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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO IL  
458 AM CDT SUN AUG 2 2026 /558 AM EDT SUN AUG 2 2026/  
 
...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF JULY 2026 FOR  
CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...  
 
AT CHICAGO, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 85.6 DEGREES, WHICH  
IS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS  
68.0 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE MEAN AVERAGE  
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 76.8 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.4 DEGREES  
ABOVE NORMAL. 5.36 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,  
WHICH IS 1.65 INCHES ABOVE NORMAL.  
 
THE FOLLOWING DAILY RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO THIS PAST JULY:  
* RECORD DAILY WARMEST LOW TEMPERATURE OF 80 DEGREES ON THE 1ST.  
* RECORD DAILY LIQUID PRECIPITATION OF 1.71 INCHES ON THE 3RD.  
 
NO TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET FOR CHICAGO DURING THIS PAST  
JULY.  
 
AT ROCKFORD, THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 85.4 DEGREES, WHICH  
IS 1.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS  
64.4 DEGREES, WHICH IS 0.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE  
TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH WAS 74.9 DEGREES, WHICH IS 1.1 DEGREES  
ABOVE NORMAL. 3.01 INCHES OF LIQUID PRECIPITATION WERE RECORDED,  
WHICH IS 0.80 INCHES BELOW NORMAL.  
 
NO DAILY OR TOP TEN MONTHLY RECORDS WERE SET FOR ROCKFORD DURING  
THIS PAST JULY.  
   
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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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