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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
106 PM CDT MON JUN 1 2026 /206 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2026/
...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR METEOROLOGICAL SPRING (MARCH,
APRIL, MAY) 2026 FOR CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...
AT CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 63.1 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 4.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
42.0 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MEAN AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 52.6 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.9 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. 12.90 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,
WHICH IS 2.21 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL. 1.8 INCHES OF SNOW WERE
RECORDED, WHICH IS 5.0 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
DAILY AND TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS ESTABLISHED FOR CHICAGO THIS
PAST SPRING...
MARCH:
* RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES ON THE 9TH.
* RECORD DAILY LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 1.02 INCHES ON THE 10TH.
* RECORD DAILY LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 1.76 INCHES ON THE 15TH.
* RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 81 DEGREES ON THE 30TH.
APRIL:
* TIED RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 62 DEGREES ON THE
13TH.
* RECORD DAILY LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 2.43 INCHES ON THE 14TH.
** 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.
MAY:
** 10TH DRIEST MAY ON RECORD WITH 1.17 INCHES OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION.
THE FOLLOWING TOP TEN SEASONAL RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO THIS
PAST SPRING:
** 8TH WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
52.6 DEGREES.
AT ROCKFORD, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 64.2 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 5.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
39.4 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE SEASON WAS 51.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 2.9 DEGREES
ABOVE NORMAL. 10.04 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,
WHICH IS 0.29 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. 6.8 INCHES OF SNOW WERE
RECORDED, WHICH IS 1.0 INCH ABOVE NORMAL.
DAILY AND TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS ESTABLISHED FOR ROCKFORD THIS
PAST SPRING...
MARCH:
* RECORD DAILY LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 1.21 INCHES ON THE 6TH.
* RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 73 DEGREES ON THE 9TH.
* TIED RECORD DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 82 DEGREES ON THE 30TH.
APRIL:
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 60 DEGREES ON THE 13TH.
** 7TH WETTEST APRIL ON RECORD WITH 6.46 INCHES OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION.
MAY:
* RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES ON THE 2ND.
* RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES ON THE 7TH.
** DRIEST MAY ON RECORD WITH 0.47 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION.
THE FOLLOWING TOP TEN SEASONAL RECORDS WERE SET FOR ROCKFORD THIS
PAST SPRING:
** 9TH WARMEST SPRING ON RECORD WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF
51.8 DEGREES.
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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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