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After a warm and dry start to meteorological fall, October continued on a warm note, but flipped to a much wetter pattern. There were a few noteworthy rain events, especially on October 24-25, when 1-5" of rain fell. The well above normal rainfall resulted in substantial drought improvement, including areas of far northern Illinois that had been in severe to extreme drought.
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| October 2021 Temperature and Precipitation Summary |
Chicago and Rockford Monthly Summary
Public Information Statement National Weather Service Chicago IL 1202 PM CDT Mon Nov 1 2021 /102 PM EDT Mon Nov 1 2021/ ...A Look Back at the Climate for the Month of October 2021 for Chicago and Rockford... At Chicago, the average high temperature was 66.6 degrees, which is 3.9 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 52.7 degrees, which is 7.3 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 59.7 degrees, which is 5.7 degrees above normal. During the month of October, 5.77 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 2.34 inches above normal. 0.0 inches of snow were recorded, which is 0.2 inches below normal. Two daily records were set for Chicago during the month of October 2021: * Record daily warmest minimum temperature of 70 degrees on the 10th. * Record daily precipitation of 1.85 inches on the 24th. One Top Ten Monthly Record: **Tied 9th warmest October on record since 1872 with 59.7 degrees. At Rockford, the average high temperature was 67.0 degrees, which is 4.7 degrees above normal. The average low temperature was 48.8 degrees, which is 7.0 degrees above normal. The average temperature for the month was 57.9 degrees, which is 5.9 degrees above normal. During the month of October, 5.36 inches of precipitation were recorded, which is 2.73 inches above normal. 0.0 inches of snow were recorded, which is 0.2 inches below normal. There were two daily records for Rockford during the month of October 2021: * Record daily warmest minimum temperature of 67 degrees on the 2nd. * Tied record daily warmest minimum temperature of 67 degrees on the 10th. One Top Ten Monthly Record: **6th warmest October on record since 1905 with 57.9 degrees. $$ Doom
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