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October 4, 2014: Early Season Record Chill Brings Early Snowfall

Relevant Climate Records and Stats for October 4th, 2014

For Chicago:
- Snowfall
  - Chicago recorded the third earliest snow on record on October 4th, beginning at 6:58 am CDT.
  - In Chicago, the earliest traces of snow on record dating back to 1881 were September 25, 1928 and September 25, 1942.
- Temperature
  - Chicago set a record low maximum temperature for October 4th of 47 degrees.
  - The previous record low maximum temperature for Chicago on that day was 48° in 1935.
  - To put this in perspective, the average minimum temperature for October 4th is 46. The average high is 67.
  - The record low temperature of 32 degrees (set in 1989) was not reached. The low was only 35.
For Rockford:
- Snowfall
  - Rockford recorded the second earliest snow on record on October 4th, beginning at 4:54 am CDT.
  - In Rockford, the earliest trace of snow on record dating back to 1905 was September 25, 1928.
- Temperature
  - Rockford set a record low maximum temperature for October 4th of 49 degrees.
  - The previous record low maximum temperature for Rockford on that day was 50° in 1988 and 1980.
  - To put this in perspective, the average minimum temperature for October 4th is 44. The average high is 68.
  - The record low temperature of 24 degrees (set in 1989) was not reached. The low was only 35.

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