Yes. In fact, Illinois is known by most outsiders as having brutally cold winters with negative temperatures. It does depend, though. The state stretches a good four hundred miles from north to south. Carbondale, IL barely sees snow during the year, but experiences many slippery and icy conditions. In the Chicago Metropolitan Area, however, you probably won't go three days without significant snowfall from about November to March.
Don't be fooled. Illinois also experiences some of the HOTTEST summers around!
Winter in Illinois is always cold. How cold changes from year to year.
Illinois sometimes has cold winters but lately the winters have been mild.
Yes. Snow is not unusual in all parts of Illinois in December.
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Illinois does get snow in January, but whether or not it snow close to Christmas, though depends on the particular weather pattern at the time. Snow is a bit more likely in Northern Illinois where Lake Michigan provides extra moisture.
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Vernon Hills averages about 40 inches of snow annually.
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Phoebe Snow attended Shimer College, which was then located in Mount Carroll, Illinois, after graduating from Teaneck High School in New Jersey in 1968.
Most schools have snow days built into the calendar. Schools are required to have 180 days of instruction so they would have to be made up.
Winter in Illinois is very cold with bitter winds that can blow through even the best winter coats. Chicago does not get much snow compared to the surrounding areas and it seems to melt quicker because of all the traffic and heat from buildings.
No, it is usually quite warm in the summer. Snowfall does not come around until about November, and by March it's completely over.