Travel Slowly Returning to Normal After Wild Weekend Winter Weather

Americans are slowly making their way home after the Thanksgiving holiday, following record-breaking snowfall that hammered parts of the central U.S. over the last two days. Read on for the details of this historic snowfall event that hit over one of the busiest travel periods of the year.

Record-Breaking Snow Totals Over Holiday Weekend

A wave of heavy snow pummeled the Midwest and the Great Lakes in the days after Thanksgiving, snarling travel and bringing down several records. Chicago set a new record for the most snow on any day in November on Saturday. The Windy City recorded 8.4 inches of snow on this date, equaling over half of the total amount of snow over the entirety of the 2024 - 2025 winter season. The previous record of 8 inches in one November day goes back to November 6, 1951.

Moving to the north, Madison, Wisconsin, also notched its heaviest November snow day on Saturday when the capital city picked up 9.3 inches.