Quiz: Do you know Chicago winters?

1. What is the record low for Chicago?

• A. -16

• B. -27

• C. -40

2. What is the biggest snowfall to date?

• A. 23 inches

• B. 36 inches

• C. 39 inches

3. What year(s) was the snowiest in Chicago?

• A. 1945 - the year the Billy Goat put its curse on the Chicago Cubs.

• B. 1978-79

• C. 2003-04

4. What month holds the coldest average temperature?

• A. December

• B. January

• C. February

5. What is the most consecutive days of snowfall?

• A. 6 nights, 7 days

• B. 13 days

• C. 2 weeks

6. What is the biggest recorded wind gust?

• A. 87 m.p.h.

• B. There has never been a recorded wind gust in Chicago.

• C. The record is broken every day. Why else call it the "Windy City"?

7. What is the lowest recorded wind chill?

• A. 1 degree above zero

• B. -32

• C. -93

8. What is the definition of a blizzard?

• A. A frosty dessert served at Dairy Queen best eaten in the summertime.

• B. A period of frenzy surrounding a significant snowfall in the Great Plains and upper Midwest region of the United States.

• C. A winter storm with 35 m.p.h. or higher winds with sufficient falling and/or blowing snow to reduce visibility below 1/4 mile for at least three hours.

9. What is an Alberta Clipper?

• A. A fast-moving low pressure system that sweeps southeast from Alberta, Canada, to the Midwest.

• B. A ship that sunk in Lake Superior during an ice storm in 1979.

• C. A snow storm named after a famous forecaster with the last name Alberta.

10. Define lake-effect snow.

• A. Snow that falls over a body of water only.

• B. Snow that forms from evaporated lake water.

• C. Snow that forms on the downwind side of large lakes.

11. One to warm you up: What is the hottest temperature recorded for Chicago?

• A. 106 degrees

• B. 120 degrees

• C. 126 degrees