Chicago’s official snowfall is tracked by the National Weather Service and local media, but the most precise, up-to-the-minute totals require live access to their data. That live feed is not available in this chat right now.
What is known recently
Recent reports for the 2025–26 winter talk about at least one significant early-season storm in the Chicago area, with some locations in and near the city seeing totals of several inches from that event alone. These reports indicate that the current season is already adding measurable snow to Chicago’s running July–June seasonal total, which historically averages about 38 inches for an entire season.
Why an exact total is not provided
The exact “so far this season” number for snowfall is maintained in real time by the local National Weather Service office and updated as each event is processed. Without direct access to that live dataset in this conversation, any specific inch total given here would be an estimate and could be wrong by several inches.
How you can get the precise number
To see the current, official total for Chicago (usually listed for Chicago O’Hare and sometimes Midway):
- Check the local National Weather Service Chicago office page and look for “Seasonal Snowfall Totals” or a climate/snowfall summary.
- Look at recent climate reports (often labeled “Daily Climate Report” or “Preliminary Local Climatological Data”) for Chicago; they normally include “snowfall today,” “snowfall for the month,” and “snowfall since July 1.”
- Local outlets such as the Chicago Tribune or TV weather pages sometimes summarize the season-to-date snowfall compared with normal, though they may lag the NWS by a day or so.
So, the most accurate answer to “how much snow has Chicago gotten so far” will be the current seasonal snowfall figure on the NWS Chicago climate/snow pages for Chicago O’Hare as of today’s date.
