Illinois Snow Totals

How much snow fell in Illinois: the latest storm's totals by city and from NWS spotters, and the snowiest Illinois cities so far this winter, updated every morning.

Illinois's latest storm came last season, March 16–17, 2026, and brought an estimated 7.9 inches at Poplar Grove, the most of any Illinois city in NOAA's snowfall analysis; spotters measured up to 10.0 inches at Freeport, IL. No Illinois city has had measurable snow so far this winter (since October 1, 2026, through November 7, 2026). Last season (2025–26), Beach Park led with an estimated 45.0 inches.

Latest storm: March 16–17, 2026

Snow totals for the latest storm in Illinois, the 24-hour periods ending the morning of March 16–17, 2026. NOAA estimates are the value at each city's center; spotter reports are what observers measured at one spot, often a storm total.

Day pages: Mar 16, 2026 Mar 17, 2026

Most snow last season in Illinois (2025–26)

No Illinois city has had measurable snow yet this season. Last season's totals, NOAA estimates at each city's center:

Snow days in Illinois since October 2025

Days when NOAA's analysis put an inch or more in at least one Illinois county.

All Illinois cities with snow since October 2025

Abingdon Addison Aledo Algonquin Alsip Alton Anna Antioch Arcola Arlington Heights Auburn Aurora Barrington Barrington Hills Bartlett Bartonville Batavia Beach Park Beardstown Beecher Belleville Bellwood Belvidere Bensenville Benton Berkeley Berwyn Bethalto Bloomingdale Bloomington Blue Island Bolingbrook Bourbonnais Bradley Braidwood Breese Bridgeview Broadview Brookfield Buffalo Grove Burbank Burnham Burr Ridge Bushnell Byron Cahokia Heights Calumet City Calumet Park Campton Hills Canton Carbondale Carlinville Carlyle Carmi Carol Stream Carpentersville Carterville Cary Caseyville Centralia Champaign Channahon Charleston Chatham Cherry Valley Chester Chicago Chicago Heights Chicago Ridge Chillicothe Christopher Cicero Clarendon Hills Clinton Coal City Coal Valley Collinsville Colona Columbia Cortland Country Club Hills Countryside Crest Hill Crestwood Crete Creve Coeur Crystal Lake Danville Darien Davis Junction Decatur Deer Park Deerfield DeKalb Des Plaines Diamond Dixmoor Dixon Dolton Downers Grove Du Quoin Dupo Dwight East Alton East Dundee East Moline East Peoria East St. Louis Edwardsville Effingham El Paso Elburn Eldorado Elgin Elk Grove Village Elmhurst Elmwood Park Eureka Evanston Evergreen Park Fairbury Fairfield Fairview Heights Flora Flossmoor Forest Park Forsyth Fox Lake Fox River Grove Frankfort Franklin Park Freeburg Freeport Fulton Galena Galesburg Geneseo Geneva Genoa Georgetown Germantown Hills Gibson City Gilberts Gillespie Glen Carbon Glen Ellyn Glencoe Glendale Heights Glenview Glenwood Godfrey Granite City Grayslake Green Oaks Greenville Gurnee Hainesville Hamilton Hampshire Hanover Park Harrisburg Harvard Harvey Harwood Heights Havana Hawthorn Woods Hazel Crest Herrin Heyworth Hickory Hills Highland Highland Park Highwood Hillsboro Hillside Hinsdale Hoffman Estates Homer Glen Hometown Homewood Hoopeston Huntley Indian Head Park Inverness Island Lake Itasca Jacksonville Jerseyville Johnsburg Johnston City Joliet Justice Kankakee Kewanee Kildeer Knoxville La Grange La Grange Park Lake Barrington Lake Bluff Lake Forest Lake in the Hills Lake Villa Lake Zurich Lakemoor Lakewood Lansing LaSalle Lawrenceville Le Roy Lebanon Lemont Lena Libertyville Lincoln Lincolnshire Lincolnwood Lindenhurst Lisle Litchfield Lockport Lombard Long Grove Loves Park Lynwood Lyons Machesney Park Macomb Madison Mahomet Manhattan Manteno Marengo Marion Markham Marseilles Marshall Maryville Mascoutah Matteson Mattoon Maywood McHenry McLeansboro Melrose Park Mendota Metamora Metropolis Midlothian Milan Millstadt Minooka Mokena Moline Momence Monee Monmouth Montgomery Monticello Morris Morrison Morton Morton Grove Mount Carmel Mount Morris Mount Prospect Mount Vernon Mount Zion Mundelein Murphysboro Naperville Nashville New Baden New Lenox Newton Niles Normal Norridge North Aurora North Barrington North Chicago North Riverside Northbrook Northfield Northlake O'Fallon Oak Brook Oak Forest Oak Lawn Oak Park Oakbrook Terrace Oglesby Olney Olympia Fields Oregon Orland Hills Orland Park Oswego Ottawa Palatine Palos Heights Palos Hills Palos Park Pana Paris Park City Park Forest Park Ridge Pawnee Paxton Pekin Peoria Peoria Heights Peotone Peru Pinckneyville Pingree Grove Pittsfield Plainfield Plano Pontiac Pontoon Beach Poplar Grove Posen Princeton Prospect Heights Quincy Rantoul Red Bud Richton Park River Forest River Grove Riverdale Riverside Riverton Riverwoods Robbins Robinson Rochelle Rochester Rock Falls Rock Island Rockford Rockton Rolling Meadows Romeoville Roscoe Roselle Rosemont Round Lake Round Lake Beach Round Lake Heights Round Lake Park Rushville Salem Sandwich Sauk Village Savanna Savoy Schaumburg Schiller Park Shelbyville Sherman Shiloh Shorewood Silvis Skokie Sleepy Hollow Smithton South Barrington South Beloit South Chicago Heights South Elgin South Holland South Jacksonville Sparta Spring Grove Spring Valley Springfield St. Charles St. Joseph Staunton Steger Sterling Stickney Stone Park Streamwood Streator Sugar Grove Sullivan Summit Sumner Swansea Sycamore Taylorville Tilton Tinley Park Tolono Trenton Troy Tuscola University Park Urbana Vandalia Vernon Hills Villa Park Virden Volo Wadsworth Warrenville Washington Waterloo Watseka Wauconda Waukegan West Chicago West Dundee West Frankfort West Peoria Westchester Western Springs Westmont Westville Wheaton Wheeling Willow Springs Willowbrook Wilmette Wilmington Winfield Winnebago Winnetka Winthrop Harbor Wonder Lake Wood Dale Wood River Woodridge Woodstock Worth Yorkville Zion

National standings: snowiest US cities this winter.

Sources

Weather stations: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network – Daily (GHCN-Daily), daily snowfall (element SNOW) from NCEI's data service. Recent days are preliminary; values NCEI's checks flag are left out. Normals are each station's average snowfall per calendar date over its normals period (1991–2020 for most stations). Estimates: NOAA National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC), National Snowfall Analysis, 24-hour totals on a 4-km grid, at the city's Census center point. These are estimated, not measured.

Spotter reports: National Weather Service Local Storm Reports (LSRs): measurements sent to NWS offices by trained storm spotters, CoCoRaHS and co-op observers, NWS staff, the public and others, archived by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet (Iowa State University). Reports are what each observer measured at one spot, often a storm total so far, and the NWS doesn't quality-check every one. Exact repeats count once.

These are our own summaries of public NOAA data; NOAA has not reviewed them. Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily, NOAA NOHRSC and NWS Local Storm Reports via the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.