Record-Breaking Rainfall Reported in Chicago
How much rain fell around northern Illinois between Jan. 29 and 6 a.m. Jan. 30?
Record-breaking rainfall fell in northern Illinois between 6 a.m. Jan. 29 and 6 a.m. Jan. 30.
According to the National Weather Service, 1.33 inches of rain fell in Chicago, which broke the previous record of .92 inches in 1947.
Here's a look at some local rainfall totals from the National Weather Service Office in Chicago:
Wheaton - 1.62
Huntley - 1.59
Crystal Lake - 1.57
Algonquin - 1.53
Buffalo Grove - 1.31
Palatine - 1.30
Lake Zurich - 1.16
Lake Bluff - 1.13
Hawthorn Woods - 1.08
Arlington Heights - 1.08
Barrington - .92
Dan Arenov
2:22 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
That's 15" of snow that we didn't have to shovel, plow or double our transit times... third time this winter we got the fortuitous bounce; the temps went above freezing and we got rain instead of snow. Could not have hoped for any better so far.
Kelly K
3:21 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Agree with you 100%! I'll take rain over snow any day of the week and twice on Sundays!
Korrina Grom
4:09 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
I agree with both of you! I don't enjoy being out in the rain, but it's a lot better than having one or two feet of snow to deal with!
Zuzu
7:33 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Kinda makes you look sideways at Mother Nature and question: "Say lady.....whadda up to, eh?" It's like holding our breathe waiting for a whopper of storm to get dumped on us when we least expect it.
Korrina Grom
7:34 pm on Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Right, Zuzu - like maybe in June or something! Haha.
Karen brinkman
11:56 am on Friday, February 1, 2013
What's the snow looking like today on the north side of
Chicago?? I have family flying down to FL Fri. Yes sunny FL. No more snow. We paid our dues for many years! And yes rain is always better then snow unless storms are involved!
KJB
Alan Nudelman
8:35 am on Thursday, January 31, 2013
April 1st, 1979. Studded tires (no snow tires yet!) had to be off by the end of March. Big, big snow on April 1st. Cars sliding around all over the place. Lots of fun.