A snowstorm dropped a record-breaking 9.2 inches of snow in Chicago on Tuesday. The old daily record breaking snowfall for March 5 was 3.8 inches and was set in 1999.
So much snow fell that travel was impacted, causing 460 arriving flights and 422 departing flights to be canceled at the O'Hare International airport. Chicago Midway International airport had 131 arriving flights canceled and 128 departing flights canceled, according to FlightAware.com.
The 9.2 inches of snow contributes to the Windy City's current snow total of 26.3 inches through March 6, according to Climatology Supervisor Jim Piro. A complete snow season is measured from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/weather/2013/03/06/chicago-winter-has-arrived-full-force/#ixzz2MnpSMUYD
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