A person walks along the ice-covered Montrose Harbor on Lake Michigan as the downtown skyline shimmers in the late afternoon light Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Chicago.
This winter was warmer and wetter than usual in Chicago, but there was significantly less snowfall. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press
A person walks along the ice-covered Montrose Harbor on Lake Michigan as the downtown skyline shimmers in the late afternoon light Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Chicago.

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Will climate change put a permanent dent in how much snow Chicagoland gets?

Chicago usually gets around 30 inches of the white stuff every winter. This year it got 16.8 inches. Will less snow become a trend?

This winter was warmer and wetter than usual in Chicago, but there was significantly less snowfall. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press
By Lynnea Domienik

This winter was 4 degrees warmer on average than previous winters. Warmer air holds more moisture, leading to more precipitation but less snow coverage and snowfall.

Reset hears if this trend will continue in the Chicago area and about how more rain and less snow could impact our region.

GUEST: Scott Collis, atmospheric scientist, Argonne National Laboratory

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A person walks along the ice-covered Montrose Harbor on Lake Michigan as the downtown skyline shimmers in the late afternoon light Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Chicago.
This winter was warmer and wetter than usual in Chicago, but there was significantly less snowfall. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press
A person walks along the ice-covered Montrose Harbor on Lake Michigan as the downtown skyline shimmers in the late afternoon light Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, in Chicago.

Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons

Will climate change put a permanent dent in how much snow Chicagoland gets?

Chicago usually gets around 30 inches of the white stuff every winter. This year it got 16.8 inches. Will less snow become a trend?

This winter was warmer and wetter than usual in Chicago, but there was significantly less snowfall. Kiichiro Sato / Associated Press
By Lynnea Domienik

This winter was 4 degrees warmer on average than previous winters. Warmer air holds more moisture, leading to more precipitation but less snow coverage and snowfall.

Reset hears if this trend will continue in the Chicago area and about how more rain and less snow could impact our region.

GUEST: Scott Collis, atmospheric scientist, Argonne National Laboratory

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Reset with Sasha-Ann Simons