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Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain Across the Southern and Eastern US; Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West

Showers and thunderstorms are expected across the southern and eastern US this week, with heavy rain and localized flooding, particularly near the Gulf Coast. Monsoonal moisture will bring rain and potential flooding to parts of the Southwest. Heat and fire weather threats will continue to impact the West. Read More >

Chicago Precipitation Rankings for each month
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual

 

CHICAGO
MONTHLY TOTAL PRECIPITATION
FEBRUARY

Normal: 1.97 inches

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

 

0.06 1877   1.29 1988   2.12 1878
0.13 1920   1.31 1889   2.13 1894
0.19 2003   1.33 1936   2.18 1976
0.25 1969   1.34 1943   2.19 2005
0.33 1958   1.39 1984   2.22 1897
0.38 1921   1.39 1992   2.24 1882
0.38 1947   1.42 1930   2.25 1990
0.41 1982   1.45 1871   2.26 1956
0.41 1995   1.45 2015   2.27 1911
0.44 1952   1.47 1879   2.29 1975
0.47 1873   1.51 1874   2.35 1981
0.52 1934   1.51 1886   2.37 1906
0.54 1929   1.51 1888   2.39 1959
0.54 1963   1.52 2017   2.39 1971
0.57 1964   1.53 1902   2.40 1954
0.62 1991   1.57 1892   2.42 1890
0.63 1937   1.57 1912   2.42 1949
0.67 1917   1.57 1928   2.44 1893
0.71 1996   1.58 1953   2.48 2014
0.71 2004   1.59 1935   2.56 1994
0.72 1977   1.60 1895   2.57 2001
0.74 1922   1.60 1899   2.58 1986
0.75 1927   1.61 2007   2.59 1898
0.76 1931   1.62 1925   2.59 2022
0.77 1989   1.62 1948   2.62 1951
0.77 2020   1.64 1999   2.78 1919
0.82 1993   1.64 2010   2.81 1918
0.84 1872   1.64 2012   2.81 2019
0.87 1916   1.68 1924   2.91 1880
0.89 1910   1.70 1944   2.92 1926
0.89 1940   1.70 1998   2.96 2013
0.90 1961   1.71 1904   3.03 1903
0.90 1978   1.76 1965   3.03 1942
0.92 1972   1.77 1957   3.16 1960
0.93 1914   1.78 1966   3.17 1884
0.96 2002   1.80 2006   3.35 1950
0.98 1946   1.81 1962   3.39 2009
0.99 1987   1.83 1955   3.46 1985
1.00 1907   1.86 1967   3.48 1896
1.01 1941   1.92 1915   3.52 1900
1.05 1923   1.95 1891   3.52 2011
1.05 1970   1.95 1905   3.53 2008
1.10 1968   1.97 1913   3.72 1908
1.11 1979   1.97 2000   3.84 1909
1.18 1945   1.98 1939   3.90 1876
1.21 1932   1.99 1875   4.28 1881
1.22 1933   2.01 1885   4.64 2018
1.23 2016   2.05 1901   4.74 1883
1.24 1980   2.06 1983   5.10 1887
1.25 2021   2.07 1974   5.56 1997
1.27 1973   2.11 1938