What year did it snow in May in Chicago?

When it comes to accumulating snow, defined by the NWS as 0.1 or more inches, that typically occurs later in the year. The normal final date for an accumulating snowfall occurs on April 2, but the latest such snowfall to occur in the city actually happened on May 11, 1966.
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How many times has it snowed in May Illinois?

In most instances the snow has not been measurable, falling either as flurries or as rain mixed with snow. Only eight Mays have produced measurable snow, most recently 0.5 inches on May 6, 1989. May's greatest snowfall was 2.2 inches on May 1-2, 1940; the city's latest measurable snow was 0.2 inches on May 11, 1966.
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What year was the May snowstorm?

A Snowstorm in May? That's exactly what happened in 1977. Learn more about the Mother's Day Blizzard that caught many off-guard! In the month of May, you might figure you can finally take those snow tires off your car and pack away those snow shovels, sweaters, and bags of rock salt until November.
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Has Chicago ever had snow in June?

There has been only one instance of snow in June, a trace that fell on June 2, 1910. Snow has never been observed in Chicago in July and August, with the earliest start to the fall snow season being traces that fell on Sept. 25 in 1928 and 1942.
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Does it snow in Chicago in May?

Months with snowfall in Chicago are January through May, November and December. May is the last month it regularly snows in Chicago. During 0.2 snowfall days, Chicago aggregates 0.08" (2mm) of snow. In Chicago, Illinois, during the entire year, snow falls for 40.9 days, and aggregates up to 13.9" (353mm) of snow.
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Did it ever snow in July in Chicago?

The U.S. Weather Bureau (now the National Weather Service) began measuring and recording snowfall in Chicago 130 years ago — in 1884. In the entire period of the city's official snowfall data since then, not one flake of snow has ever been observed here during July.
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How much snow did Chicago get in the blizzard of 1967?

On January 26 and 27, 1967, Chicago endured its worst snowstorm on record. The snow started at 502 AM on the 26th, and by 1010 AM of the 27th a record 23 inches of snow crippled the city. The previous record snow for the city was 19 inches on March 25th and 26th, 1930.
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What year did it snow in July?

The dust from the 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia) caused a worldwide lowering of temperatures during the summer of 1816, when the Almanac, legend has it, inadvertently but correctly predicted snow for July.
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Has Chicago got snow in April?

April snow isn't extremely rare in Chicago. The average date of the last trace of snow is April 20, and the latest in the year there's been a trace of snow is June 2, according to the National Weather Service. The latest the city has had more than an inch of snow was May 3, 1907, when 1.3 inches fell.
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Was there a blizzard in 1979?

January 1979 was a record breaking month in terms of both snowfall and arctic cold temperatures. From January 12th to the 14th, a winter storm dumped an estimated 18.4 inches of snow. This was a record amount for a single snowstorm.
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Did it ever snow in July?

You might not believe it, but it snowed in four states this July! While summer snow in Alaska is hardly unusual (they leave year-round snow in the mountains just to impress the tourists), it was unexpected in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming.
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What months has it snowed in Chicago?

Looking back at more than 135 years of local weather data, Chicago has experienced its first measurable snow as early as October 12 (in 2006) and as late as December 20 (in 2012). That's why Nov. 17 is the date of the average first significant snowfall in Chicago.
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What month has the most snow in Chicago?

March, with an average snowfall of 5.6 inches, ranks as the city's fourth snowiest month, behind January, February and December. However, in 22 snow seasons out of 127 (since the winter of 1884-85), it was the snowiest month, most recently in 1991-92.
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Has it ever snowed in Chicago in September?

In 126 years of official snowfall records, Chicago has recorded snow in September on two occasions, and both were "trace events": Sept. 25, 1928, with high and low temperatures of 50 and 39 degrees; and Sept. 25, 1942, with high and low temperatures of 46 and 30.
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Why is 1816 The Year Without a Summer?

Gloomy, cold rains fell throughout Europe. It was cold and stormy and dark - not at all like typical summer weather. Consequently, 1816 became known in Europe and North America as “The Year Without a Summer.”
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Can it snow in June?

The most significant June snowfall in recent memory was on 2 June 1975, when snow fell in many parts of the country.
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Where is snow in June?

Sikkim. Northern part of Sikkim is one place in India where you can witness snow at any time of the year. Nathula and Yumthang are places you can visit to experience snow in June but you may need a few days to acclimatize yourself to the climate because of the high altitude.
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Was there a blizzard in 1978 in Chicago?

The city has so far recorded more than 40 inches for the season following a massive snowstorm that dumped as much as 18 inches on some parts of Chicago, less at O'Hare Airport. In the 1978-79 winter season, however, the city recorded 89.7 inches of snow.
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What year was the worst blizzard in Chicago?

The Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting 23 inches (58 cm) snow fall in Chicago and its suburbs before the storm abated the next morning. As of January 2022, it remains the greatest snowfall in one storm in Chicago history.
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What month in Chicago was the blizzard of 1967?

On January 26–27, 1967, Chicago experienced its worst snowstorm on record. The snow began at 5:02 a.m. on Thursday, January 26, and by 10:10 a.m. the next day, a record 23.0 inches of snowfall from a storm blanketed the city.
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When was the last time Chicago had snow 2021?

Per the weather service, Chicago's last snowfall came on March 15, 2021, putting the city just shy of matching its no-snow record of 290 days set back in 2012.
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Has Wisconsin ever had snow in June?

The record-warmth in May has helped many to forget the incredible snowy and cold conditions April brought to the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes, but in Appleton, Wisconsin, an impressive snow pile remains in early June as a reminder.
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How often does it snow in April in Chicago?

In Chicago, Illinois, in April, during 2.4 snowfall days, 1.61" (41mm) of snow is typically accumulated. Throughout the year, there are 40.9 snowfall days, and 13.9" (353mm) of snow is accumulated.
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