At a Glance

Tuesday was Chicago's 13th consecutive day with at least a trace of snow.That's the longest such stretch since the harsh winter of 1978-79.Last February, Chicago received snow for nine straight days.

Not only is Chicago shivering through its , the Windy City also just endured its snowiest stretch of days in 40 years.

Every day from Jan. 17-29 saw at least a trace of snow at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, a stretch of 13 consecutive days. During that time, 17.4 inches of snow piled up in Chicago.

Chicago picked up at least a trace of snow every day from Jan. 17-29, 2019.

(Data: National Weather Service)

There have been in which at least a trace of snow was observed for 13 consecutive days in the Windy City, according to the National Weather Service.

The last time was during the harsh winter of 1978-79. From Nov. 26-Dec. 8, 1978, there were 13 straight days with at least a trace of snow. That stretch brought 23.5 inches of snow, about 6 inches more than this year's stretch.

The other such stretches were Dec. 18, 1961, to Jan. 2, 1962 (16 days); Feb. 9-26, 1960 (18 days); Jan. 20-Feb. 1, 1951 (13 days); and Feb. 19-March 3, 1947 (13 days), the NWS said.

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Earlier this week, dumped 5.3 inches of snow at O'Hare International Airport Monday into Tuesday, Chicago's largest snowfall of the month. The snowpack was measured at 10 inches Tuesday morning due to Jayden's snow combined with lingering snow from the previous days in the snowy stretch.

Last February, there was a prolonged snowy stretch in Chicago that . From Feb. 3-11, 2018, the Windy City picked up 18.3 inches of snow, capped off by , which produced a combined 12.3 inches at O'Hare International Airport from Feb. 8-11.