Most Yearly Snow in Chicago History

This is a list of the largest annual snowfall totals ever recorded in Chicago, Illinois history from 1901–2024. If you are looking for the most snow in a winter season, click here.

What Was the Snowiest Year in Chicago History?

According to NOAA records, the most snow that Chicago, Illinois has ever received in a single calendar year is 95.3 inches which occurred in 1978.

Year to date though June 2, 2024: 16.8 inches

Chicago Snowfall by Year

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Year	Rank	Snow (inches)
2024	116	16.8
2023	122	13.2
2022	31	45.0
2021	15	54.8
2020	76	30.8
2019	38	43.2
2018	37	43.2
2017	119	16.1
2016	72	31.7
2015	12	57.4
2014	2	75.3
2013	48	41.0
2012	112	20.8
2011	51	40.6
2010	39	43.1
2009	27	45.9
2008	10	57.8
2007	22	49.9
2006	118	16.3
2005	16	54.5
2004	99	25.6
2003	102	25.0
2002	32	45.0
2001	121	13.5
2000	5	68.0
1999	14	56.0
1998	103	24.4
1997	42	42.7
1996	86	28.6
1995	100	25.5
1994	46	41.5
1993	40	42.9
1992	105	24.0
1991	76	30.8
1990	109	21.8
1989	65	34.4
1988	57	38.4
1987	56	38.7
1986	87	28.5
1985	63	35.1
1984	54	39.7
1983	58	37.1
1982	21	51.0
1981	80	30.0
1980	66	33.0
1979	13	56.9
1978	1	95.3
1977	6	64.3
1976	61	36.1
1975	18	53.3
1974	17	53.7
1973	43	42.3
1972	7	61.9
1971	64	34.9
1970	11	57.5
1969	49	40.7
1968	67	32.8
1967	3	68.5
1966	94	27.3
1965	20	51.2
1964	47	41.5
1963	29	45.5
1962	28	45.7
1961	35	44.2
1960	25	48.6
1959	36	44.1
1958	100	25.5
1957	81	29.7
1956	90	28.3
1955	98	26.2
1954	34	44.2
1953	89	28.4
1952	95	26.8
1951	4	68.3
1950	9	60.0
1949	120	15.4
1948	68	32.6
1947	50	40.6
1946	114	20.4
1945	78	30.5
1944	55	39.0
1943	74	31.1
1942	59	36.5
1941	53	40.5
1940	24	49.0
1939	73	31.1
1938	70	32.4
1937	117	16.7
1936	69	32.5
1935	97	26.5
1934	33	44.3
1933	85	28.7
1932	96	26.7
1931	93	28.1
1930	44	42.1
1929	26	47.5
1928	110	21.6
1927	84	29.3
1926	19	52.0
1925	104	24.3
1924	82	29.6
1923	111	21.2
1922	124	8.3
1921	123	9.7
1920	83	29.3
1919	92	28.2
1918	8	61.6
1917	91	28.3
1916	106	23.4
1915	113	20.5
1914	71	32.0
1913	107	23.3
1912	75	31.0
1911	88	28.4
1910	62	35.1
1909	41	42.7
1908	60	36.3
1907	45	42.0
1906	108	23.1
1905	79	30.1
1904	30	45.4
1903	23	49.2
1902	115	19.8
1901	52	40.5