Scattered areas of heavy rain continue to produce isolated flash flooding across the Florida peninsula. Anomalous moisture will combine with a cold front and will bring heavy rain and scattered flash flooding across the Mid-South, Ohio and Tennessee Valleys today and Tuesday. Above average temperatures will continue to be found ahead of the cold front from the Midwest to the Northeast. Read More >
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Chicago and Rockford Monthly Summary
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1030 AM CDT Mon May 1 2023 /1130 AM EDT Mon May 1 2023/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of April 2023 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 62.2 degrees, which is 3.2 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 41.3 degrees, which is 1.0 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 51.8 degrees, which is 2.0 degrees above normal. 2.02 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 1.73 inches below normal. 0.5 inches of snow were recorded, which is 0.8 inches below normal. The following daily records were set for Chicago during the month of April 2023: * Record daily maximum temperature of 83 degrees on the 13th. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 62.2 degrees, which is 2.5 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 36.2 degrees, which is 2.3 degrees below normal. The average temperature for the month was 49.2 degrees, which is 0.1 degree above normal. 2.68 inches of liquid precipitation were recorded, which is 1.07 inches below normal. 0.9 inches of snow were recorded, which is normal. The following daily records were set for Rockford during the month of April 2023: * Record daily maximum snowfall of 0.2 inches on the 22nd. * Tied daily minimum temperature of 25 degrees on the 26th.
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