Fast Facts

• A strong double-barreled low pressure system brought two "waves" of accumulating snowfall to the region beginning during the early morning hours of Friday, January 12th through late morning then again later that evening through early Saturday morning, January 13th. ​

• The highest snowfall totals of over a foot of snow were observed toward the Illinois-Wisconsin state line in portions of Boone, McHenry, and Lake Counties.

• Many areas along/north of I-80 received 6+" of snow.

• A notable gradient in amounts occurred near Lake Michigan due to relatively mild lake temperatures still in the upper 30s to around 40F.

• Strong winds gusting to 40 to 50 mph Friday morning, and again Friday night resulted in periods of very low visibility due to blowing snow. This led to several power outages Friday morning when the heavy wet snow added weight to branches and power lines/poles.

Official Snowfall Totals:

• Chicago Rockford International Airport: 7.3".

• Chicago O'Hare International Airport: 6.7".

• NWS Chicago office in Romeoville: 5.7".

• 3 miles SW of Chicago Midway International Airport: 5.8".

Snow Reports

Interactive Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Chicago IL
947 AM CST Sat Jan 13 2024

...36 Hour Snowfall Reports 1/12-1/13...

Reports include the cumulative snowfall amounts from early Friday morning (1/12)
through Saturday morning (1/13).

Location                     Amount    Time/Date       Provider

...Illinois...

...Boone County...
Timberlane 1 SW              13.1 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Capron                       11.1 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Cook County...
Palatine 1 NNE               9.7 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Hoffman Estates              8.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Elk Grove Village 1 ESE      6.9 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Ohare Airport                6.7 in    0600 AM 01/13   Official NWS Obs
Elk Grove Village 2 WSW      6.5 in    0720 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Mount Prospect 0.2 NNE       6.5 in    0730 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Homewood                     5.9 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
3.0 SW Midway Airport        5.8 in    0600 AM 01/13   CO-OP Observer
Oak Forest 1 NNW             5.6 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Franklin Park 0.5 SSE        5.3 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Harwood Heights              5.2 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
La Grange Park 1 SSW         5.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Palos Park 2 WSW             4.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Oak Lawn 2 WNW               4.2 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Bridgeview 1 WNW             4.0 in    0730 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Evanston 1 E                 3.5 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Chicago - West Ridge         3.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Forest Park 1 ENE            3.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...De Kalb County...
Malta 3 ESE                  9.3 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
DeKalb                       9.3 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...DuPage County...
West Chicago 4 SE            8.8 in    0712 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Glen Ellyn 1 W               7.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Elmhurst 1 SE                7.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Aurora 4 ESE                 6.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Clarendon Hills 1 NW         6.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Aurora 4 ESE                 6.5 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Darien 2 SE                  6.4 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Villa Park                   6.1 in    0720 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Bolingbrook 3 NE             5.7 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Clarendon Hills              5.7 in    0700 AM 01/13   UCOOP
Downers Grove 1.8 SSE        5.2 in    0730 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Grundy County...
Carbon Hill 3 N              6.1 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Coal City 4 NNW              6.1 in    0700 AM 01/13   UCOOP
Carbon Hill 3 NNW            5.6 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Morris 1 NW                  4.8 in    0800 AM 01/13   COOP
2 SE Mazon                   4.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Iroquois County...
Ashkum 6 E                   2.6 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Kane County...
Hampshire 0.5 SE             11.6 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Elgin 3 W                    10.5 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Campton Hills 3 NNE          9.7 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Geneva 2 WNW                 8.3 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Geneva 1 SSW                 8.1 in    0730 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Batavia 1 NW                 8.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Aurora                       8.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COOP
North Aurora 1 ENE           7.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Geneva                       7.0 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Aurora 2 W                   6.9 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Batavia                      6.7 in    0600 AM 01/13   UCOOP

...Kankakee County...
Bourbonnais                  7.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COOP
Kankakee 1.4 WSW             5.8 in    0600 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
St. Anne                     4.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COOP

...Kendall County...
Plainfield 4 SW              7.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Oswego 0.3 E                 5.5 in    0630 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Boulder Hill 1 NNE           5.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...La Salle County...
La Salle                     13.3 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Ottawa - Buffalo Rock SP     9.0 in    0745 AM 01/13   COOP

...Lake County...
Long Lake                    12.0 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Lake Villa                   10.0 in   0700 AM 01/13   Broadcast Media
Forest Lake 1 SSW            9.2 in    0700 AM 01/13   UCOOP
Mundelein 4 WSW              8.4 in    0700 AM 01/13   COOP
Mundelein 1.6 WNW            7.8 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Buffalo Grove 2 N            7.7 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Grandwood Park 1 SE          7.1 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Mundelein 1 NNE              6.3 in    0830 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Riverwoods 1 NE              5.0 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Lee County...
Amboy 1 WSW                  9.0 in    0820 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Ashton                       6.9 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Livingston County...
Dwight                       5.3 in    0700 AM 01/13   COOP
Chatsworth                   1.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COOP

...McHenry County...
Bull Valley 2 WNW            13.6 in   0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Harvard 4.4 NNE              13.5 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Trout Valley                 11.0 in   0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Hebron 2 WSW                 10.6 in   0700 AM 01/13   UCOOP
Woodstock 4 SW               9.5 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Marengo                      8.6 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
1 SSE Lake in the Hills      8.1 in    0630 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Will County...
Monee 5 SE                   8.0 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Peotone                      7.7 in    0700 AM 01/13   COOP
Plainfield 2 SSE             6.6 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
1 NW Rockdale                6.3 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
NWS Chicago-Romeoville       5.7 in    0600 AM 01/13   Official NWS Obs
Mokena 2 WSW                 5.3 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Winnebago County...
4 NNW Rockford               9.1 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Rockford 3 WSW               8.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Rockford Airport             7.3 in    0600 AM 01/13   Official NWS Obs

...Indiana...

...Benton County...
Earl Park 5.0 NW             2.0 in    0400 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Jasper County...
Rensselaer 2 SW              1.7 in    0730 AM 01/13   COOP
Remington                    1.5 in    0800 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Collegeville                 1.2 in    0600 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Lake County...
Crown Point                  4.2 in    0730 AM 01/13   COOP
St. John 3 SSE               3.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Gary 5 ENE                   1.5 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

...Newton County...
Morocco                      3.0 in    0600 AM 01/13   COOP

...Porter County...
Boone Grove 4 NNE            3.3 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Chesterton 4 ESE             3.2 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Lakes of the Four Seasons    3.0 in    0830 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Porter                       2.7 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Valparaiso 1 N               2.6 in    0700 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Ogden Dunes                  2.2 in    0600 AM 01/13   COCORAHS
Chesterton 2 E               2.1 in    0630 AM 01/13   COCORAHS

Observations are collected from a variety of sources with varying
equipment and exposures. We thank all volunteer weather observers
for their dedication. Not all data listed are considered official.

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Additional Information

Links

• NWS Quad Cities Event Recap
• NWS Northern Indiana Event Recap
• ​Snow Depth Information
• Map of Snowfall Local Storm Reports
• Create Your Own Observed Contoured Snowfall Map
• Local Winter 2023-2024 Events
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