April 2015 Climate Data for Chicago and Rockford

PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
800 AM CDT FRI MAY 1 2015

...A LOOK BACK AT THE CLIMATE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2015 FOR
CHICAGO AND ROCKFORD...

AT CHICAGO...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 60.0 DEGREES WHICH IS
1.0 DEGREE BELOW NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 38.8
DEGREES WHICH NORMAL FOR THE MONTH. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 49.4 DEGREES WHICH IS 0.5 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL...2.87 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS
RECORDED WHICH IS 0.51 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. A TRACE OF SNOW WAS
RECORDED DURING THE MONTH...WHICH IS 1.2 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL
SNOWFALL FOR APRIL.

RECORDS FOR CHICAGO FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2015...

MONTHLY...
NONE

DAILY...
APRIL 24...TIED RECORD LOW TEMPERATURE OF 29 DEGREES.
           PREVIOUS RECORD WAS SET IN 1910.

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AT ROCKFORD...THE AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 63.7 DEGREES WHICH
IS 3.0 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE WAS 38.2
DEGREES WHICH IS 0.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE
FOR THE MONTH WAS 51.0 DEGREES WHICH IS 1.6 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL.
DURING THE MONTH OF APRIL...3.12 INCHES OF PRECIPITATION WAS
RECORDED WHICH IS 0.23 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. A TRACE OF SNOW WAS
RECORDED DURING THE MONTH...WHICH IS 0.9 INCHES BELOW THE NORMAL
SNOWFALL FOR APRIL.

RECORDS FOR ROCKFORD FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2015...

MONTHLY...
NONE

DAILY...
APRIL 9...RECORD DAILY RAINFALL OF 2.24 INCHES.
          PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 1.10 INCHES SET IN 1943.

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