Illinois Snowfall Totals

Latest: no snow reported in Illinois in the last 72 hours (as of Oct 20, 13:27 UTC). Live Illinois snowfall totals by town from National Weather Service storm reports, updated through the day. The towns we track average 31.2 inches of snow a year; the snowiest are West Chicago (46.2″), Geneva (46.2″), Waukegan (43.4″), Gurnee (43.4″), Grayslake (43.4″).

Illinois snow totals by town – last 72 hours

No snowfall reported in Illinois in the last 72 hours (checked Oct 20, 13:27 UTC). Refreshing…

Location	Snow	Reported	Source

Storm-total reports from NWS spotters, CoCoRaHS observers and official stations. Preliminary — totals can rise as later reports arrive.

Illinois snowfall totals by city

Average yearly snowfall (NOAA 1991–2020). Click a city for its live totals and storm history.

City	County	Avg snow/yr	Population
Chicago	Cook	38.8″	2,664,452
Aurora	Kane	27.9″	200,661
Rockford	Winnebago	37.1″	148,278
Joliet	Will	16.9″	147,861
Naperville	DuPage	24.3″	147,100
Peoria	Peoria	26.2″	115,070
Springfield	Sangamon	21.8″	114,394
Elgin	Kane	32.1″	112,111
Waukegan	Lake	43.4″	88,475
Champaign	Champaign	20.8″	86,096
Cicero	Cook	38.4″	83,886
Bloomington	McLean	6.5″	78,292
Arlington Heights	Cook	38.4″	75,926
Evanston	Cook	38.4″	75,527
Schaumburg	Cook	38.4″	74,693
Bolingbrook	Will	33.2″	74,306
Decatur	Macon	13.6″	73,254
Palatine	Cook	38.4″	69,308
Skokie	Cook	38.4″	64,821
Des Plaines	Cook	38.4″	58,677
Orland Park	Cook	38.8″	58,619
Tinley Park	Cook	28.2″	57,143
Oak Lawn	Cook	38.8″	56,781
Berwyn	Cook	38.4″	56,368
Mount Prospect	Cook	38.4″	54,747
Normal	McLean	6.5″	54,373
Wheaton	DuPage	24.3″	53,715
Oak Park	Cook	38.4″	52,287
Hoffman Estates	Cook	38.4″	52,138
Downers Grove	DuPage	42.3″	49,732
Glenview	Cook	38.4″	47,446
Elmhurst	DuPage	38.4″	45,957
Lombard	DuPage	38.4″	43,797
DeKalb	DeKalb	33.1″	43,211
Moline	Rock Island	36.1″	42,681
Plainfield	Will	29.2″	42,527
Urbana	Champaign	20.8″	42,311
Belleville	Saint Clair	11.2″	42,034
Bartlett	Cook	34.0″	41,545
Buffalo Grove	Cook	38.4″	41,496
Quincy	Adams	12.5″	40,780
Streamwood	Cook	34.0″	40,554
Crystal Lake	McHenry	35.1″	40,448
Carol Stream	DuPage	38.4″	40,356
Romeoville	Will	33.2″	39,719
Rock Island	Rock Island	36.1″	38,620
Carpentersville	Kane	38.5″	38,512
Hanover Park	Cook	34.0″	38,333
Wheeling	Cook	38.4″	38,079
Park Ridge	Cook	38.4″	37,757
Addison	DuPage	38.4″	37,208
Calumet City	Cook	28.2″	37,031
Glendale Heights	DuPage	38.4″	34,208
Oswego	Kendall	27.9″	33,955
Bridgeport	Cook	38.8″	33,878
Northbrook	Cook	33.6″	33,663
Woodridge	DuPage	24.3″	33,370
Elk Grove Village	Cook	38.4″	33,238
Pekin	Tazewell	26.2″	33,223
Danville	Vermilion	14.8″	32,108
Mundelein	Lake	43.1″	31,582
Chatham	Cook	38.8″	31,392
Galesburg	Knox	25.9″	31,273
Gurnee	Lake	43.4″	31,056
Algonquin	McHenry	32.1″	30,571
Chicago Heights	Cook	28.2″	30,284
Niles	Cook	38.4″	29,876
Highland Park	Lake	33.6″	29,743
North Chicago	Lake	33.6″	29,491
Burbank	Cook	38.8″	29,128
Granite City	Madison	16.6″	29,054
Lake in the Hills	McHenry	35.1″	29,024
Lansing	Cook	28.2″	28,349
Glen Ellyn	DuPage	38.4″	28,201
Oak Forest	Cook	28.2″	28,074
West Chicago	DuPage	46.2″	27,447
Wilmette	Cook	38.4″	27,413
East Saint Louis	Saint Clair	13.8″	27,006
Alton	Madison	16.6″	27,003
Kankakee	Kankakee	20.7″	26,676
McHenry	McHenry	34.5″	26,657
Batavia	Kane	27.9″	26,495
Carbondale	Jackson	11.4″	26,399
Vernon Hills	Lake	43.1″	26,314
Huntley	McHenry	35.1″	26,005
New Lenox	Will	16.9″	25,800
Melrose Park	Cook	38.4″	25,379
Harvey	Cook	28.2″	25,194
Woodstock	McHenry	35.1″	25,189
Lockport	Will	33.2″	25,175
Belvidere	Boone	32.6″	25,132
Edwardsville	Madison	10.8″	24,992
Westmont	DuPage	42.3″	24,941
Elmwood Park	Cook	38.4″	24,840
Collinsville	Madison	11.2″	24,754
