Chicago snow still lacking

Thursday rain ends February precipitation deficit; Weekend warmup, then two systems for next week — the second a potential snow producer. Historic southeast snowfall of February 1973 LOWEST SEASONAL SNOWFALL THROUGH FEBRUARY 9th Since 1973, the 2022-2023 snow season is the 5th least snowy start to a season IS A SIGNIFICANT SNOW IN STORE FOR CHICAGO BEFORE THE WINTER ENDS? Chicago's highest one-day snowfalls on or after February 10th While snow has been lacking this season, significant snows have occurred as late as April in Chicago CoCoRaHS rainfall totals Wednesday night to early Thursday morning While overnight and early Thursday rainfall totals approached 1″ in northeast Illinois, the 24 hour precipitation totals through early Thursday morning in extreme southern Illinois exceeded 3 inches Temperature continues to trend above normal through mid February while precipitation trends toward above normal for Chicago after a dry first week of the month SNOWFALL TOTALS The system that brought rain to northeast Illinois produced some heavy snow amounts in Iowa and Wisconsin RAINFALL TOTALS THROUGH 5 PM Over an inch of rain was reported Thursday in NE Illinois O'HARE PRECIPITATION 2/1 TO 5 PM 2/9 O'Hare February precip goes from nearly 1/2' below normal through Feb.