Greatest consecutive days of measurable snow

Dear Tom,
What is the most number of consecutive days of measurable snow we have ever had in
Chicago?
Paul Sarewich, Chicago
Dear Paul,
The answer is nine days, from January 29 through February 6 of 1902. That's the result
of a computer search of Chicago's daily snowfall records from the winter season of
1884-85 to the present. Measurable snow is defined as 0.1 inch or more, and every day
in that nine-day period nearly 107 years ago received at least that much. "Nine
consecutive days of snow" conjures up an image of a city paralyzed by an unrelenting
nine-day snowstorm, but don't let the statistics deceive you. In this instance, all that
occurred were periods of light snow and snow flurries. Daily snow totals Jan. 9, 1902,
onward were (in inches): 0.2, 0.6, 1.0, 0.1, 0.8, 0.2, 0.6, 0.3 and 1.2 for a nine-day total
of only 5.0 inches. The highest temperature through the period was 27 degrees, so the
snow did not melt.