National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Heat Wave Expands to the East Coast; Flash Flooding Likely in the Central Plains into the Midwest; Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast

Dangerous, prolonged heat is ongoing in the Mid-South to Mid-Mississippi Valley and heat expands into the Northeast for a brief period today. Widely scattered instances of flash flooding due to heavy rains are forecast from northeast Kansas to much of Indiana. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of New England, northern Mid-Atlantic, and North Dakota. 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