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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats; Heat Risk Expands; Monitoring the Tropics

Flash flooding risks continue for portions of the Four Corners and Great Basin through today. Severe thunderstorms are outlooked from the eastern Great Lakes, southern New England into the mid-Atlantic through Tuesday. Heat risk increases and expands across the center of the nation and across the Ohio Valley and mid-Atlantic this week. Continue to closely monitor tropical development in the Gulf. Read More >

Chicago Seasonal Temperature, Precipitation, and Snow Rankings

Temperature: Spring Summer Fall Winter
Precipitation: Spring Summer Fall Winter
Snow: Spring   Fall Winter

CHICAGO WINTER PRECIPITATION RANKINGS
WINTER (DECEMBER - FEBRUARY)

Seasonal Total Precipitation
Normal: 6.07 inches

***Smallest to Greatest Official Chicago Precipitation Data from 1871 - 2021/2022***

 

1.60 1930 - 1931   4.96 1923 - 1924   6.53 1921 - 1922
1.85 1962 - 1963   4.96 1947 - 1948   6.54 1899 - 1900
1.94 1919 - 1920   5.01 1952 - 1953   6.60 1953 - 1954
2.23 1960 - 1961   5.04 1927 - 1928   6.74 1887 - 1888
2.30 1976 - 1977   5.09 1956 - 1957   6.77 2017 - 2018
2.41 1963 - 1964   5.09 1958 - 1959   6.79 2010 - 2011
2.45 1876 - 1877   5.11 1954 - 1955   6.91 1896 - 1897
2.48 2002 - 2003   5.12 2019 - 2020   6.94 1987 - 1988
2.75 1933 - 1934   5.19 1890 - 1891   6.94 2015 - 2016
2.77 1926 - 1927   5.21 1970 - 1971   6.98 1908 - 1909
2.88 1995 - 1996   5.23 1994 - 1995   7.02 1915 - 1916
2.93 1943 - 1944   5.33 1993 - 1994   7.10 1928 - 1929
3.04 1939 - 1940   5.38 1938 - 1939   7.13 1950 - 1951
3.08 1944 - 1945   5.38 1951 - 1952   7.14 1992 - 1993
3.15 2001 - 2002   5.39 1941 - 1942   7.24 2013 - 2014
3.16 1955 - 1956   5.40 1894 - 1895   7.30 1889 - 1890
3.18 1922 - 1923   5.40 1937 - 1938   7.31 1998 - 1999
3.25 1872 - 1873   5.48 1925 - 1926   7.32 1965 - 1966
3.29 1898 - 1899   5.49 1929 - 1930   7.34 2004 - 2005
3.40 1957 - 1958   5.50 1936 - 1937   7.52 1972 - 1973
3.44 2003 - 2004   5.50 2009 - 2010   7.67 1906 - 1907
3.58 1874 - 1875   5.53 1983 - 1984   7.72 1964 - 1965
3.65 2014 - 2015   5.68 1977 - 1978   7.73 1966 - 1967
3.75 1986 - 1987   5.69 1931 - 1932   7.75 1897 - 1898
3.78 1900 - 1901   5.73 2021 - 2022   7.81 1917 - 1918
3.86 1969 - 1970   5.75 2020 - 2021   7.86 1984 - 1985
3.89 1901 - 1902   5.80 2000 - 2001   7.96 1971 - 1972
3.97 1990 - 1991   5.82 1893 - 1894   8.09 2018 - 2019
3.97 1991 - 1992   5.86 1934 - 1935   8.14 1909 - 1910
3.99 1988 - 1989   5.87 1997 - 1998   8.15 1996 - 1997
4.20 1924 - 1925   5.88 1980 - 1981   8.22 1978 - 1979
4.21 1935 - 1936   5.94 2005 - 2006   8.32 1974 - 1975
4.36 1981 - 1982   6.00 1932 - 1933   8.42 1885 - 1886
4.38 1912 - 1913   6.00 1999 - 2000   8.47 1882 - 1883
4.39 1913 - 1914   6.02 1902 - 1903   8.50 1907 - 1908
4.46 1985 - 1986   6.05 1975 - 1976   8.78 1948 - 1949
4.49 1904 - 1905   6.15 1883 - 1884   8.80 2012 - 2013
4.57 1945 - 1946   6.15 1892 - 1893   8.89 1959 - 1960
4.59 1878 - 1879   6.15 2011 - 2012   8.91 1879 - 1880
4.65 1940 - 1941   6.16 2016 - 2017   8.95 2007 - 2008
4.68 1920 - 1921   6.17 1942 - 1943   9.40 1884 - 1885
4.68 1989 - 1990   6.18 1877 - 1878   9.42 1873 - 1874
4.72 1905 - 1906   6.22 1918 - 1919   9.67 1973 - 1974
4.76 1910 - 1911   6.23 1961 - 1962   9.74 1875 - 1876
4.79 1979 - 1980   6.24 1903 - 1904   9.99 1886 - 1887
4.80 1916 - 1917   6.24 1914 - 1915   10.32 2008 - 2009
4.87 1946 - 1947   6.26 1880 - 1881   11.28 1982 - 1983
4.88 1891 - 1892   6.33 1968 - 1969   11.30 1895 - 1896
4.89 1888 - 1889   6.44 1967 - 1968   13.79 1949 - 1950
4.95 1911 - 1912   6.46 1881 - 1882          
4.96 1871 - 1872   6.51 2006 - 2007