Note: This post is the citations for Spring Showers. They are in Chicago format.
² Yeomans, David. "Chicago Sees Wettest Start to Spring on Record, with 10.63 Inches since March 1." CBS News, April 20, 2026. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/chicago-wettest-start-spring-record-2026/.
³ NBC Chicago. "This Spring Is the Wettest Chicago Has Seen in 43 Years 🌧️." YouTube, 0:35, April 15, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuIe2BeCgdo.
⁴ Skilling, Tom. "How long have Chicago's temperature and precipitation records been kept?" WGN-TV, December 30, 2019. https://wgntv.com/weather/weather-blog/ask-tom-why/how-long-have-chicagos-temperature-and-precipitation-records-been-kept/.
⁵ NBC News. "NBC Nightly News Full Episode - April 23." YouTube, 18:31, 2:36 to 2:45, April 23, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmIdkawGkC4.
⁶ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "November 9-10, 2025: Lake Effect Snow Event." National Weather Service, November 13, 2025. https://www.weather.gov/lot/2025_11_10_LakeEffectSnow.
⁷ Staff, Block Club Chicago. "Photos: How Chicagoans Spent the Snowiest November Day in History." Block Club Chicago, December 1, 2025. https://blockclubchicago.org/2025/11/30/photos-how-chicagoans-spent-the-snowiest-november-day-in-history/.
⁸ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "November 29-30, 2025: Post-Thanksgiving Winter Storm Delivers up to a Foot of Snow to the Region." National Weather Service, December 11, 2025. https://www.weather.gov/lot/2025_11_29_WinterStorm.
⁹ Konrad, Paul. "Chicago O’Hare Snowfall So Far this Season." Facebook, December 7, 2025. https://www.facebook.com/WGNpaulkonrad/posts/chicago-ohare-snowfall-so-far-this-season-171-this-is-the-quickest-start-to-the-/1402236957926405/.
¹⁰ Rumore, Kori. "Chicago Weather: How Our 2025-26 Seasonal Snowfall Compares with Previous Years." Chicago Tribune, April 27, 2026. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/04/27/chicago-weather-seasonal-snowfall/.