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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
913 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026 /1013 AM EDT FRI MAY 1 2026/
...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2026 FOR
CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...
AT CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 64.0 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 5.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
43.5 DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MEAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 53.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 4.1 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. 7.19 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,
WHICH IS 3.44 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. NO SNOW WAS RECORDED, WHICH IS
1.3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO THIS PAST APRIL:
* TIED RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES ON THE
13TH.
* RECORD DAILY LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 2.43 INCHES ON THE 14TH.
THE FOLLOWING TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO THIS
PAST APRIL:
** 7TH WARMEST APRIL ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
53.8 DEGREES.
** 7TH WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD WITH 7.19 INCHES OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION.
AT ROCKFORD, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 64.7 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 5.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
42.2 DEGREES, WHICH IS 3.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 53.5 DEGREES, WHICH IS 4.4 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. 6.46 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,
WHICH IS 2.71 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. A TRACE OF SNOW WAS RECORDED,
WHICH IS 0.9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET FOR ROCKFORD THIS PAST
APRIL:
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES ON THE 13TH.
THE FOLLOWING TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET FOR ROCKFORD THIS
PAST APRIL:
** 7TH WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD WITH 6.46 INCHES OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION.
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CHICAGO'S CLIMATIC PERIOD OF RECORD DATES BACK TO:
1871 FOR PRECIPITATION
1872 FOR TEMPERATURES
1884 FOR SNOWFALL
ROCKFORD'S CLIMATIC PERIOD OF RECORD DATES BACK TO:
1905 FOR TEMPERATURES, PRECIPITATION, AND SNOWFALL
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