(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — A few flurries managed to reach the ground in Rockford Thursday morning, marking the first trace of snow for the season.
However, residents didn’t need to reach for the snow shovel, since it amounted to less than a tenth of an inch.
“This is our typical time of year to start seeing snowflakes,” Mike Bardou, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Romeoville, said Thursday. “But we're actually probably a little bit later than typical.”
Data from the NWS shows both Rockford and Chicago’s “normal” first day for traces of snow is Oct. 31.
Still, it’s a sign that winter is on its way.
“We definitely want to start thinking about the snow season,” said Bardou. “We've had quite a bit of frost the last couple of mornings. I know I had to scrape my windshield the past couple of days already, so winter's coming.”
Chicago typically sees its first measurable snowfall around Dec. 7.
The latest first snowfall of more than a tenth of an inch was reported on Dec. 20, 2012.
That means it’s probably a good idea to dust off the snow shovel and have that ice scraper ready
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