Freeport	Stephenson	34.5″	24,476
Homer Glen	Will	33.2″	24,395
Rolling Meadows	Cook	38.4″	24,190
Woodlawn	Cook	38.8″	24,150
Zion	Lake	36.2″	24,117
Maywood	Cook	38.4″	24,012
Blue Island	Cook	38.8″	23,652
Loves Park	Winnebago	37.1″	23,455
Morton Grove	Cook	38.4″	23,448
Dolton	Cook	38.8″	23,197
East Peoria	Tazewell	26.2″	23,080
Roselle	DuPage	38.4″	22,994
Lisle	DuPage	24.3″	22,964
Machesney Park	Winnebago	37.1″	22,927
Wasco	Kane	38.5″	22,560
South Elgin	Kane	32.1″	22,365
Darien	DuPage	42.3″	22,256
Bloomingdale	DuPage	38.4″	22,254
South Holland	Cook	28.2″	22,043
Villa Park	DuPage	38.4″	21,969
Park Forest	Cook	28.2″	21,954
Geneva	Kane	46.2″	21,806
East Moline	Rock Island	36.1″	21,350
Charleston	Coles	19.0″	21,196
Crest Hill	Will	33.2″	21,153
Grayslake	Lake	43.4″	20,915
Libertyville	Lake	43.1″	20,436
Lake Zurich	Lake	43.1″	19,993
Mokena	Will	28.2″	19,923
Evergreen Park	Cook	38.8″	19,841
Montgomery	Kane	27.9″	19,489
Lake Forest	Lake	33.6″	19,408
Homewood	Cook	28.2″	19,373
Alsip	Cook	38.8″	19,346
Bellwood	Cook	38.4″	19,308
Matteson	Cook	28.2″	19,195
Jacksonville	Morgan	16.2″	19,103
Deerfield	Lake	33.6″	19,019
Brookfield	Cook	38.4″	18,944
Frankfort	Will	28.2″	18,653
Bourbonnais	Kankakee	20.7″	18,569
Macomb	McDonough	10.5″	18,547
Round Lake	Lake	43.4″	18,461
Yorkville	Kendall	27.9″	18,451
Bensenville	DuPage	38.4″	18,440
Ottawa	LaSalle	23.7″	18,342
Franklin Park	Cook	38.4″	18,312
Mattoon	Coles	14.5″	18,113
Cary	McHenry	34.5″	17,965
Marion	Williamson	9.8″	17,803
Godfrey	Madison	16.6″	17,759
Sycamore	DeKalb	33.1″	17,712
Hinsdale	DuPage	42.3″	17,628
Palos Hills	Cook	38.8″	17,565
North Aurora	Kane	27.9″	17,456
Fairview Heights	Saint Clair	11.2″	16,827
Country Club Hills	Cook	28.2″	16,795
Lemont	Cook	33.2″	16,788
Shorewood	Will	16.9″	16,747
Westchester	Cook	38.4″	16,729
Washington	Tazewell	26.2″	16,664
Bridgeview	Cook	38.8″	16,407
Prospect Heights	Cook	38.4″	16,386
Morton	Tazewell	23.9″	16,306
La Grange	Cook	38.4″	15,723
Bradley	Kankakee	20.7″	15,617
Dixon	Lee	31.2″	15,319
Mount Vernon	Jefferson	10.4″	15,087
Sterling	Whiteside	28.8″	15,057
Midlothian	Cook	38.8″	14,847
Chicago Ridge	Cook	38.8″	14,373
Morris	Grundy	24.7″	14,363
Antioch	Lake	43.4″	14,329
Canton	Fulton	14.4″	14,211
Forest Park	Cook	38.4″	14,123
Hickory Hills	Cook	38.8″	14,122
Hazel Crest	Cook	28.2″	14,118
Lincoln	Logan	19.3″	13,966
Wood Dale	DuPage	38.4″	13,917
Wauconda	Lake	43.1″	13,814
Richton Park	Cook	28.2″	13,695
La Grange Park	Cook	38.4″	13,608
Riverdale	Cook	38.8″	13,536
Western Springs	Cook	42.3″	13,369
Warrenville	DuPage	24.3″	13,317
Streator	LaSalle	26.4″	13,182
Rantoul	Champaign	18.3″	13,008
Justice	Cook	38.8″	12,968
Glen Carbon	Madison	10.8″	12,966
Herrin	Williamson	9.8″	12,910
Markham	Cook	28.2″	12,682
Centralia	Marion	6.5″	12,655
Lincolnwood	Cook	38.4″	12,646
Effingham	Effingham	14.6″	12,604
Channahon	Will	18.4″	12,594
Palos Heights	Cook	38.8″	12,545
Kewanee	Henry	30.8″	12,533
Winnetka	Cook	33.6″	12,472
Chatham	Sangamon	21.8″	12,351
Schiller Park	Cook	38.4″	11,806
Pontiac	Livingston	25.1″	11,794
Plano	Kendall	27.9″	11,282
Minooka	Grundy	18.4″	11,243
River Forest	Cook	38.4″	11,199
Crestwood	Cook	38.8″	10,984
Taylorville	Christian	13.9″	10,873
Worth	Cook	38.8″	10,784
Lyons	Cook	38.8″	10,722
Roscoe	Winnebago	38.0″	10,565
Fox Lake	Lake	34.5″	10,518
Barrington	Cook	38.5″	10,353
Wood River	Madison	10.8″	10,294
Waterloo	Monroe	8.8″	10,236
River Grove	Cook	38.4″	10,219
Columbia	Monroe	8.8″	10,191
Troy	Madison	11.2″	10,036
Lake Villa	Lake	43.4″	8,821
Clarendon Hills	DuPage	42.3″	8,676
Willowbrook	DuPage	42.3″	8,613
Oak Brook	DuPage	42.3″	8,091
Fairfield	Lake	43.1″	5,255
Wadsworth	Lake	43.4″	3,739

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