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June 2021 Summary |
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A look at precipitation totals from the last 7 days of June. Most of the area received 3"+ of rain, but other spots in far northern Illinois got less than an inch of rainfall during this period. |
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The showers and thunderstorms observed in Chicago during the last two-thirds of the month was much unlike the rest of the first half of the calendar year, which had been relatively dry and thunderstorm-free. |
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The heavy rainfall did enough to alleviate the drought conditions across a good chunk of the Chicago metro. However, the areas that were dealing with the worst drought conditions missed out on much of this rain, and as a result, much of far northern Illinois has ended the month of June under moderate to extreme drought conditions. |
Chicago and Rockford Monthly Summary
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 235 PM CDT Thu Jul 1 2021 /335 PM EDT Thu Jul 1 2021/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of June 2021 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 83.8 degrees, which is 3.4 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 64.8 degrees, which is 4.0 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 74.3 degrees, which is 3.7 degrees above normal. During the month of June, 6.78 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 2.68 inches above normal. One daily record for Chicago was set during the month of June 2021: * Record daily precipitation of 1.50 inches on the 12th. One top ten monthly record: ** Tied 4th warmest June on record since 1871 with a mean average temperature of 74.3 degrees. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 86.9 degrees, which is 6.2 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 64.1 degrees, which is 4.5 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 75.5 degrees, which is 5.4 degrees above normal. During the month of June, 1.26 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 3.97 inches below normal. Two daily records for Rockford were set and two were tied during the month of June 2021: * Tied record daily maximum temperature of 94 degrees on the 5th. * Record daily maximum temperature of 94 degrees on the 9th. * Record daily maximum temperature of 99 degrees on the 11th. * Tied record daily maximum temperature of 95 degrees on the 12th. Two top ten monthly records: ** 4th warmest June on record since 1905 with a mean average temperature of 75.5 degrees. ** 6th driest June on record since 1905 with 1.26 inches of precipitation. $$
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