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212 NOUS43 KLOT 180040 PNSLOT ILZ003>006-008-010>014-019>023-032-033-039-INZ001-002-010-011-019- 181245- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL 740 PM CDT MON MAR 17 2014 /840 PM EDT MON MAR 17 2014/ ...HISTORICAL RANKINGS FOR 2013-14 SNOW COVER IN CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD... ROCKFORD -------- THE INCREDIBLE STREAK OF SNOW COVER AT ROCKFORD THAT BEGAN ON DECEMBER 9 2013 FINALLY CAME TO AN END ON MARCH 11TH...93 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. THIS 93 DAY STRETCH WITH AT LEAST ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN ROCKFORD WAS THE THIRD LONGEST STREAK IN THE PERIOD OF RECORD THAT BEGAN IN 1905-1906. TOP 5 LONGEST 1"+ SNOW DEPTH STREAKS IN ROCKFORD ------------------------------------------------ RANK #DAYS END DATE ---- ----- --------- 1 109 3/19/1979 2 99 3/18/1962 3 93 3/11/2014 4 91 3/20/1978 5 62 2/06/1970 THE 93 CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH AT LEAST ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN ROCKFORD ALSO EQUALS THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WITH 1"+ SNOW DEPTH FOR THE SNOWFALL SEASON (JUL 1-JUN 30). THIS IS THE 4TH MOST ON RECORD IN ROCKFORD. TOP 5 SEASONS WITH MOST DAYS OF 1"+ SNOW DEPTH ---------------------------------------------- SEASON DAYS WITH 1"+ SNOW DEPTH ------- ------------------------ 1978-79 117 1977-78 116 1961-62 101 2013-14 93* 1959-60 89 *DATA THROUGH MARCH 17 2014 ON DECEMBER 22 2013...THE SNOW DEPTH REACHED 4 INCHES IN ROCKFORD. THE SNOW DEPTH DID NOT FALL BELOW 4 INCHES UNTIL MARCH 10TH...AN IMPRESSIVE 78 DAY STREAK ENDING ON MARCH 9TH. THIS IS THE SECOND LONGEST STRETCH ON RECORD OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH AT LEAST 4 INCHES OF SNOW DEPTH. TOP 5 LONGEST 4"+ SNOW DEPTH STREAKS IN ROCKFORD ------------------------------------------------ RANK #DAYS END DATE ---- ----- --------- 1 103 3/18/1979 2 78 3/09/2014 3 59 2/11/1984 4 58 3/11/1978 5 52 2/21/1985 ------------------------------------------------------------------- CHICAGO ------- THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND AT CHICAGO-O'HARE FROM JANUARY 18TH UNTIL MARCH 10TH...A 52 DAY STREAK. THIS WAS THE 11TH LONGEST STRETCH ON RECORD OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH AT LEAST ONE INCH SNOW DEPTH IN CHICAGO. IT WAS THE LONGEST SUCH STREAK SINCE 62 DAYS ENDING FEBRUARY 6 2001. THE RECORD LONGEST STREAK IS AN AMAZING 98 DAYS ENDING MARCH 4 1979. IN ADDITION...CHICAGO HAD A 21 DAY STRETCH FROM FEBRUARY 1ST-21ST WITH AT LEAST FOUR INCHES OF SNOW ON THE GROUND. THAT RANKED AS THE 15TH LONGEST SINCE 1885 AND THE LONGEST SINCE 29 CONSECUTIVE DAYS ON JAN 10TH-FEB 7TH 2009. FINALLY...THERE HAVE BEEN 80 TOTAL DAYS WITH AT LEAST ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN CHICAGO THIS SNOWFALL SEASON. THIS RANKS AS THE 4TH MOST DAYS ON RECORD WITH AT LEAST ONE INCH OF SNOW ON THE GROUND IN A SEASON (JUL 1-JUN 30). TOP 5 SEASONS WITH MOST DAYS OF 1"+ SNOW DEPTH ---------------------------------------------- SEASON DAYS WITH 1"+ SNOW DEPTH ------- ------------------------ 1978-79 98 1977-78 93 1909-10 82 2013-14 80* 1903-04 78 1911-12 78 *DATA THROUGH MARCH 17 2014 $$ RC