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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
628 PM CDT TUE SEP 1 2026 /728 PM EDT TUE SEP 1 2026/
...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER (JUNE,
JULY, AUGUST) 2026 FOR CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...
AT CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 82.1 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 0.4 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
65.5 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MEAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 73.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. 15.38 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,
WHICH IS 3.32 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.
DAILY AND TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS ESTABLISHED FOR CHICAGO THIS
PAST SUMMER...
JUNE: NONE
JULY:
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES ON THE 1ST.
* RECORD DAILY LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 1.71 INCHES ON THE 3RD.
AUGUST: NONE
NO TOP TEN SEASONAL RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO DURING THIS PAST
SUMMER.
AT ROCKFORD, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 82.1 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 0.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
61.9 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 72.0 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.1 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. 11.25 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,
WHICH IS 1.98 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
DAILY AND TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS ESTABLISHED FOR ROCKFORD THIS
PAST SUMMER...
JUNE:
* TIED RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 71 DEGREES ON THE
9TH.
* TIED RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 75 DEGREES ON THE
29TH.
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 77 DEGREES ON THE 30TH.
JULY: NONE
AUGUST:
* TIED RECORD DAILY COLDEST HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 69 DEGREES ON THE
1ST.
NO TOP TEN SEASONAL RECORDS WERE SET FOR ROCKFORD DURING THIS
PAST SUMMER.
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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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