Extreme Heat Overspreads the Central and Southern U.S., Pushing East Through Midweek; Severe Weather and Excessive Rain for Portions of the Upper Midwest

Dangerous heat is expected across portions of the Central and Southeast U.S. through July. Severe storms for parts of the northern Plains & upper Midwest tonight & Wednesday- threats include a few tornadoes, damaging winds & excessive rain. Heavy rain may impact portions of the Southeast and Southwest into tonight. A tropical disturbance brings heavy rain to Guam & the Marianas through Friday. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
AUGUST

Normal: 4.25 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Precipitation Data from 1871 - 2022***

0.18	1893	2.15	1963	4.18	1956
0.39	1889	2.16	1941	4.19	2003
0.45	1879	2.16	2015	4.22	1907
0.54	1881	2.19	1964	4.23	1945
0.60	1894	2.26	2000	4.24	1900
0.80	1976	2.30	1999	4.26	2009
0.80	2020	2.47	2005	4.26	2016
0.85	1962	2.50	1884	4.29	1936
0.85	1973	2.50	1948	4.33	1915
0.90	1974	2.51	1958	4.46	1905
0.91	1899	2.51	2017	4.47	1880
0.99	1926	2.58	1890	4.50	1997
1.00	1953	2.59	1872	4.51	2021
1.02	1960	2.68	1937	4.52	1891
1.05	1916	2.81	1991	4.54	2011
1.10	1919	2.95	2006	4.86	1951
1.11	1969	3.03	1898	4.92	1921
1.14	1933	3.06	1877	4.96	1882
1.15	1986	3.08	1910	5.03	1928
1.17	1930	3.08	1932	5.20	1943
1.21	1883	3.15	1874	5.30	2004
1.24	1917	3.16	1920	5.31	1968
1.27	1918	3.16	1947	5.35	1955
1.31	1949	3.17	1927	5.36	1957
1.41	1966	3.29	1875	5.51	1975
1.43	1906	3.29	1988	5.67	1931
1.44	1902	3.35	1887	5.74	1993
1.45	1922	3.38	1886	5.91	1954
1.45	1996	3.41	1934	6.07	1961
1.47	1939	3.47	1970	6.19	1972
1.58	1873	3.49	1903	6.20	1909
1.63	1959	3.49	1929	6.35	1908
1.69	1978	3.49	1995	6.49	1895
1.69	2013	3.52	1896	6.60	1981
1.70	1897	3.56	1935	6.61	2018
1.78	1950	3.56	1992	6.79	1965
1.80	2010	3.59	1912	6.88	1998
1.85	1892	3.61	1942	7.30	2014
1.89	1944	3.63	2019	7.31	1989
1.93	1946	3.66	1876	7.75	1990
1.96	1971	3.66	1878	7.76	1923
2.00	1901	3.69	1952	8.06	2002
2.01	1871	3.72	1911	8.12	1924
2.05	2022	3.73	2008	8.54	1980
2.07	1967	3.76	1914	8.64	1979
2.07	2012	3.90	1985	9.68	1977
2.08	1983	3.93	1982	9.70	2007
2.09	1925	3.95	1940	11.28	1885
2.10	1888	4.00	1904	12.25	2001
2.10	1984	4.05	1994	17.10	1987
2.12	1938	4.06	1913

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Extreme Heat Overspreads the Central and Southern U.S., Pushing East Through Midweek; Severe Weather and Excessive Rain for Portions of the Upper Midwest

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