Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago) 1961 ... before the experiment was abandoned. 1979: The city was walloped by a massive blizzard that dumped 20.3 inches of snow.

A Midwest blizzard that delivered C ... totals produced by major blizzards that struck Chicago in 1999 (21.6 inches), 2011 (21.2 inches) and 1979 (20.3 inches). Worsening the conditions were ...