The Great Chicago Snow of 2021

From the Archives

This blog post was originally posted in my Google blog on February 17, 2021. It reminds me that this current Winter season has indeed been mild.

Breaking a couple of records

Chicago has had a pretty good run of mild winters, up until now, that is. According to Block Club, my local neighborhood news organization, we have seen more than 17 inches of snow fall in recent days,

...making it the snowiest three-week stretch in 40 years.

Here are some photos of what the local streets looked like on February 16, 2021 when I ventured out after a couple of days indoors.

But there's more!

According to Block Club

If the snow continues Wednesday, as expected, it will mean the city’s seen 10 consecutive days of snow — breaking Chicago’s record.

The record was set in 1884 at nine consecutive days of snowfall. But if we have snowfall today and if it continues through Thursday, as is quite possible, we will set a new record at 11 straight days of snow.

Also according to the Block Club article

More than 34 inches of snow have fallen in the city in the past three weeks, and temperatures haven’t reached above freezing since Feb. 4.

Spring is in the air!

Looking ahead at the Accuweather website I note that by next Monday we expect to see high temperatures above freezing for the next two weeks. Get ready for a Sloppy Spring!