Monday, February 28, 2011

 Meteorological winter is defined as the months of December-February.
The snowfall amounts listed below are the top 5 snowfall totals for meteorological winter on record for Rockford and Chicago.  Snowfall amounts listed for 2010-2011 are as of Monday, February 28, 2011 at 6am.  Provided there is no additional snowfall today, these amounts will stand on record.
Official Rockford snowfall data goes from 1905 to present.
Official Chicago snowfall data goes from 1884 to present.
Rockford    (normal is 29.0 inches)
Year (December-February)Amount of Snowfall
 2007- 2008 65.1 inches
 1978-1979 63.4 inches
 2010-2011 51.2 inches
 1993-1994 49.9 inches
 2008-2009 49.3 inches


Chicago    (normal is 28.3)
Year (December-February)Amount of Snowfall
 1978-1979 80.6 inches
 1977-1978 71.2 inches
 1917-1918 59.9 inches
 1966-1967 58.1 inches
 2010-2011 56.3 inches

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