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Fire Weather Concerns and Severe Weather

Dry and breezy conditions will bring elevated to critical fire weather conditions across portions of the northern and central High Plains through this weekend, where fuels remain largely receptive. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible from the Plains into the Upper Midwest, as well as in the Ohio Valley and portions of the Mid-Atlantic through this weekend. Read More >

 

 
CHICAGO NORMALS (1991-2020)
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August Normals for Chicago for Temperature and Precipitation

 

Day of Month High Low Average HDD CDD Precipitation
1 83.9 66.5 75.2 0 10.2 0.15
2 83.8 66.4 75.1 0.1 10.2 0.15
3 83.8 66.4 75.1 0.1 10.1 0.14
4 83.7 66.3 75 0.1 10.1 0.14
5 83.6 66.3 75 0.1 10 0.14
6 83.5 66.2 74.9 0.1 10 0.14
7 83.5 66.2 74.8 0.1 9.9 0.12
8 83.4 66.1 74.7 0.1 9.8 0.13
9 83.3 66 74.7 0.1 9.8 0.14
10 83.2 66 74.6 0.1 9.7 0.13
11 83.1 65.9 74.5 0.1 9.6 0.14
12 83.1 65.8 74.4 0.1 9.5 0.14
13 83 65.7 74.3 0.1 9.4 0.14
14 82.9 65.6 74.2 0.1 9.3 0.15
15 82.8 65.5 74.1 0.1 9.2 0.14
16 82.7 65.4 74 0.1 9.1 0.15
17 82.6 65.3 73.9 0.1 9 0.15
18 82.5 65.2 73.8 0.1 8.9 0.14
19 82.4 65 73.7 0.1 8.8 0.13
20 82.2 64.9 73.6 0.1 8.6 0.14
21 82.1 64.7 73.4 0.1 8.5 0.13
22 82 64.6 73.3 0.1 8.4 0.13
23 81.8 64.4 73.1 0.1 8.2 0.13
24 81.7 64.2 73 0.1 8.1 0.13
25 81.5 64 72.8 0.2 7.9 0.13
26 81.4 63.8 72.6 0.2 7.8 0.13
27 81.2 63.6 72.4 0.2 7.6 0.13
28 81 63.4 72.2 0.3 7.5 0.13
29 80.8 63.1 72 0.3 7.3 0.13
30 80.6 62.9 71.8 0.4 7.1 0.14
31 80.4 62.6 71.5 0.4 6.9 0.14
             
MONTH 82.5 65.1 73.8 4.3 276.5 4.25