One Year Later: Snowmageddon 2011

High temperatures in the area hovered around 58 degrees Tuesday. It’s hard to believe that exactly one year ago we were bracing for nearly two feet of snow.

We’re taking a look back at the storm that buried between Feb. 1-2, 2011, through pictures and statistics. We’ll all be that much more grateful for this year’s (so far) mild winter. All storm data comes from the National Weather Service. In many cases, data specific to Darien wasn’t available, so we used the next closest towns.

Snowfall totals: Downers Grove got 21.1 inches of snow during the blizzard, while Willowbrook was buried under 20.1 inches. Romeoville got 16.3 inches.

Blown away: Wind gusts of up to 59 mph hit Romeoville during the storm’s peak on Feb. 1, 2011. 

Peak hours: The most snow fell between 6 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Feb. 1, 2011. O’Hare saw 10.6 inches collect during that time. 

History made: The storm dropped the most snow — 20 inches — during a 24-hour period at O’Hare in recorded history. All told, it was the third biggest blizzard ever in Chicago. 

Hanging around: The snow stuck around for 16 days after the storm.

Bolingbrook buried: As many as 10,000 ComEd customers in the Bolingbrook area were without power because of the blizzard. Bolingbrook police tended to 148 disabled vehicles and one disabled fire engine. Many of those vehicles were left stranded while drivers were taken to nearby warming stations.