Similarly in January, fresh snowfall in the heaviest years amounts to 14.6 inches or more, while the lightest. Another 25 percent of years receive less than 1.6 inches for the month. In December, for instance, one in four years totals over 10.3 inches of snow. While the 2” inch snow ban is not activated often, motorists who are parked there when it snows could receive a ticket or find that their vehicle has been relocated in order to facilitate snow clearing operations.īoth of these parking bans were implemented on designated arterial streets to prevent recurrences of problems that happened in 19 when Chicago came to a traffic standstill due to major snowstorms. Here are totals reported by the National Weather Service for the snowstorm on Wednesday: SOUTH HAVEN, IN - 13.5 INCHES (8:14 p.m.) CEDAR LAKE, IN - 12. These averages don't show how much Chicago's snowfall varies from year to year. Photos: Chicago Snowfall Totals: The Latest Snow Accumulation Reports From Across the Area 1 of 2 Go Fullscreen LaSalle County: Streator - 6 inches Livingston County: Chatsworth 5 inches. Motorists who ignore this permanently posted seasonal tow zone face a $150 towing fee (minimum) in addition to a $60 ticket and an initial $25 daily storage fee.Ī separate snow related parking ban exists for another 500 miles of main streets and can be activated after there are at least two inches of snow on the street, no matter the time of day or the calendar date. It was one of the largest Chicago snowstorms in history at the time, with 21 inches (53 cm) of snowfall in the two-day period. In order to ensure that the most critical roadways in Chicago are kept open to full capacity at all times, the City of Chicago instituted and vigorously enforces a Winter Overnight Parking Ban on 107 miles of vital arterial streets from 3 am to 7 am between December 1st and April 1 st, regardless of snow. Snow totals ranged from 0 to 2 inches south of the city and 3 to 6 inches north, Dutra said.
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