WGN-TV Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling and the WGN Weather Center staff provide daily coverage of weather in the Chicago area.

Understanding the Weather: Jan. 26, 2008

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Chicago snow facts
(based on 123 years of snow statistics beginning with the winter of 1884-85)

8.2 inches

On average, that is the largest snowstorm that Chicago can expect in any given winter season.

In Chicago, the winter's biggest snowstorm has ranged from a puny 2.4 inches during the 1921-22 snow season to 23.0 inches in 1966-67.