A big snowstorm is “never out of the question, even in mild winters. There are also signs that La Niña may be ending, and that the polar vortex could send in another wave of cold air, both of which may herald somewhat better odds of a snow day, he said. February is the snowiest month in the mid-Atlantic, and, of course, snow can still arrive in March and even April. The 3.5 inches preliminary O’Hare snow total makes this not only this season’s heaviest officials. There’s still a chance for decent snow along the East Coast, said David Robinson, New Jersey’s state climatologist and a professor at Rutgers University. However, snowfall amounts in the last 6 winters have been more variable with the winter of 2014 being about as snowy as the late 1970s. Wednesday saw the Chicago area’s heaviest snowfall of the lackluster 2022-2023 snow season. Both cities have recorded a season’s first measurable snow as far out as mid-February. September 17, 2023: Chicago weather forecast for now and the week ahead - Thunderstorms tonight.
Washington and Baltimore also typically see snow by mid-December, but late first snowfalls are slightly more common. 3 - except for the winter of 1972–73, when the city got no measurable snow at all.
The latest that Philadelphia has seen its first snowfall for a season is Feb. With this dearth of snow, New York has fallen more than a month behind its average pace: The city usually sees snow by mid-December. “A lot has to come together right to get snow along the coast,” Mr. But it’s also true that snowfall varies immensely season to season, and that luck - good or bad, depending on how you feel about snow - has had a hand in this season’s snow drought. Through the afternoon, Chicago snow totals will range from 2 to 6 inches, but heaviest snow will fall to the south with between 4 to 8 inches expected.
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