Tropical Storm Imelda Forms; Another Round of Heavy Rain and Potential Flooding in the Southwest

Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas Sunday afternoon, and continues to bring heavy rainfall. The risk of significant wind impacts from Imelda along the Southeast coast are decreasing. Another round of showers and storms with a heavy rain and flash flood threat will continue in the Southwest through Monday morning. Read More >

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Overview

July 2022 as a whole featured seasonable temperatures across the area. Most of northern Illinois and northwest Indiana saw above normal monthly rainfall totals while locations further south missed out on much of the rainfall.

Chicago and Rockford Monthly Summary

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National Weather Service Chicago IL
1000 AM CDT Mon Aug 1 2022 /1100 AM EDT Mon Aug 1 2022/

...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of July 2022 for
Chicago and Rockford...

At Chicago, the average high temperature was 83.5 degrees, which
is 1.0 degrees below normal. The average low temperature was 67.0
degrees, which is 0.6 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 75.3 degrees, which is 0.1 degrees
below normal. During the month of July, 4.50 inches of
precipitation were recorded, which is 0.79 inches above normal.

There were no records set during the month of July 2022 for
Chicago.

At Rockford, the average high temperature was 84.2 degrees, which
is 0.3 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 63.8
degrees, which is 0.2 degrees above normal. The average
temperature for the month was 74.0 degrees, which is 0.2 degrees
above normal. During the month of July, 5.43 inches of
precipitation were recorded, which is 1.62 inches above normal.

There were no records set during the month of July 2022 for
Rockford.

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Events

July 4-5, 2022: Multiple rounds of storms produce damaging winds and minor flooding in northern Illinois
July 22-23, 2022: Overnight storms produce hail, flooding, and three tornadoes in the Chicago metro

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Tropical Storm Imelda Forms; Another Round of Heavy Rain and Potential Flooding in the Southwest

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