What year was the Christmas blizzard?

What year was the Christmas blizzard?

The snow melted down to 0.51 inches of water, which was also a new record. The old record for liquid precipitation was 0.20 inches in 1941….10-Year Anniversary of the Significant Christmas 2009 Blizzard! (original story)

Has there ever been a blizzard on Christmas?

Christmas of 1983 was the coldest Christmas ever with blizzard conditions across northeast Ohio and northwest Pennsylvania.

What caused the Chicago blizzard of 2011?

About 60 people died as a result of the storm, 26 from heart attacks from snow shoveling. The 1979 storm also caused severe problems with transportation….January 31-February 2, 2011 Historic Blizzard.

How many inches of snow did Chicago get in the blizzard of 2011?

21.2 inches
With 21.2 inches total, the 2011 blizzard sits in the history books behind the Jan. 1-3 1999 blizzard, which dropped 21.76 inches of snow, and the Jan. 26-27 1967 blizzard, which saw a whopping 23 inches of snowfall.

Was 2009 a White Christmas?

Since 1961, countrywide, snow has fallen on 17 Christmas Days (1961, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1980, 1984, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009 and 2010), with nine of these having snow lying on the ground at 09:00 (1964, 1970, 1980, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2004, 2009 and 2010).

When was the last time Chicago had a blizzard?

Over the three day period, snowfall totaled 21.2 inches officially at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport, making it the third largest snowstorm on record for the city of Chicago….January 31-February 2, 2011 Historic Blizzard.