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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL
1144 AM CDT MON JUN 1 2026 /1244 PM EDT MON JUN 1 2026/
...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 FOR
CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...
AT CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 70.5 DEGREES, WHICH
IS NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 49.6 DEGREES, WHICH IS
1.0 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE MEAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE
MONTH WAS 60.1 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
1.17 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED, WHICH IS
3.32 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
NO DAILY RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO DURING THIS PAST MAY.
THE FOLLOWING TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO THIS
PAST MAY:
** 10TH DRIEST MAY ON RECORD WITH 1.17 INCHES OF LIQUID
PRECIPITATION.
AT ROCKFORD, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 73.5 DEGREES, WHICH
IS 2.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS
45.4 DEGREES, WHICH IS 4.1 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 59.5 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.9 DEGREES
BELOW NORMAL. 0.52 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,
WHICH IS 3.66 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET FOR ROCKFORD THIS PAST MAY:
* RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES ON THE 2ND.
* RECORD DAILY LOW TEMPERATURE OF 27 DEGREES ON THE 7TH.
THE FOLLOWING TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET FOR ROCKFORD THIS
PAST MAY:
** 2ND DRIEST MAY ON RECORD WITH 0.52 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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