Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Possible through the Weekend

There will be daily chances for scattered thunderstorms across portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the weekend, with severe thunderstorms possible in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest. Potential severe storm hazards may include large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes. Storms could also produce heavy rain that may lead to isolated instances of flash flooding. Read More >

A Record Cold July Weekend! July 27-28 2013

...The coldest July weekend on record for Rockford and one of the top 10 coldest July weekends for Chicago...

An upper level low was situated over the Great Lakes region during the weekend. This brought strong upper level northerly winds into the Midwest from Canada which ushered September-like temperatures into the area during the weekend. The result was the coldest July weekend for Rockford and one of the top five coldest weekends for Chicago.

**Chicago**
1	59.8	JULY	3-4	1909
2	60.8	JULY	7-8	1883
	60.8	JULY	7-8	1984
	60.8	JULY	27-28	2013
5	61.3	JULY	5-6	1873
6	62.5	JULY	22-23	2000
	62.5	JULY	7-8	1894
8	63.0	JULY	7-8	1894
9	63.0	JULY	25-26	1891
	63.0	JULY	14-15	1945
	63.0	JULY	15-16	1967
	63.0	JULY	20-21	1996

**Rockford**
1	60.5	JULY	27-28	2013
2	61.0	JULY	12-13	1975
3	61.8	JULY	14-15	1962
	61.8	JULY	7-8	1984
5	62.0	JULY	1-2	1995
	62.0	JULY	18-19	2009
7	62.5	JULY	2-3	1904
8	62.8	JULY	3-4	1915
9	63.3	JULY	20-21	1912
	63.3	JULY	2-3	1932

	New Record Low Max for July 27th	Old Record
Chicago	65°	69° (1981)
Rockford	65°	67° (1981)

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