St. Charles, Elgin Lead Kane County in Record-Setting Snowfall
The first winter storm of the season for northern Illinois and northwest Indiana left a nearly 300-mile-wide swath of snow across portions of the Midwest. More than 16 inches of snow fell across far northern portions of Illinois during the two-day period of Friday, Nov. 20, and Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015.
While Kane County didn’t get to 16 inches, communities in our area had some of the highest totals in the region. St. Charles got the most — with 13.3 inches — and Elgin was next with 12 inches.
The official snowfall for Chicago was 11.2 inches, observed at O’Hare International Airport. The official snowfall at Chicago Rockford International Airport was 8.8 inches and other official sites’ totals were 4.7 inches at the NWS Chicago office in Romeoville and 5.8 inches observed near Chicago Midway International Airport.
Records Set During This Event
- A record maximum daily snowfall was set for Nov. 20 for Chicago as 4.2 inches fell. The previous record was 2.8 inches set in 1996.
- A record maximum daily snowfall was set for Nov. 20 for Rockford as 4.9 inches fell. The previous record was 2.4 inches set in 1964.
- A record maximum daily snowfall was set for Nov. 21 for Rockford as 3.9 inches fell. The previous record was 1.0 inches set in 1989 and tied in 2007.
- A record maximum daily snowfall was set for Nov. 21 for Chicago as 7.0 inches fell. The previous record was 3.0 inches set way back in 1893.
Kane County 2-Day Snow Totals
- ST. CHARLES 6NW — 13.3
- ELGIN 2W — 12.0
- ELGIN 1S — 10.1
- ELGIN — 10.1
- ELGIN — 9.7
- ST. CHARLES — 9.0
- GENEVA 1SSW — 7.0
- BATAVIA 2WNW — 6.9
- NORTH AURORA 2NE — 6.7
- BATAVIA 1WNW — 5.5
- BATAVIA — 4.4
Illinois 2-Day Snow Totals
ILLINOIS 2-DAY SNOW FALL LOCATION (COUNTY): AMT(IN) REPORTS MUNDELEIN 2WNW (LAKE)........................19.0 (2) CAPRON (BOONE)...............................18.6 (2) ROSCOE 2SE (WINNEBAGO).......................17.1 (2) ROSCOE 2ESE (WINNEBAGO)......................17.1 (2) MUNDELEIN (LAKE).............................16.9 (2) LAKE VILLA 2WSW (LAKE).......................16.3 (2) LAKE ZURICH (LAKE)...........................16.2 (2) BULL VALLEY 2WNW (MCHENRY)...................15.9 (2) ROCKFORD 3NE (WINNEBAGO).....................15.0 (2) WOODSTOCK 5NW (MCHENRY)......................14.5 (2) BUFFALO GROVE 2N (LAKE)......................13.5 (2) ST. CHARLES 6NW (KANE).......................13.3 (2) RIVERWOODS (LAKE)............................12.0 (2) ELGIN 2W (KANE)..............................12.0 (2) ELK GROVE VILLAGE 2WSW (COOK)................12.0 (2) HEBRON (MCHENRY).............................12.0 (2) HOFFMAN ESTATES 5W (COOK)....................11.7 (2) WONDER LAKE 1WNW (MCHENRY)...................11.7 (2) ROCKFORD 2ENE (WINNEBAGO)....................11.5 (2) ELK GROVE VILLAGE 1ESE (COOK)................11.5 (2) OHARE (COOK).................................11.2 (2) ELMHURST 1ESE (DU PAGE)......................11.1 (2) WILLOW SPRINGS (COOK)........................11.0 (2) ROSELLE 1W (DU PAGE).........................10.8 (2) SCHAUMBURG 2E (COOK)........................10.8 (2) BYRON 3N (OGLE)..............................10.5 (2) GENOA (DE KALB)..............................10.4 (2) BEACH PARK 1W (LAKE).........................10.3 (2) ELGIN 1S (KANE)..............................10.1 (2) ELGIN (KANE).................................10.1 (2) ELGIN (KANE)..................................9.7 (2) ROCKFORD 1NW (WINNEBAGO)......................9.5 (2) WAUKEGAN 2N (LAKE)............................9.0 (2) ST. CHARLES (KANE)............................9.0 (2) BARRINGTON (LAKE).............................9.0 (2) ROCKFORD (WINNEBAGO)..........................8.8 (2) PALATINE 1E (COOK)............................8.4 (2) HARWOOD HEIGHTS 2NNE (COOK)...................8.2 (2) CAROL STREAM (DU PAGE)........................8.1 (2) WINFIELD (DU