Snow fell on the Chicago area Sunday, capping off what could be the fourth warmest December in the city’s recorded history.
Nearly an inch of snow fell at O’Hare International Airport and 0.2 inches at Midway International Airport on Sunday by the time snow showers ended about noon, National Weather Service officials said.
Temperatures hovered around freezing in the low 30s, and flurries are expected near downtown and along the lakefront into the evening and at midnight, according to National Weather Service officials. The rest of the metro area will likely also see some flurries Sunday night heading into New Year Day.
So far, December is on track to be one of the warmest for Chicago, but it’s too close to tell whether it will the fourth or fifth warmest, said National Weather Service meteorologist Todd Kluber.
December 2015 is the fourth warmest on record, with an average temperature of 39 degrees.
Earlier in the day, a winter weather advisory for freezing drizzle was issued by the weather service. The advisory warned of an icy glaze on elevated surfaces from 4 a.m. to noon on Sunday for portions of central, east central and northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana.
Contributing: Violet Miller
