904   1.55 1969   2.77 1987
0.33 1914   1.58 1958   2.82 1974
0.34 1903   1.59 1890   2.83 1874
0.44 1999   1.61 1873   2.88 1945
0.55 1976   1.63 1950   2.89 1888
0.56 1917   1.66 1886   2.94 1975
0.68 1933   1.66 1961   3.01 1959
0.71 2021   1.69 2016   3.06 1897
0.75 1875   1.72 2020   3.08 1906
0.83 1878   1.75 1930   3.17 1946
0.85 1901   1.75 2017   3.18 1972
0.86 1924   1.77 1953   3.24 2018
0.86 2022   1.80 1884   3.25 1876
0.87 1880   1.80 1954   3.27 1911
0.89 1936   1.81 2008   3.30 1900
0.89 1949   1.87 2019   3.44 2011
0.92 1920   1.88 1978   3.49 1889
0.95 1938   1.92 1907   3.51 1921
0.95 1939   2.00 1998   3.57 1970
0.95 2012   2.03 1902   3.59 1991
0.96 1971   2.03 1915   3.62 1871
1.04 2002   2.05 1905   3.62 1935
1.06 1872   2.07 1941   3.65 2006
1.09 1962   2.09 2013   3.68 1995
1.10 1965   2.11 1916   3.71 1942
1.10 1980   2.16 1896   3.74 1951
1.14 1899   2.16 1989   3.75 1994
1.18 1894   2.24 1932   3.83 1891
1.21 1963   2.25 1898   3.84 1909
1.22 2001   2.25 1952   3.87 1934
1.23 2009   2.27 1967   3.97 1926
1.25 1937   2.31 2005   4.00 1928
1.26 1964   2.33 1885   4.28 2004
1.26 2007   2.36 1940   4.34 1968
1.28 1960   2.38 1919   4.46 2003
1.31 1910   2.40 1977   4.49 2015
1.31 1944   2.41 1887   4.63 1931
1.31 1956   2.41 1948   4.66 1927
1.39 1943   2.45 1893   4.93 1879
1.41 1986   2.46 1981   5.05 1966
1.41 2014   2.51 2010   5.26 1883
1.44 1973   2.57 1925   5.41 1992
1.45 1912   2.63 1947   5.60 1895
1.46 1923   2.64 1984   5.60 1990
1.46 1955   2.65 1918   5.87 1983
1.46 1997   2.66 1922   5.97 1881
1.47 1913   2.67 1908   6.08 1877
1.47 1929   2.68 1892   6.45 1988
1.48 1882   2.71 2000   6.95 1982
1.48 1996   2.72 1957   8.22 1985
1.52 1993   2.75 1979