Here are the statistics on the worst blizzards in Chicago history, going back to the 1930’s and 1920’s.
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After further review and the addition of the storm’s last flakes that fell early Monday morning, the final numbers for the historic Super Bowl Blizzard are in. It is interesting to note that this storm fell exactly three years to the days after the Ground Hog Day Blizzard.
Chicago’s airport storm totals:
O’Hare Airport 19.3 inches (official)
Midway Airport 19.2 inches (Frank Wachowski)
The addition snowfall that fell late Sunday and early Monday morning now makes this storm the city’s 5th heaviest snowstorm.
1. 23.0 inches January 26-27, 1967 The Big Snow
2. 21.6 inches January 1-3, 1999 The New Year’s Storm
3. 21.2 inches January 31-February 2, 2011 Groundhog Day Blizzard
4. 20.3 inches January 12-14, 1979 Blizzard of 79
5. 19.3 inches January 31-February 2, 2015 The Super Bowl Blizzard
6. 19.2 inches March 25-26, 1930
7. 16.2 inches March 7-8, 1931
8. 14.9 inches January 30, 1939
9. 14.9 inches January 6-7, 1918
10. 14.8 inches December 17-19, 1929