PAGE)............................8.0 (2) DWIGHT (LIVINGSTON)...........................8.0 (2) LINCOLNSHIRE 1N (LAKE)........................7.8 (2) MALTA (DE KALB)...............................7.7 (2) DE KALB (DE KALB).............................7.5 (2) DIXON 3NNW (LEE)..............................7.4 (2) PARK FOREST 1SW (COOK)........................7.3 (2) LISLE 1SE (DU PAGE)...........................7.2 (2) GENEVA 1SSW (KANE)............................7.0 (2) OAK PARK 2S (COOK)............................7.0 (2) ASHTON (LEE)..................................6.9 (2) BATAVIA 2WNW (KANE)...........................6.9 (2) NAPERVILLE 1NW (DU PAGE)......................6.9 (2) NORTH AURORA 2NE (KANE).......................6.7 (2) PEOTONE (WILL)................................6.6 (2) PEOTONE (WILL)................................6.6 (2) LA SALLE (LA SALLE)...........................6.6 (2) HOMEWOOD (COOK)...............................6.5 (2) BOURBONNAIS (KANKAKEE)........................6.3 (2) BOTANIC GARDENS (COOK)........................6.3 (2) STREATOR 4ENE (LA SALLE)......................6.1 (2) MENDOTA (LA SALLE)............................6.0 (2) MIDWAY COOP (COOK)............................5.8 (2) CRETE 3E (WILL)...............................5.7 (2) NEW LENOX 3E (WILL)...........................5.6 (2) NEW LENOX 2SE (WILL)..........................5.5 (2) BATAVIA 1WNW (KANE)...........................5.5 (2) OTTAWA 2N (LA SALLE)..........................5.4 (2) PARK FOREST 1NNE (COOK).......................5.4 (2) MORRIS (GRUNDY)...............................5.3 (2) AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................5.3 (2) PAW PAW (LEE).................................5.2 (2) PLAINFIELD 5SW (KENDALL)......................5.2 (2) MENDOTA 2SE (LA SALLE)........................5.1 (2) ST ANNE (KANKAKEE)............................4.8 (2) ROMEOVILLE (WILL).............................4.7 (2) WORTH (COOK)..................................4.6 (2) WESTMONT (DU PAGE)............................4.5 (2) PARK FOREST (COOK)............................4.5 (2) MANHATTAN (WILL)..............................4.5 (2) MANHATTAN 5ENE (WILL).........................4.5 (2) CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................4.5 (2) CHATSWORTH (LIVINGSTON).......................4.5 (2) BATAVIA (KANE)................................4.4 (2) DIXON 2SW (LEE)...............................4.3 (2) ELMHURST 2SE (DU PAGE)........................4.2 (1) LANSING (COOK)................................4.1 (2) ROCHELLE (OGLE)...............................4.0 (2) MILFORD (IROQUOIS)............................4.0 (2) WILMINGTON 3SE (WILL).........................4.0 (2) HOMER GLEN 1ENE (WILL)........................4.0 (2) AURORA 4SE (DU PAGE)..........................3.8 (2) CHANNAHON (WILL)..............................3.8 (2) BOLINGBROOK 3NE (DU PAGE).....................3.7 (2) COUNTRYSIDE 1ENE (COOK).......................3.7 (2) LOCKPORT 1SE (WILL)...........................3.6 (2) MONTGOMERY 1SSE (KENDALL).....................3.6 (2) PONTIAC (LIVINGSTON)..........................3.5 (2) PLAINFIELD (WILL).............................3.5 (2) OTTAWA (LA SALLE).............................3.5 (2) BONFIELD 4WSW (KANKAKEE)......................3.5 (2) MARSEILLES (LA SALLE).........................3.2 (2) LINCOLNWOOD 2E (COOK).........................3.2 (2) STEWARD (LEE).................................3.0 (2) JOLIET (WILL).................................3.0 (2) JOLIET 2N (WILL)..............................3.0 (2) AMBOY (LEE)...................................2.9 (2) CARBON HILL 3.1N (GRUNDY).....................2.9 (2) COAL CITY 4NNW (GRUNDY).......................2.9 (2) LINCOLNWOOD 3E (COOK).........................2.8 (2) PLAINFIELD 1SW (WILL).........................2.6 (2) CHICAGO 6ESE (COOK)...........................1.3 (2) SOURCE: National Weather Service, Chicago
