The Chicago blizzard of 1967 struck northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on January 26–27, 1967, with a record-setting 23 inches (58 cm) snow fall in Chicago and its suburbs before the storm abated …

Two days before the blizzard, on January 24th, the high temperature was 65 degrees and the low was 44, both records that still stand today. Thunderstorms occurred in the evening of the 24th.

Jan 26, 2022 · In May 1967, Studs Terkel discussed the January snow-in with interviewees, who talked about how human interaction differs during a blizzard than on a clear day.

Jan 25, 2025 · Two of Michigan’s most famous blizzards occurred on January 26. The first was the Blizzard of 1967. The picture above shows Lake Shore Drive in downtown Chicago after the storm. …

Jan 26, 2023 · CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thursday is the 56th anniversary of the 1967 Blizzard in Chicago. On January 26-27, a massive snowstorm dumped a record-setting 23 inches of snow on Chicago. Just …

By the standards of the blizzard of '88 or even Chicago's recent ordeal, yesterday's offensive by snow, cold and wind in these parts was hardly of record proportions.

Jan 8, 2013 · Twenty-three inches of snow, the largest single snowfall in Chicago history, covered the city and suburbs in the blizzard of 1967. Abandoned vehicles made even major streets and highways...

Dec 20, 2024 · The Blizzard of 1967, a monumental snowstorm in Chicago, left 23 inches of snow and paralyzed the city on January 26-27. It prompted community resilience and vividly marked everyday …

Eleven years to the day before “ The Great Blizzard of 1978,” a massive winter storm of historic proportion engulfed the upper Midwest and brought much of southern lower Michigan to a standstill.

January 1918 holds the all-time January snowfall record with 42 inches and January 1979 marked the largest record accumulation on the ground at one time (29 inches), but in 1967 a record snowfall …